Tigres vs Leon Odds & Prediction – CONCACAF Champions League Semifinals Leg 1

• Liga MX rivals Tigres and Leon clash in the CONCACAF Champions League semifinals on Tuesday
• The hosts are a heavy -165 favorite for the first leg
• Find the Tigres vs Leon odds, preview, and prediction below

The CONCACAF Champions League semifinals officially begin on Tuesday with an all-Mexican affair as Tigres plays host to Leon in the opening leg. The kick-off is scheduled for 10 PM ET at Estadio Universitario. Tigres are the favorites in the Tigres vs Leon odds in Leg 1.

These two sides are in sixth and seventh respectively in the Liga MX table at the moment. Tigres throttled Honduran side Motagua 6-0 in the quarterfinals of this competition, while Leon beat Violette from Haiti 6-2 across two legs.

Tigres vs Leon Odds

The hosts are a heavy -165 favorite Tuesday for an implied win probability of 62.26% in the Tigres vs Leon prediction. The visitors come back at +400 for a 20% chance of coming out victorious. A draw is priced at +300. Tigres won their last meeting with Leon by a score of 3-0 in March.

Odds as of April 24th at DraftKings.

Where to Watch Tigres vs Leon

Sports bettors can find this match on Fox Sports 1, UniMas, UniMas Satellite Feed (Pacific) and UniMas Now.

Tigres vs Leon Preview

Since the introduction of the CONCACAF Champions League, Tigres has been one of the more successful clubs. They took home the grand prize in 2020 after beating LAFC in the final while also finishing as runners-up in 2016, 2017, and 2019. This club regularly finds itself in the latter stages of the tournament.

Roberto Siboldi’s men come into Tuesday’s encounter in respectable form, tasting defeat just once in their last five outings. Last Thursday, UANL grabbed a crucial three points in a 1-0 victory over Puebla thanks to a penalty from their French superstar, Andre-Pierre Gignac.

Tigres managed just two shots on target despite 20 attempts though and will need to be a lot more ruthless in the final third against Leon. Gignac is always lethal in this matchup, scoring 11 goals in his career versus The Green and Whites.

Leon doesn’t have the same resume in the Champions League as their semifinal opponents, but they did win the Leagues Cup in 2021 and made the quarterfinals last year before running into title-holders Seattle. In 1993, Leon did finish as a runner-up when it was known as the Champions Cup, but the competition had a much different look back then.

Nicolas Larcamon’s group is playing rather poor football currently, last notching a victory in league play on March 24th against Mazatlan. Since then, Leon has settled for three draws and a 2-0 defeat to Guadalajara in the middle of the month. Not ideal ahead of such a crucial fixture.

Tigres vs Leon CCL Stats

Tigres vs Leon Projected Lineups & Injuries

Here are the projected lineups and injuries to consider when making your Tigres vs Leon prediction.

Tigres Projected Starting XI: Guzman; Garza, Lichnovsky, Reyes, Aquino; Gorriaran, Pizarro; Lainez, Lopez, Quinones; Gignac

Injuries: N/A

Leon Projected Starting XI: Cota; Moreno, Barreiro, Frias, Bellon; Davila, Romero, Angulo, Mena; Rubio, Campbell

Injuries: N/A

Tigres vs Leon History

Historically Tigres holds the edge when these two teams meet. Los Tigres have won 11, drawn nine and lost eight of the 28 all-time meetings between the teams.

However, Leon won the last match, but that was back in September, by a 1-0 score.

This will actually be the first of three consecutive games between these sides. They’ll play tonight in the CCL, April 30 in Liga MX, and again on May 3 in the CCL.

Tigres vs Leon Prediction

Tigres is in respectable form and Leon is not. It’s also difficult to look past the hosts’ track record in the CCL. I expect them to grab an important victory on home soil Tuesday before the second leg on the road next week. Take the moneyline for your Tigres vs Leon prediction.

Pick: Tigres -165