Lots to play for in this game, with Toluca at 6th and Tigres UANL at 5th. Here's all you need to know!
- Toluca have the most points from losing position (19) in Liga MX
- Tigres UANL have the most clean sheets (16) in Liga MX
These teams have little in common geographically as Tigres UANL have to travel 900 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
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!
Toluca form and stats
Toluca have collected 16 points from their Liga MX home games so far after 4-4-1. Toluca are on a three game winning streak in their home games.
Toluca drew their last game, 3-3 away at Tijuana. Opportunity lost for Toluca in the Tijuana match as a lead 3-0 was lost and what looked like a victory ended in a draw. The Toluca goalkeeper Volpi was crucial in the match against Tijuana last time out, making six saves. Angulo was "man of the match" with a rating of 8.32 out of 10. The defender Angulo scored one goal, served one assist, hit one key pass and won 10 of 14 duels.
Before that, Toluca had a home game versus Mazatlán which ended with a victory 4-1.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Toluca have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 11 matches with the results: Won 4, drawn 5 and lost 2.
Goals, goals, goals? Nobody knows what will happen in this one, but we do know that 15 of the 20 latest league matches with this club has contained three goals or more.
A decent goal production from Toluca in their home games so far, with 17 goals from 9 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Toluca have conceded 13 in these home matches.
Tigres UANL form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team, who have the most clean sheets (16) in Liga MX, on their Liga MX travels is 4 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats. Tigres UANL have won three away matches in a row now and will not be intimidated by being the visitors in this fixture.
Tigres UANL are looking to quickly end their 228 minutes long goal drought in the Liga MX.
Tigres UANL might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Monterrey proved too strong as Tigres slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Estadio Universitario de Nuevo León. Ibáñez, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.44. Ibáñez hit one key pass.
Preceding that, 1-1 away against Orlando City in the CONCACAF Champions League. So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Tigres UANL playing away and similar expectations, we found 11 relevant matches. Results were 2 Tigres UANL wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats.
Low on goals? 8 of this side's last 10 league matches have seen zero, one or two goals.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The CONCACAF Champions League trip to Motagua.
The visiting Tigres UANL have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 12 goals from 9 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (8 so far). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The former head-to-head meeting ended Tigres UANL - Toluca 3-1, played this season. Toluca-Tigres UANL H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Toluca four wins, Tigres UANL six wins, zero draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5). The games between these clubs have had a tendency to be rough and physical, having seen 7 sending-offs from the last ten encounters. Gignac loves to play against Toluca and have scored 7 goals in these games.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Gignac 16 goals |   C. Da Silva Sanvezzo 11 goals |  J. Meneses Villarroel 9 goals |
Toluca missing players
Tigres UANL missing players
| Toluca | Tigres UANL | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 36 | 18 | 7 | Played | P | 5 | 15 | 32 |
| 17 | 10 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 8 | 17 |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 65 | 38 | 13 | Scored | S | 5 | 20 | 44 |
| 49 | 26 | 17 | Conceded | C | 6 | 11 | 25 |
| 92% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 93% | 88% |
| 81% | 89% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 60% | 59% |
| 64% | 72% | 86% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 40% | 38% |
| 44% | 56% | 57% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 7% | 16% |
| 25% | 33% | 43% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 12% |
| 72% | 78% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 40% | 38% |
| 19% | 22% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 53% | 50% |
| 17% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 13% | 25% |
| 5.2 | 6.3 | 6.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.7 |
| 5.4 | 4.2 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.6 | 4.2 | 3.8 |
| 2.2 | 2.3 | 3.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 3.3 | 2.7 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 7 | 11 |
| 14.3 | 16.6 | 14.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.4 | 12.5 | 15.2 |
| 5.6 | 6.3 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.9 | 5.1 |
| 32% | 33% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 27% | 27% |
| 15.8 | 14.9 | 15.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.2 | 12.5 | 11.4 |
| 4.8 | 4.6 | 5.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.5 |
- Tigres UANL have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Tigres UANL have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (10) in Liga MX
- Tigres UANL have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Liga MX
- Tigres UANL have the most clean sheets (16) in Liga MX
- Tigres UANL have the most clean sheets (8) away in Liga MX
- Tigres UANL have the most matches under the total-line (20) in Liga MX
- Toluca have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 | América | 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 | León | 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 | Queretaro | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 22 | -17 | 9 |
