Toluca clashes with América in Liga MX battle

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Competition: Mexico Liga MX
Competition: Sun 19.September
Match begins: 00:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Nemesio Díez (31000 seats)

A very important match in Liga MX as both participants are struggling for the top league positions. With Toluca in 2nd position and América placed 1st, this has all the looks of an exciting fight. Read on to learn more!

Insights:
  • Toluca have the most conceded goals in the first half (9) in Liga MX
  • América have the fewest conceded goals (3) in Liga MX

There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a CONCACAF Champions League game only three days ago. That game was also an away game, at Philadelphia Union. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.

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Toluca form and stats

Toluca have collected seven points from their first three Liga MX games here at Estadio Nemesio Díez, a promising start.

Toluca are returning here after visiting Pachuca in a Liga MX game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Diego and Ian González Nieto scored the goal(s). Midfielder Rubens Sambueza was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.85 (out of ten) in that game. Sambueza hit two key passes, dribled passed the opponent 3 of 3 times and had 39 successful passes (of 48 total). The victory against Pachuca came after Diego's winning goal. The Toluca manager R. Cristante Mandarino was very happy afterwards with the decision to bring on that player in the 63rd minute.

Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Pumas UNAM.

Toluca are traveling soon after this match as the Liga MX match at Monterrey awaits in four days.

Toluca can score goals in their home matches. After 3 league matches they have found the net 7 times. Toluca have conceded 4 in these home matches.

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América form and stats

As the visiting team in Liga MX matches, América have produced an overall stat of 2-2-0 so far.

It's the second away game in a row for América, but there's smiles all around after the 2-0 victory versus Philadelphia Union in the CONCACAF Champions League last time out.

That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Mazatlan in the Liga MX.

América have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 4 league away games 4 goals have been scored. América are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 2 goals away.

Head 2 Head

Stats for the former ten meetings between these two sides are: three wins for Toluca, three draws and four wins for América. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.

Top Goalscorers

TolucaR. Sambueza
R. Sambueza
4 goals
TolucaA. Canelo
A. Canelo
3 goals
AméricaÁ. Fidalgo Fernández
Á. Fidalgo Fernández
3 goals

Toluca missing players

América missing players

Toluca América
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
8 3 1 Played P 2 4 8
5 2 1 Won W 1 2 6
2 1 0 Drew D 1 2 2
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
14 7 3 Scored S 2 4 12
10 4 1 Conceded C 1 2 3
88% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 75% 88%
88% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 50% 75%
75% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 25% 25%
50% 67% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
62% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 38%
25% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 50% 62%
25% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 12%
 
5 6.7 6 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 5 4.5
5.4 4.3 8 Corners against (avg) C A 4 2.2 2.5
2 2 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.5 1.1
1 0 0 Red cards R C 2 2 2
 
14.1 15 14 Shots (avg) S ( 8 12.2 13.9
4.9 6 8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 4 5.2
36% 39% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 25% 29%
Key stats in Liga MX this season:
  • All of Toluca's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • América have not yet lost a game.
  • América have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • América have the fewest conceded goals (3) in Liga MX
  • América have the most clean sheets (5) in Liga MX
  • América have the most matches under the total-line (6) in Liga MX
  • América have the the best goal difference (+9) in Liga MX
  • América have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
  • América is in the best form (5-1-0)
  • Toluca have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Toluca have the most conceded goals in the first half (9) in Liga MX
  • Toluca have the most points from losing position (9) in Liga MX
  • Toluca have won significantly more corners at home than 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 América 8 6 2 0 12 3 4 4 0 0 8 1 4 2 2 0 4 2 9 20
2 Toluca 8 5 2 1 14 10 3 2 1 0 7 4 5 3 1 1 7 6 4 17
3 Leon 8 4 3 1 13 9 4 2 2 0 7 3 4 2 1 1 6 6 4 15
4 Tigres UANL 8 3 4 1 14 9 4 1 3 0 7 4 4 2 1 1 7 5 5 13
5 Atlas 8 3 4 1 7 4 4 2 1 1 4 2 4 1 3 0 3 2 3 13
6 Santos Laguna 8 2 5 1 10 6 4 1 3 0 4 2 4 1 2 1 6 4 4 11
7 Monterrey 8 2 5 1 11 8 4 2 2 0 6 2 4 0 3 1 5 6 3 11
8 Cruz Azul 8 2 4 2 10 8 4 1 2 1 6 4 4 1 2 1 4 4 2 10
9 Atletico San Luis 7 2 4 1 10 9 3 0 2 1 1 3 4 2 2 0 9 6 1 10
10 Guadalajara 8 2 4 2 7 8 4 1 1 2 5 8 4 1 3 0 2 0 -1 10
11 Necaxa 8 3 0 5 9 12 4 2 0 2 5 5 4 1 0 3 4 7 -3 9
12 Mazatlan 8 2 3 3 9 14 4 1 2 1 5 7 4 1 1 2 4 7 -5 9
13 Pachuca 7 2 1 4 10 9 3 1 0 2 5 3 4 1 1 2 5 6 1 7
14 Puebla 8 1 4 3 6 11 4 1 2 1 4 5 4 0 2 2 2 6 -5 7
15 Queretaro 8 1 3 4 4 8 4 1 1 2 3 3 4 0 2 2 1 5 -4 6
16 Tijuana 8 1 3 4 8 13 5 1 2 2 6 8 3 0 1 2 2 5 -5 6
17 Pumas UNAM 8 1 3 4 4 10 5 1 3 1 3 3 3 0 0 3 1 7 -6 6
18 Juarez 8 1 2 5 7 14 4 1 1 2 5 7 4 0 1 3 2 7 -7 5

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.