Cruz Azul confront Toluca, who have the most scored goals (8) in Liga MX, for honour and success.
- Toluca have the most scored goals (8) in Liga MX
There have been little to rest for the home side, as they performed in a CONCACAF Champions League game only three days back. That game was an away game at Monterrey, so at least Cruz are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Cruz Azul form and stats
Cruz Azul's first Liga MX home game here ended in defeat. Last season their home statistics were 7 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat from 9 matches.
The fans are hoping that Cruz will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the CONCACAF Champions League game against Monterrey (placed 8th).
In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting Necaxa.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Monterrey are coming to town in four days.
Cruz Azul has the goal stats of 0-2 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.
Toluca form and stats
Toluca are on a winning streak away after three games, as mentioned below. A maximum 6 points in the bag from 2 travels in the Liga MX.
Two travels in a row for Toluca, whose manager R. Cristante Mandarino could celebrate last time after the Liga MX win against Tijuana. Midfield player Rubens Sambueza was the top player of the team with a match rating of 9.01/10. Sambueza scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled passed the opponent 2 of 3 times.
Prior to that match, a home win 3-1 against Tigres UANL.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Mazatlan in just three days.
Toluca have the goal stats of 5-1 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings with these contenders: Cruz won three, Toluca triumphed in two and we saw five draws. four games with more than 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Giménez 2 goals |  R. López Gómez 2 goals | R. Sambueza 2 goals |
Cruz Azul missing players
Toluca missing players
| Cruz Azul | Toluca | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 33% | 100% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 3.3 | 4 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 5.5 | 5.7 |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 1.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.3 | 13 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 12.5 | 13 |
| 4 | 7 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 5.5 | 6.3 |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 45% | 42% |
- Toluca have the most scored goals (8) in Liga MX
- Toluca have the most scored goals in the second half (5) in Liga MX
- Toluca have the the best goal difference (+4) away in Liga MX
- Toluca have the the best goal difference (+6) in Liga MX
- Toluca is in the best form (3-0-0)
| Cruz Azul | Last season | Toluca | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 44 | 22 | Played | P | 20 | 38 | ||
| 27 | 15 | Won | W | 2 | 13 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 5 | 8 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Lost | L | 13 | 17 | ||
| 63 | 38 | Scored | S | 21 | 55 | ||
| 37 | 18 | Conceded | C | 39 | 60 | ||
| 95% | 95% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 90% | 92% | ||
| 59% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 76% | ||
| 34% | 41% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 65% | 61% | ||
| 25% | 32% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 45% | 42% | ||
| 14% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 24% | ||
| 36% | 41% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 66% | ||
| 43% | 45% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 24% | ||
| 25% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 18% | ||
| 5.8 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 4.4 | ||
| 5 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 4.9 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.3 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 12.6 | 13.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 10.7 | ||
| 3.6 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 3.5 | ||
| 40% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 41% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Toluca | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | Mazatlan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | América | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Atlas | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | Atletico San Luis | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | Leon | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 6 |
| 7 | Santos Laguna | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | Monterrey | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Tigres UANL | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 5 |
| 10 | Guadalajara | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | Cruz Azul | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| 12 | Pachuca | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | Necaxa | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| 14 | Queretaro | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| 15 | Juarez | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 2 |
| 16 | Puebla | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 2 |
| 17 | Tijuana | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 1 |
| 18 | Pumas UNAM | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
| Last season | 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 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 41 |
| 2 | América | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 38 |
| 3 | Puebla | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 28 |
| 4 | Monterrey | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 28 |
| 5 | Santos Laguna | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 26 |
| 6 | Leon | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 26 |
| 7 | Atlas | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 25 |
| 8 | Pachuca | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 23 |
| 9 | Guadalajara | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 23 |
| 10 | Tigres UANL | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | -1 | 23 |
| 11 | Toluca | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 22 |
| 12 | Queretaro | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 19 | -6 | 21 |
| 13 | Mazatlan | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -7 | 21 |
| 14 | Tijuana | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -2 | 20 |
| 15 | Pumas UNAM | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 18 |
| 16 | Juarez | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 17 | -16 | 15 |
| 17 | Atletico San Luis | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 18 | -13 | 12 |
| 18 | Necaxa | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 18 | -15 | 11 |