Pachuca and Toluca are both riding high in the Liga MX with their 4th and 6th places respectively. Let's hope for a great fixture!
- Pachuca have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Toluca have the most conceded goals in the first half (18) in Liga MX
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Pachuca form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Estadio Hidalgo as Pachuca have scored 17 goals to get 20 points from 9 games. The overall stats in the Liga MX are 6-2-1 (wins-draws-losses). Pachuca has won so many consecutive home games (six in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Estadio Hidalgo. We remember; it was America.
A strong away win for Pachuca against Toluca the last match, as Isais, Ibarra (2), Cabral and Ibáñez were on target. As indicated by the result mentioned above, Pachuca played a great game against Toluca and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one. Midfielder Guzmán was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.14 (out of ten) in that game. Guzmán hit the woodwork once, signed up for two assists, hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 21 successful passes (of 25 total).
In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Monterrey.A decent goal production from Pachuca in their home games so far, with 17 goals from 9 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 13 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Pachuca have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 4 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 3 defeats.
The manager Espinoza was unhappy after their last game, played at their home stadium Estadio Nemesio Díez. Toluca suffered a 1-5 loss to Pachuca. Until that defeat this team had gained at least a draw from eight league rounds in a row. Toluca lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 1-5 beating and focus on this one. Midfield player Fernández was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.31/10. Fernández served one assist, hit six key passes and had 35 successful passes (of 42 total).
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus America that ended 1-1.Take note that 8 of this team's 10 latest league games have ended with at least three goals.
Toluca find the net regularly in their away games. 10 goals from 8 away fixtures in the league. 10 goals have been conceded by Toluca in these games.
Head 2 Head
The two combatants have battled before this season: Toluca - Pachuca 1-5. Stats for the last ten meetings featuring these two sides are: five wins for Pachuca, two draws and three wins for Toluca. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.
Top Goalscorers
  N. Ibáñez 14 goals |   C. Da Silva Sanvezzo 9 goals |  J. Meneses Villarroel 8 goals |
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| Pachuca | Toluca | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 23 |
| 13 | 8 | 4 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 41 | 24 | 11 | Scored | S | 4 | 13 | 40 |
| 20 | 9 | 6 | Conceded | C | 6 | 12 | 34 |
| 86% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 73% | 82% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 70% | 83% |
| 50% | 45% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 40% | 61% |
| 27% | 27% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 30% | 43% |
| 18% | 18% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 26% |
| 50% | 45% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 70% | 78% |
| 36% | 45% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 10% | 13% |
| 27% | 18% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 20% | 13% |
| 5.5 | 6.3 | 5.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.8 | 3.1 | 4.7 |
| 4.1 | 3.6 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.8 | 7.5 | 5.9 |
| 2.4 | 2 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 17.3 | 18.7 | 16.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.8 | 11.1 | 13.5 |
| 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 4.7 | 5.5 |
| 34% | 39% | 48% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 28% | 31% |
| 10.8 | 9.4 | 11.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 21.5 | 17.3 | 16.5 |
| 3.5 | 3 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 5.2 | 5.1 |
- Pachuca have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Toluca have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Toluca have the most conceded goals in the first half (18) in Liga MX
- Toluca have the most points from losing position (13) in Liga MX
- Toluca have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Toluca haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | America | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 21 | 38 |
| 2 | Monterrey | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 16 | 35 |
| 3 | Santos Laguna | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 33 |
| 4 | Pachuca | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 32 |
| 5 | Tigres UANL | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 30 |
| 6 | Toluca | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 27 |
| 7 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 34 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 22 | -8 | 24 |
| 8 | Puebla | 17 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 22 |
| 9 | Guadalajara | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 22 |
| 10 | Leon | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -4 | 22 |
| 11 | Juarez | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 19 |
| 12 | Necaxa | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -7 | 19 |
| 13 | Atletico San Luis | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 11 | -8 | 18 |
| 14 | Mazatlan | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -7 | 17 |
| 15 | Tijuana | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | -12 | 17 |
| 16 | Pumas UNAM | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -10 | 14 |
| 17 | Atlas | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 17 | -11 | 13 |
| 18 | Queretaro | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 22 | -17 | 9 |
