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Tigres will host Club Nexaca at the Estadio Universitario on Sunday in the opening round of the 2024 Liga MX Apertura campaign. The home side enjoyed a largely positive run of results in the just-concluded Clausura campaign, although they were knocked out in the quarterfinals of the playoffs and will be targeting a deeper run this time around.
They were beaten 2-1 by Club America in the Supercopa Liga MX last time out, taking an early lead via a Juan Brunetta strike before their opponents turned the game on its head later in the half.
Club Nexaca also performed well in the Clausura earlier in the year, finishing ninth in the league table after a 17th-place finish last year. They ultimately advanced to the tournament's play-in facing Queretaro at the Estádio Victoria and played out a 1-1 draw after 90 minutes before going on to win on penalties.
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They then faced Pachuca in the next round, conceding two late goals before Bryan Garnica halved the deficit in additional time.
Tigres vs Club Nexaca Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Sunday's game will mark the 35th meeting between Tigres and Nexaca. The hosts have won 16 of their previous matchups while the visitors have won nine times. There have been nine draws between the two teams.
- The hosts have won their last four games in this fixture and are undefeated in their last five.
- The visitors are without a clean sheet in their last four games in this fixture.
- Tigres netted 36 goals in the Liga MX Clausura earlier in the year, the third-highest in the competition.
- Only three of Nexaca's seven Clausura wins came on the road.
Tigres vs Club Nexaca Prediction
Tigres have lost two of their last three games and have won just two of their last nine. They have, however, won two of their last three home games and will be looking to kick off their league campaign on a winning note.
Nexaca have lost three of their last four games after losing just one of their previous five. They have particularly struggled for results on the road of late and could see defeat on the opening day.
Prediction: Tigres 1-0 Club Nexaca
Tigres vs Club Nexaca Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Tigres to win
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Under 2.5 goals (Six of the last eight matches between the two teams have produced fewer than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: NO (Both sides have found the back of the net in just one of their last seven matchups)
