Action is likely at Estadio Azteca when América host Toluca in what could be a first-rate fixture. Here's the preview!
- América have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (12) in Liga MX
- Toluca have the most conceded goals in the first half (23) in Liga MX
América and Toluca should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
América form and stats
7-2-0 is the performance here at Estadio Azteca so far in the Liga MX, giving América a total of 23 from their 9 games here. Outstanding results!
The home team returns to Estadio Azteca after drawing with Guadalajara on their last time out; the game ended 0-0. Valdez, defender, was given a rating of 8.55/10 in that game, top of the team. Valdez hit one key pass and won 12 of 15 duels.
A defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Monterrey.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how América have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 14 games) they have won ten times, drawn one and lost three.
The América fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 13 in 9 matches. Defensively América have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (2 in 9 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Toluca form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Liga MX travels is 3 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats.
Toluca's previous game was their home loss versus Pachuca (0-3). Midfield player Baeza was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.02/10. Baeza had 59 successful passes (of 63 total).
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Necaxa at their stadium, the result 1-0.Toluca are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is five wins, four draws and eight defeats. From a total of 17 matches.
13 goals have been conceded by Toluca in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The teams have met each other before in this season, with the match result Toluca - América 3-1 written in the official records. Head-to-head totals (for the prior ten meetings): América won three games, three matches ended in a draw and Toluca have four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / three The matches between these clubs have sometimes been a bit wild, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.Top Goalscorers
  Á. Fidalgo Fernández 5 goals | S. Reyes Chávez 5 goals |  A. Canelo 5 goals |
América missing players
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| América | Toluca | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 14 | 27 |
| 11 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 32 | 18 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 14 | 33 |
| 29 | 14 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 20 | 41 |
| 79% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 93% | 93% |
| 69% | 79% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 71% | 81% |
| 38% | 36% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 43% | 59% |
| 17% | 21% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 29% | 33% |
| 7% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 7% |
| 52% | 43% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 36% | 59% |
| 45% | 50% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 29% | 19% |
| 24% | 21% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 43% | 30% |
| 4.7 | 5.4 | 3.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 3.6 | 4.1 |
| 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.5 | 5.9 | 5.3 |
| 1.8 | 1.6 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 12.7 | 14.5 | 10.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.5 | 11.8 | 12.4 |
| 4.2 | 4.9 | 2.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4 | 3.7 |
| 26% | 26% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 25% | 33% |
| 10.5 | 9.7 | 9.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 18 | 14.6 | 14 |
| 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
- América have the fewest conceded goals (2) at home in Liga MX
- América have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (12) in Liga MX
- América have the most points (23) at home in Liga MX
- América have the the best goal difference (+11) at home in Liga MX
- Toluca have the most conceded goals in the first half (23) in Liga MX
- Toluca have the most points from losing position (18) in Liga MX
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | América | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 35 |
| 2 | Atlas | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 29 |
| 3 | Leon | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 29 |
| 4 | Tigres UANL | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 28 |
| 5 | Santos Laguna | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 24 |
| 6 | Toluca | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 24 |
| 7 | Puebla | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| 8 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 23 |
| 9 | Monterrey | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 22 |
| 10 | Guadalajara | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 22 |
| 11 | Pumas UNAM | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -6 | 21 |
| 12 | Atletico San Luis | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 8 | -4 | 20 |
| 13 | Mazatlan | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -6 | 20 |
| 14 | Necaxa | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 20 |
| 15 | Pachuca | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -2 | 18 |
| 16 | Juárez | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | -11 | 16 |
| 17 | Queretaro | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | -8 | 15 |
| 18 | Tijuana | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -11 | 15 |
