ZAPOPAN. Guadalajara defeated Toluca. Toluca was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (61%).
The match was played at the Estadio AKRON stadium in Zapopan on Tuesday and it started at 9:05 pm local time. The referee was Fernando Hernández Gómez with the support of Michel Alejandro Morales Morales and Jesús Lorenzo Soto Dávila. The 4th official was Miguel Ángel Anaya Suárez. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 22.45 degrees Celsius or 72.41 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 37%.
Match Statistics
- ! 39 Ball Possession 61
Shots
- 17 Total 18
- 8 On Target 7
- 6 Off Target 7
- 3 Shots blocked 4
- 87 Attack 95
- 46 Dangerous attack 43
- 84 Ball safe 123
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 7
- 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 11 Total 9
- 4 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Toluca had a superior ball possession 61% while Guadalajara was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Guadalajara was more aggressive with 46 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Guadalajara won the match.
Guadalajara shot 17 times, 8 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Toluca shot 18 times, 7 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Guadalajara received 4 yellow cards (Érick Gutiérrez, Pavel Pérez, José Castillo and Jesús Orozco Chiquete). On the opposite side, Toluca received 3 yellow cards (Marcel Ruiz, Jesús Angulo and Federico Pereira).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Guadalajara has 5 points to sit in the 6th place. On the opposite side, Toluca will stays with 21 points to go up in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Toluca will host León on the 3rd of February with a 11-6 head to head record in favor of León (9 draws).
Guadalajara – Formation
Guadalajara started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Fernando Rubén Gago decided to play with the following team: José Rangel
, José Castillo , Gilberto Sepúlveda , Jesús Orozco Chiquete , Mateo Chavez Garcia , Fernando Beltran , Víctor Guzmán , Érick Gutiérrez , Roberto Alvarado , Cade Cowell and Pavel Pérez .The home team had on the bench: Antonio Briseño
, Jesús Sánchez, Ronaldo Cisneros, Ricardo Marín , Alan Torres , Óscar Whalley, Jonathan Padilla , Armando Gonzalez Alba , Leonardo Sepúlveda and Gael Alejandro García Ortega.Guadalajara could not rely on the presence of Antonio Briseño (injured).
Substitutions
Guadalajara made 5 changes: Gilberto Sepúlveda for Antonio Briseño (40′), Cade Cowell for Ricardo Marín (57′), Pavel Pérez for Jonathan Padilla (71′), Fernando Beltran for Alan Torres (79′) and Víctor Guzmán for Armando Gonzalez Alba (79′).
Player of the match: José Rangel
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Guadalajara was the goalkeeper: José Rangel. His rating is 7.75. He performed 5 saves.
Toluca – Formation
Toluca started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Renato Manuel Alves Paiva played with: Tiago Volpi
, Brian García , Federico Pereira , Valber Huerta , Maximiliano Araújo , Claudio Baeza , Tomás Belmonte , Juan Domínguez , Marcel Ruiz , Jean Meneses and Iván López .They had on the bench: Fernando Piñuelas, Carlos Orrantía
, Jesús Angulo , Mauricio Isaís, Antonio Figueroa , Luis García, Adrián Mora, Robert Morales , Abraham Vargas and Víctor Manuel Arteaga Camarena.Substitutions
Toluca made 5 changes: Tomás Belmonte for Robert Morales (61′), Brian García for Carlos Orrantía (83′), Iván López for Jesús Angulo (61′), Maximiliano Araújo for Abraham Villegas (76′) and Jean Meneses for Antonio Figueroa (83′).
Player of the match: Marcel Ruiz
The most impressive player for Toluca was Marcel Ruiz.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 37 passes (73% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 14.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga MX.
- Cruz Azul – Tijuana – 1-0
- Mazatlán – León – 2-2
- Santos Laguna – Puebla – 3-0
- Guadalajara – Toluca – 3-2