SAN NICOLáS DE LOS GARZA. Tigres UANL was eventually too much to handle for Toluca with the goal of J. Vigon (59′), S. Cordova (67′) and A. Gignac (71′). Tigres UANL capitalized on its better ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Estadio Universitario de Nuevo León stadium in San Nicolás de los Garza on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Marco Antonio Ortíz Nava with the support of Pablo Israel Hernández Luna and Leonardo Javier Castillo Rodríguez. The 4th official was Gustavo Padilla Aguirre. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was extremely hot at 32.3 degrees Celsius or 90.05 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 56%.
Match Statistics
- 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
- 28 Total 7
- 8 On Target 2
- 20 Off Target 5
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 115 Attack 70
- 79 Dangerous attack 20
- 100 Ball safe 112
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 5
Fouls
- 13 Total 11
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Tigres UANL was in firm control of the ball 57% while Toluca was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Tigres UANL was more pushing with 79 dangerous attacks and 28 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Tigres UANL won the match.
Tigres UANL shot 28 times, 8 on target, 20 off target. Regarding the opposition, Toluca shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Tigres UANL received 1 yellow card (G. Pizarro). On the other side, Toluca received 1 yellow card (J. Sierra).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Tigres UANL will have 32 points like Pachuca to hold in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Toluca will stay with 18 points to sit in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga MX, Tigres UANL will play away with Atlas on the 1st of May with a 14-8 head to head statistic in favor of Tigres UANL (12 draws).
Toluca will play away agasint León on the 2nd of May with a 10-5 head to head record in favor of León (7 draws).
Tigres UANL – Formation
Tigres UANL
75'
86'
59'
Tigres UANL started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Miguel Ernesto Herrera Aguirre decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
Tigres UANL made 4 changes: F. Thauvin for N. Lopez (72′), J. Duenas for J. Garza (75′), S. Cordova for C. Gonzalez (75′) and L. Quinones for F. Venegas (86′).
Toluca – Formation
Toluca
Toluca started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Marcos Ignacio Ambriz Espinoza played with: .
Substitutions
Toluca made 4 changes: J. Torres for E. Lopez (38′), A. Rodriguez for C. Sanvezzo (68′), J. A. Rodriguez Hernandez for I. Violante (82′) and N. I. Gonzalez for D. Alvarez (82′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga MX.
- Tigres UANL – Toluca – 3-0
- Santos Laguna – Querétaro – 1-1
- Cruz Azul – Guadalajara – 0-1
- Pumas UNAM – Monterrey – 2-0
