Toluca welcomes Tijuana to this second leg of the Copa MX Apertura - Quarter-finals. It's time to find a winner and both teams know what is needed.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Toluca and Tijuana.
7-5-23 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Tijuana when playing away games on grass, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has artifical turf). Their goal statistics from those 35 matches are 29-67 (scored/conceded).
These teams have little in common geographically as Tijuana have to travel 2700 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Toluca form and stats
Toluca participated in Copa MX the last season, where they reached the apertura.Toluca have collected 4 points from their Liga MX home games so far after 1-1-2. On the other hand, in the Copa MX, Toluca has performed like this (both home and away): 6 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses.
Toluca manager J. Rodríguez Valenzuela and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Queretaro in the Liga MX. Prior to that, an away loss at Tijuana in the Copa MX.
Toluca can score goals in their home matches. After 4 league matches they have found the net 9 times. Toluca are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (9 from 4 played).
Tijuana form and stats
Tijuana's mission in Copa MX last season failed in the clausura - semi-finals.0 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses. That’s the product of Tijuana playing as the away team in the Liga MX this season. Total Copa MX statistics for Tijuana: 7 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. Three has not been a lucky number for Tijuana as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Morelia match.
Tijuana are travelling again after losing away to Cruz Azul in their previous match (2-4). That result followed a home victory 3-0 versus Toluca in the Copa MX.
A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Tijuana, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?
After this away game Tijuana return home for a Liga MX game against Pachuca. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Tijuana have scored 4 goals in 4 league games away. Tijuana are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 4 goals in these matches.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Tijuana - Toluca 3-0 entered in the official records. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Toluca won four games, one match ended with a draw and Tijuana has five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / sixTop Goalscorers
 E. Gigliotti 6 goals | L. Fernández López 6 goals |   C. Da Silva Sanvezzo 6 goals |
Toluca missing players
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| Toluca | Tijuana | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Won | W | 3 | 10 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 6 | 10 | ||
| 40 | 28 | Scored | S | 11 | 31 | ||
| 41 | 19 | Conceded | C | 23 | 38 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 92% | ||
| 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 72% | ||
| 56% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 56% | ||
| 48% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 42% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 36% | 20% | ||
| 64% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 48% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 28% | ||
| 5.2 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4.4 | ||
| 5.5 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.1 | 5.2 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 8 | ||
| 254 | 150 | Total Shots | T S | 93 | 259 | ||
| 86 | 51 | Shots on Target | S O | 26 | 87 | ||
| 44% | 55% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 36% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cruz Azul | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 19 |
| 2 | América | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 17 |
| 3 | León | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 15 |
| 4 | Pumas UNAM | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 15 |
| 5 | Guadalajara | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 15 |
| 6 | Juárez | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| 7 | Queretaro | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 14 |
| 8 | Pachuca | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 14 |
| 9 | Santos Laguna | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -1 | 14 |
| 10 | Atlético San Luis | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 13 |
| 11 | Necaxa | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
| 12 | Tigres UANL | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 11 |
| 13 | Puebla | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 11 |
| 14 | Toluca | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 10 |
| 15 | Morelia | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | -4 | 8 |
| 16 | Tijuana | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -7 | 6 |
| 17 | Atlas | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -8 | 6 |
| 18 | Monterrey | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -7 | 4 |