Puebla vs Toluca match preview

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Competition: Mexico Liga MX
Competition: Sat 08.April
Match begins: 01:05 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Cuauhtémoc (51726 seats)

Both these participants are capable of winning this one, Toluca holding a 5 point lead on Puebla in the standings. Bring it on!

Insights:
  • Puebla have the most dropped points from leading position (22) in Liga MX
  • Toluca have the most points from losing position (19) in Liga MX

Puebla 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.

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Puebla form and stats

3 victories, 5 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Puebla have to build on here at Estadio Cuauhtémoc in the Liga MX.

A good away victory last time out for Puebla, who won 2-0 against Juarez. The goalie Rodríguez was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 8.22 out of ten. Rodríguez topped it up with a clean sheet.

Preceding that match was the home game against Atlas that was lost 0-4.

The Puebla fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 13 in 9 matches. Puebla's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 11 times. 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.

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Toluca form and stats

Playing away, Toluca have won 3 games, drawn 2 and suffered 3 defeats in the Liga MX this season.

Toluca won their last game, 3-2 versus Tigres UANL played at home. Gonzalez, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.41. Gonzalez scored two goals.

A 3-3 draw at Tijuana's stadium before that.

Take note that 16 of this team's 21 most recent league matches 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. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Toluca have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Puebla and Toluca have played each other previously this season: Toluca - Puebla 1-1. Statistics for the prior ten meetings involving these two sides are: five wins for Puebla, three draws and two wins for Toluca. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games. The matches between these teams have sometimes been a bit rough, having seen 6 sending-offs from the last ten duels.

Top Goalscorers

PueblaM. Barragán Negrete
M. Barragán Negrete
11 goals
TolucaC. Da Silva Sanvezzo
C. Da Silva Sanvezzo
11 goals
TolucaJ. Meneses Villarroel
J. Meneses Villarroel
9 goals

Puebla missing players

Toluca missing players

Puebla Toluca
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
33 17 6 Played P 5 18 37
9 6 2 Won W 4 7 18
12 6 1 Drew D 1 5 11
12 5 3 Lost L 0 6 8
47 23 8 Scored S 10 27 68
61 28 13 Conceded C 5 23 51
97% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 92%
85% 82% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 72% 81%
58% 65% 83% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 56% 65%
45% 41% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 33% 46%
21% 6% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 17% 27%
70% 71% 83% BTTS BTTS 80% 67% 73%
15% 24% 17% Clean Sheets C S 20% 17% 19%
18% 12% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 22% 16%
 
4 4.4 4.7 Corners for (avg) C F 3 4.1 5.1
5.3 4 4 Corners against (avg) C A 7.6 6.6 5.3
2.6 2.3 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.4 2.1 2.2
2 1 0 Red cards R C 1 2 6
 
11.7 13.3 11.5 Shots (avg) S ( 12 12.1 14.2
4.1 4.2 4.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.2 4.9 5.6
35% 32% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 30% 33%
 
15.3 14.4 15.5 Shots against (avg) S A 13.4 16.7 15.7
5 4 3.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.4 5.1 4.8
Key stats in Liga MX this season:
  • Puebla have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Puebla have the most conceded goals in the second half (39) in Liga MX
  • Puebla have the most dropped points from leading position (22) in Liga MX
  • Toluca have the most points from losing position (19) in Liga MX
  • Toluca have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  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

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.