GUADALUPE. Monterrey and Toluca didn’t manage to score any goal on Sunday. Monterrey was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Estadio BBVA Bancomer stadium in Guadalupe on Sunday and it started at 8:10 pm local time. The referee was Luis Enrique Santander Aguirre who was helped by Michel Alejandro Morales Morales and José de Jesús Baños Caballero. The 4th official was Iván Antonio López Sánchez. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 20.8 degrees Celsius or 69.44 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 48%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Monterrey had a strong ball possession 57% while Toluca was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Monterrey had a more offensive attitude with 58 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 6 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Monterrey to win the match​.

Monterrey shot 12 times, 6 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Toluca shot 4 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Monterrey didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Toluca received 2 yellow cards (Brian García and Claudio Baeza).

Standings

Next matches

In the next match in the Toluca will host Santos Laguna on the 22nd of February with a 18-14 head to head statistic in favor of Santos Laguna (15 draws).

Monterrey – Formation

Monterrey adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Fernando Ortiz decided to play with the following team: Esteban Andrada (7.0), Érick Aguirre (7.5), Victor Guzmán (7.9), Héctor Moreno (7.3), Gerardo Arteaga (7.5), Jorge Rodríguez (8.4), Luis Romo (7.5), Jordi Cortizo  (7.5), Sergio Canales (7.0), Jesús Gallardo (6.8) and Germán Berterame (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Omar Govea, Edson Gutiérrez, Maximiliano Meza (7.0), Jesús Corona (7.0), Jaziel Martínez, Arturo González, Luis Cárdenas, Brandon Vazquez (7.0), Rodrigo Aguirre and Stefan Medina.

Substitutions

Monterrey made 3 changes: Gerardo Arteaga for Jesús Corona (80′), Jordi Cortizo  for Maximiliano Meza (80′) and Sergio Canales for Brandon Vazquez (80′).

Player of the match: Jorge Rodríguez​

The player that probably impressed the most for Monterrey was Jorge Rodríguez.

His rating is 8.4 with 79 passes (81% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 9 duels out of 11. He performed 4 crosses.

Toluca – Formation

Also Toluca adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Renato Manuel Alves Paiva played with: Tiago Volpi (8.5), Brian García (7.5), Federico Pereira (7.3), Valber Huerta (7.0), Maximiliano Araújo (6.6), Claudio Baeza (7.1), Tomás Belmonte (6.8), Marcel Ruiz (6.7), Alexis Vega (6.8), Jean Meneses (7.7) and Iván López (6.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Fernando Piñuelas, Juan Domínguez (6.4), Carlos Orrantía, Jesús Angulo, Mauricio Isaís, Antonio Figueroa, Luis García, Juan Escobar (6.4), Abraham Vargas and Víctor Manuel Arteaga Camarena.

Toluca could not rely on the presence of Juan Escobar (injured).

Substitutions

Toluca made 3 changes: Jean Meneses for Fernando Piñuelas (90′), Alexis Vega for Juan Domínguez (83′) and Valber Huerta for Juan Escobar (87′).

Player of the match: Tiago Volpi​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Toluca was the goalkeeper: Tiago Volpi. His rating is 8.47. He performed 5 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Liga MX.​

• Pumas UNAM – Santos Laguna – 3-0
• Monterrey – Toluca – 0-0