Match: Tijuana vs Chivas Femenil (Liga MX Femenil Apertura 2026, Jornada 8)
Date: Saturday, September 19, 2026
Kickoff: 4:06 PM PT / 6:06 PM CT / 7:06 PM ET (4:06 PM local time in Tijuana)
Venue: Estadio Caliente, Tijuana
TV (U.S.): No U.S. linear channel confirmed
Streaming (U.S.): No confirmed U.S. stream
How to Watch
Kickoff is set for 4:06 PM Pacific, 6:06 PM Central, and 7:06 PM Eastern on Saturday. As of Saturday, no U.S. television channel or streaming service has been confirmed for this fixture. U.S. viewers can follow the game through live score updates and the league’s official channels.
Recent Form
Tijuana arrive in free fall. Las Xolas were thrashed 6-0 at Toluca on Monday night, a result that followed a 3-1 home win over Pachuca that had briefly suggested a turnaround. Their last five read W 5-1 vs Necaxa, L 0-2 at Atlas, L 1-3 at América Femenil, W 3-1 vs Pachuca, and L 0-6 at Toluca, with nine goals scored and thirteen conceded. The home and away split tells the story. At Estadio Caliente they are 2-0-0 across those five with eight goals scored and two allowed, but on the road they are 0-0-3, scoring once and conceding eleven.
Chivas Femenil’s season has gone sideways after a perfect start. Three straight wins to open the Apertura have been followed by just three points from the last four: L 1-3 at Pachuca, L 0-2 vs Pumas at the Akron, W 4-0 at Atlas in the Clásico Tapatío Femenil, and L 2-3 vs Monterrey at home. Last weekend’s defeat to Rayadas was the painful one. Chivas Femenil trailed 0-3 at halftime in Zapopan after first-half goals from Aerial Chavarín, a Blanca Félix own goal, and Jermaine Seoposenwe, and although a Daiane Santos own goal and an Alicia Cervantes penalty made it 2-3, the comeback fell short. The momentum line is clear: Tijuana are unbeatable at the Caliente lately but fragile everywhere else, while Chivas Femenil must prove the 4-0 Atlas rout was the real team and not the one that collapsed against Monterrey.
Team News
No major absences have been reported for either side ahead of Saturday. For Chivas Femenil, the attack picks itself. Alicia Cervantes has six goals, tied for third in the league scoring race, with Jasmine Casarez and Joseline Montoya on four apiece. Blanca Félix remains the starter in goal and Carolina Jaramillo pulls the strings in midfield. Antonio Contreras’ high press overwhelmed Atlas in the Clásico Tapatío but left yawning space behind against Monterrey’s transitions, and finding that balance on the border is his big tactical task.
Tijuana’s danger runs through Kader Hancar, whose five goals lead the team, supported by Trudi Carter and Jaquelín García. Fernando Samayoa’s side play with real energy at the Caliente but look fragile whenever the game stretches, as Toluca ruthlessly exposed on Monday night.
Storylines to Watch
Second place under threat. There is plenty at stake in Group B. Chivas Femenil sit second on 12 points, nine behind runaway leaders América Femenil, so dropped points in Tijuana would loosen their grip on second place. Tijuana have six points and sit seventh, and with the Liguilla race tightening, their home games are must-win territory.
History favors the visitors but not the venue. Chivas Femenil have scored in six straight matches against Tijuana, yet the border trip keeps producing stalemates: their last three visits to Estadio Caliente all finished 1-1, in the Clausura 2026, Clausura 2025 and Apertura 2023. Per the club’s published count, Chivas Femenil’s all-time record at the Caliente is two wins, two losses and three draws.
The Cervantes-Hancar duel. Cervantes against a Tijuana defense that just conceded six is the obvious mismatch. If the visitors’ press forces the kind of errors Toluca feasted on, this could get away from the hosts early. But if Hancar finds space behind a Chivas Femenil back line that shipped three goals in one half last weekend, the Xolas have the firepower to make it a long night.
Off-field shadow. The week also brought an ugly episode at the Akron. Mediotiempo reported that two supporters were expelled from the stadium under its zero-tolerance protocol for directing racist abuse at Monterrey’s Jermaine Seoposenwe during the Jornada 7 match; the incident occurred as Seoposenwe left the field in the 86th minute, and both supporters were brought before a civic judge. It only adds to the sense that Chivas Femenil need a reset.
Prediction
FutnSoccer predicts a 2-1 win for Chivas Femenil. The visitors own the better attack and the historical edge, but the Caliente has rarely been kind to them, so expect a nervy finish.
