Liga MX: Toluca expected to subdue Mazatlán

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Competition: Mexico Liga MX
Competition: Sun 12.March
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Nemesio Díez (31000 seats)

Toluca are listed as probable winners of this home fixture vs Mazatlán, if the league standings are to be trusted. Or are we eyeing a possible shock?

Insights:
  • Toluca have the most points from losing position (19) in Liga MX
  • Mazatlán have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

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!

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Toluca form and stats

4 victories, 4 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Toluca have to build on here at Estadio Nemesio Díez in the Liga MX. Toluca has recorded two wins in a row here at Estadio Nemesio Díez, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

No payout for Toluca in their previous match, an away game at Querétaro that ended in defeat 0-1. The first loss after going undefeated in four league rounds. The attacker Meneses won the honour of being "man of the match" for Toluca with the rating of 7.81/10. Meneses hit five key passes and had 37 successful passes (of 46 total).

Ahead of that match, Toluca won a home game hosting Atlético San Luis (2-0).

Toluca have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio Nemesio Díez with 17 goals in 9 league matches. On the other hand, Toluca have conceded 13 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Mazatlán form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Mazatlán so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 1-5-3 (win-draw-lose).

Mazatlán go into this game after a win, the home game against Cruz Azul that ended 3-1. That victory was so needed for this team, after a painful sequence of twelve league games in a row not winning. The attacker Benedetti got a match rating of 9.15 in that game. Benedetti signed up for two assists, hit six key passes, dribled past the opponent 5 of 5 times and had 22 successful passes (of 26 total).

A 1-2 loss hosting Pumas UNAM before that.

Goal-happy betting people should observe that 10 of this team's 11 latest league rounds have ended with three or more goals.

The visitors have scored 8 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Mazatlán have conceded 12 goals in these away matches. It's worth mentioning that 10 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Toluca have won at least one point in the last 4 fixtures (2-2-0) against Mazatlán.

Toluca and Mazatlán have met already this season: Mazatlán - Toluca 1-1.

Top Goalscorers

TolucaC. Da Silva Sanvezzo
C. Da Silva Sanvezzo
10 goals
TolucaJ. Meneses Villarroel
J. Meneses Villarroel
9 goals
TolucaL. Fernández López
L. Fernández López
8 goals

Toluca missing players

Mazatlán missing players

Toluca Mazatlán
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
34 17 5 Played P 4 13 26
16 9 4 Won W 0 1 4
10 6 1 Drew D 2 6 9
8 2 0 Lost L 2 6 13
58 34 14 Scored S 1 11 29
45 25 6 Conceded C 10 24 47
91% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 92% 96%
79% 88% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 92% 88%
62% 71% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 46% 54%
41% 53% 80% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 23% 31%
21% 29% 40% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 8% 15%
71% 76% 80% BTTS BTTS 25% 54% 69%
21% 24% 20% Clean Sheets C S 25% 15% 12%
18% 12% 0% Failed to Score F T 75% 38% 23%
 
5.1 6.3 6 Corners for (avg) C F 3 2.8 4
5.6 4.5 5.6 Corners against (avg) C A 6.2 6.5 6.2
2.3 2.4 1.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.2 2.3
6 4 2 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
14.1 16.1 18 Shots (avg) S ( 10 9.9 11.5
5.5 6.1 7.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 2.6 3.4
31% 33% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 10% 32% 33%
 
16 15.4 17.4 Shots against (avg) S A 19 17.2 16.3
4.8 4.8 4.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.5 5.8 6.1
Key stats in Liga MX this season:
  • Mazatlán have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Mazatlán have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Mazatlán have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Toluca have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Toluca have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Mazatlán have scored away.
  • Toluca have the most points from losing position (19) 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 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 Atlético San Luis 17 4 6 7 15 23 9 2 2 5 7 12 8 2 4 2 8 11 -8 18
14 Mazatlán 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 Querétaro 17 1 6 10 18 35 8 1 4 3 10 13 9 0 2 7 8 22 -17 9

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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.