Liga MX: Toluca thought to overcome Pumas UNAM

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Competition: Mexico Liga MX
Competition: Sun 29.August
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Nemesio Díez (31000 seats)

Toluca are chasing the top positions while Pumas UNAM are more concerned with avoiding relegation. Who will get the points?

Insights:
  • Toluca have the most conceded goals in the first half (7) in Liga MX
  • Pumas UNAM have the fewest points (0) away in Liga MX

Toluca and Pumas UNAM 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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Toluca form and stats

Only two Liga MX home games for Toluca so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeat.

Toluca drew their last game, 0-0 away at Atlas (placed 7th). The goalie Luis García was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 8.41 out of ten. García saved a penalty, stopped the opponent with three saves and topped it up with a clean sheet.

In the match before that, Toluca hosted Mazatlán and drew the game 2-2.

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Toluca matches with similar probabilities have ended with one win, one draw and two defeats (from four games).

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Toluca at home in the league. 5 on target and 3 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.

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Pumas UNAM form and stats

No Liga MX points yet away for Pumas UNAM, from their first 2 matches. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Pumas UNAM have lost on their last two travels.

Pumas are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the Liga MX against Puebla (placed 15th). Leonel López got a match rating of 8.31 in that game, top player of the team. López hit the woodwork once, hit four key passes, dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 42 successful passes (of 46 total).

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Necaxa wasn't a success with a 0-3 loss.

As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Pumas playing away, we found six games. Results were one away win, one draw and four home wins.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Pumas UNAM has managed 0 goals and let in 5 from 2 matches.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Toluca victories, one draw and four Pumas UNAM wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

TolucaR. Sambueza
R. Sambueza
3 goals
TolucaR. López Gómez
R. López Gómez
2 goals
TolucaA. Canelo
A. Canelo
2 goals

Toluca missing players

Pumas UNAM missing players

Toluca Pumas UNAM
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
6 2 0 Played P 1 2 6
3 1 0 Won W 0 0 1
2 1 0 Drew D 0 0 2
1 0 0 Lost L 1 2 3
10 5 0 Scored S 0 0 3
8 3 0 Conceded C 2 5 8
83% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 67%
83% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 67%
67% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 33%
67% 100% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 17%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 17%
33% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 50%
33% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 100% 67%
 
5.3 7.5 0 Corners for (avg) C F 3 5.5 4.7
5.8 5.5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 1 2 3.5
1.8 1 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.5 2.2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
13.2 12.5 0 Shots (avg) S ( 7 9.5 13.2
5 6.5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3 3.7
33% 38% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 14%
Key stats in Liga MX this season:
  • All of Pumas UNAM's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • All of Toluca's home-matches have had more than 3,5 goals.
  • Pumas UNAM have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Pumas UNAM have failed to score a single goal away.
  • Pumas UNAM have lost all their away matches so far.
  • Pumas UNAM have the fewest points (0) away in Liga MX
  • Pumas UNAM have the fewest scored goals (0) away in Liga MX
  • Pumas UNAM have the the worst goal difference (-5) away in Liga MX
  • Pumas UNAM have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
  • Toluca have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Toluca have scored more than double the goals of Pumas UNAM.
  • Toluca have the most conceded goals in the first half (7) 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 6 5 1 0 9 2 3 3 0 0 6 1 3 2 1 0 3 1 7 16
2 León 6 4 1 1 10 6 3 2 1 0 6 2 3 2 0 1 4 4 4 13
3 Tigres UANL 6 3 2 1 11 6 2 1 1 0 4 1 4 2 1 1 7 5 5 11
4 Toluca 6 3 2 1 10 8 2 1 1 0 5 3 4 2 1 1 5 5 2 11
5 Monterrey 6 2 4 0 8 4 4 2 2 0 6 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 4 10
6 Cruz Azul 6 2 3 1 8 5 3 1 1 1 5 3 3 1 2 0 3 2 3 9
7 Atlas 6 2 3 1 4 2 3 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 2 0 2 1 2 9
8 Necaxa 6 3 0 3 8 7 4 2 0 2 5 5 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 9
9 Santos Laguna 6 1 5 0 7 4 3 0 3 0 2 2 3 1 2 0 5 2 3 8
10 Atlético San Luis 5 2 2 1 6 5 3 0 2 1 1 3 2 2 0 0 5 2 1 8
11 Mazatlán 6 2 2 2 7 10 3 1 1 1 3 5 3 1 1 1 4 5 -3 8
12 Pachuca 5 2 0 3 8 6 2 1 0 1 4 1 3 1 0 2 4 5 2 6
13 Guadalajara 6 1 3 2 5 7 3 0 1 2 3 7 3 1 2 0 2 0 -2 6
14 Pumas UNAM 6 1 2 3 3 8 4 1 2 1 3 3 2 0 0 2 0 5 -5 5
15 Puebla 6 0 3 3 3 9 2 0 1 1 1 3 4 0 2 2 2 6 -6 3
16 Queretaro 6 0 3 3 1 7 3 0 1 2 0 3 3 0 2 1 1 4 -6 3
17 Juárez 6 0 2 4 5 11 3 0 1 2 3 6 3 0 1 2 2 5 -6 2
18 Tijuana 6 0 2 4 4 10 3 0 1 2 2 5 3 0 1 2 2 5 -6 2

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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.