ZAPOPAN. Toluca managed to reverse the score against Guadalajara to win 2-1. It was Guadalajara to strike first with an own goal of Valber Huerta at the 31′. Then it was a goal in the 60′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, M. Ruiz gave the win to Toluca in the 84′ minute.
The match was played at the Estadio AKRON stadium in Zapopan on Saturday and it started at 9:10 pm local time. The referee was Marco Antonio Ortíz Nava who had the assistance of Michel Alejandro Morales Morales and Enedina Caudillo Gómez. The 4th official was Víctor Alfonso Cáceres Hernández. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 16.1 degrees Celsius or 60.94 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.
Match Statistics
- 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
- 15 Total 13
- 3 On Target 3
- 12 Off Target 10
- 1 Shots blocked 1
- 125 Attack 115
- 46 Dangerous attack 37
- 76 Ball safe 100
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 11 Total 12
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Guadalajara was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Toluca that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Guadalajara was more aggressive with 46 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyway, Toluca succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.
Guadalajara shot 15 times, 3 on target, 12 off target. Talking about the opposition, Toluca shot 13 times, 3 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Guadalajara didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Toluca received 1 yellow card (Claudio Baeza).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Guadalajara will stay with 4 points like Atlas, Toluca, Atlético San Luis and Puebla to remain in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Toluca will have 4 points like Atlas, Guadalajara, Atlético San Luis and Puebla to sit in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga MX, Guadalajara will host Mazatlán on the 30th of April with a 3-1 head to head statistic in favor of Guadalajara (1 draw).
Toluca will host Necaxa on the 30th of April with a 10-4 head to head statistic in favor of Toluca (9 draws).
Guadalajara – Formation
Guadalajara
67'
Guadalajara started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Veljko Paunovic decided to play with the following team: Miguel Jiménez , Alan Mozo , Gilberto Sepúlveda , Jesús Orozco , Alejandro Mayorga , Fernando Beltran , Fernando González , Víctor Guzmán , Roberto Alvarado , Ronaldo Cisneros and Carlos Cisneros .
The home team had on the bench: Sebastián Pérez Bouquet , Alan Torres , José Rangel, Pavel Pérez , Cristian Calderón, Jesús Sánchez, Daniel Rios , José de Jesús González , Hiram Mier and Isaac Brizuela.
Substitutions
Guadalajara made 5 changes: Víctor Guzmán for Pável Pérez (61′), Carlos Cisneros for Daniel Ríos (61′), Carlos Cisneros for Alan Torres (62′), Fernando González for S. Pérez Bouquet (67′) and F. Beltrán for José de Jesús González (82′).
Best player: Roberto Alvarado
The player that probably impressed the most for Guadalajara was Roberto Alvarado.
His rating is with 28 passes (67% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 5 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Toluca – Formation
Toluca
36'
84'
Toluca started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Marcos Ignacio Ambriz Espinoza played with: Tiago Volpi , Carlos Orrantia , Andrés Mosquera , Valber Huerta , Maximiliano Araújo , Claudio Baeza , Marcel Ruíz , Jesus Venegas , Leonardo Fernández , Jean Meneses and Carlos Gonzalez .
These were the players on the bench: Jorge Torres, Isaias Violante, Gustavo Gutiérrez, Brian García , Camilo Sanvezzo , Edgar López , Brayan Angulo , Fernando Navarro , Everardo López and Alan Rodríguez.
Substitutions
Toluca made 5 changes: L. Fernández for Brian García (46′), Claudio Baeza for Fernando Navarro (46′), Carlos Orrantía for Iván López (61′), Jean Meneses for Brayan Angulo (80′) and Carlos González for Camilo Sanvezzo (80′).
Best player: Marcel Ruíz
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Toluca was Marcel Ruíz.
His rating is with 1 goal, 58 passes (89% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 9.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga MX.
- Querétaro – Atlas – 3-3
- Pumas UNAM – León – 4-1
- Necaxa – Cruz Azul – 1-0
- Guadalajara – Toluca – 1-2
- América – Puebla – 2-2
