Liga MX duel: Close contest expected between Juárez and Toluca

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Competition: Mexico Liga MX
Competition: Sat 01.May
Match begins: 02:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez (21000 seats)

Season ticket holders at Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Juárez languishing in the 13th position so far. The guesting Toluca will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.

Insights:
  • Toluca have the most conceded goals (19) away in Liga MX

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

Toluca have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1700 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

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Juárez form and stats

When playing at home in the Liga MX, Juárez have managed 3 wins, 4 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 9 games. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Juárez to get some points in this home game.

V. G. Velazquez Ramos was the last player to score a league goal for Juárez and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Juárez haven't scored in 190 minutes.

Juárez faced defeat in their previous match, away at Querétaro (0-1). Prior to that was the away defeat visiting León (0-2).

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Juárez here at Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (6 from 9 games). It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Juárez are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 9 matches. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Toluca form and stats

Toluca, who have the most conceded goals (19) away in Liga MX, have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Liga MX, after 1-2-6 (9 played). With two straight losses from their last two away games, Toluca are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.

The supporters enjoyed Toluca's previous game versus América, a Liga MX 3-1 win played at home. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Santos Laguna wasn't a success with a 1-3 loss.

The visiting Toluca have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 9 goals from 9 games. The Toluca manager R. Cristante Mandarino has some worries about the defense as 19 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Toluca - Juárez 0-1 played earlier this season. Last four meetings between the teams: Juárez won three, Toluca won zero and one draw. two games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

TolucaA. Canelo
A. Canelo
17 goals
JuárezD. Lezcano
D. Lezcano
15 goals
TolucaM. Estrada Martínez
M. Estrada Martínez
10 goals

Juárez missing players

Toluca missing players

Juárez Toluca
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
33 16 5 Played P 5 17 34
7 5 2 Won W 1 2 12
10 6 2 Drew D 1 4 7
16 5 1 Lost L 3 11 15
28 13 4 Scored S 6 18 50
48 18 4 Conceded C 10 33 53
94% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 88% 91%
67% 50% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 76% 76%
30% 19% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 65% 59%
18% 12% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 41% 41%
15% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 40% 29% 26%
52% 44% 40% BTTS BTTS 80% 76% 65%
21% 38% 40% Clean Sheets C S 20% 18% 26%
33% 31% 20% Failed to Score F T 20% 18% 18%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.1 2.2 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.8 2.4
6 2 1 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
9.9 10 9.2 Shots (avg) S ( 11.6 9.9 10.9
2.8 2.9 3.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.6 3.3 3.7
30% 28% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 32% 40%
Key stats in Liga MX this season:
  • Toluca have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Toluca have the most conceded goals (19) away 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 León 17 12 4 1 27 14 8 7 1 0 15 7 9 5 3 1 12 7 13 40
2 Pumas UNAM 17 8 8 1 29 17 9 5 4 0 19 8 8 3 4 1 10 9 12 32
3 América 17 9 5 3 31 22 9 6 2 1 19 9 8 3 3 2 12 13 9 32
4 Cruz Azul 17 9 2 6 23 16 8 5 1 2 12 6 9 4 1 4 11 10 7 29
5 Monterrey 17 8 5 4 26 21 8 4 3 1 13 9 9 4 2 3 13 12 5 29
6 Tigres UANL 17 7 7 3 27 16 9 4 4 1 15 8 8 3 3 2 12 8 11 28
7 Guadalajara 17 7 5 5 20 17 9 4 3 2 11 9 8 3 2 3 9 8 3 26
8 Santos Laguna 17 7 4 6 24 20 8 5 2 1 14 5 9 2 2 5 10 15 4 25
9 Pachuca 17 6 7 4 18 14 9 3 3 3 11 10 8 3 4 1 7 4 4 25
10 Necaxa 17 7 3 7 16 20 9 4 1 4 10 12 8 3 2 3 6 8 -4 24
11 Toluca 17 6 3 8 23 28 8 5 1 2 14 9 9 1 2 6 9 19 -5 21
12 Puebla 17 6 2 9 22 25 8 2 2 4 12 13 9 4 0 5 10 12 -3 20
13 Juárez 17 4 7 6 16 19 9 3 4 2 6 6 8 1 3 4 10 13 -3 19
14 Mazatlan 17 4 4 9 24 31 8 3 2 3 11 13 9 1 2 6 13 18 -7 16
15 Tijuana 17 4 3 10 12 27 9 4 2 3 9 9 8 0 1 7 3 18 -15 15
16 Atlas 17 3 5 9 13 20 8 2 1 5 5 8 9 1 4 4 8 12 -7 14
17 Querétaro 17 3 4 10 23 28 8 3 2 3 15 11 9 0 2 7 8 17 -5 13
18 Atletico San Luis 17 3 2 12 16 35 9 2 2 5 9 18 8 1 0 7 7 17 -19 11

Read more about Liga MX

Liga MX is the top division in the Mexican football league system. Each season the league has two tournaments, Apertura (opening) and Clausura (closing). This means that the Liga MX has two champions per season. The Liga MX is the fourth most attended football league in the world.