TOLUCA DE LERDO. Pachuca had a straightforward win over Toluca. Pachuca scored with I. Hernandez (15′), I. Hernandez (24′), P. de la Fuente (73′) and N. Ibanez (90′). On the other side, J. Meneses (63′) scored for Toluca. Toluca lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Estadio Nemesio Díez stadium in Toluca de Lerdo on Sunday and it started at 12:00 pm local time. The referee was Guillermo Pacheco Larios who was helped by Jorge Antonio Sánchez Espinoza and Enedina Caudillo Gómez. The 4th official was Jesus Rafael Lopez Valle. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.1 degrees Celsius or 62.69 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Toluca was in firm control of the ball 59% while Pachuca was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Toluca was putting more pressure with 43 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, Pachuca was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Toluca shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Pachuca shot 24 times, 11 on target, 13 off target.

Cards

Toluca received 5 yellow cards (B. Angulo, O. Ortega, J. Meneses, S. Saucedo and C. Sanvezzo). On the other side, Pachuca received 4 yellow cards (I. Hernandez, O. Murillo, P. de la Fuente and L. Chavez).

S. Saucedo (Toluca) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (90′).

Standings

After playing this match, Toluca will stay with 21 points like Monterrey, Pachuca and Tigres UANL to move up in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, Pachuca will have 21 points like Monterrey, Tigres UANL and Toluca to gain in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga MX, Toluca will host Querétaro on the 2nd of October with a 15-5 head to head stats in favor of Toluca (8 draws).

Pachuca will play away agasint Monterrey on the 1st of October with a 18-12 head to head in favor of Monterrey (9 draws).

Toluca – Formation

Toluca started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Marcos Ignacio Ambriz Espinoza decided to play with the following team: Tiago Volpi (7.4), Jordan Sierra (7.1), Haret Ortega (5.2), Valber Huerta (6.5), Brayan Angulo (7.1), Fernando Navarro (6.9), Claudio Baeza (7.1), Marcel Ruíz (7.3), Leonardo Fernández (6.8), Carlos Gonzalez (6.4) and Jean Meneses (7.6).

The home team had on the bench: Sebastián Saucedo (6.3), Isaias Violante (6.7), Alan Rodríguez, Jorge Rodríguez, Camilo Sanvezzo (6.4), Jorge Torres, Daniel Álvarez (6.6), Carlos Guzmán, Gustavo Gutiérrez and Raúl López (6.4).

Toluca could not rely on the presence of S. Saucedo (injured).

Substitutions

Toluca made 5 changes: L. Fernandez for S. Saucedo (12′), M. Ruiz for D. Alvarez (57′), F. Navarro for I. Violante (57′), O. Ortega for C. Sanvezzo (79′) and B. Angulo for R. Lopez (79′).

Best player: Jean Meneses​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Toluca was Jean Meneses.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 40 passes (77% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 11 duels out of 22. He performed 2 crosses.

Pachuca – Formation

Pachuca started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Jorge Guillermo Almada Álves played with: Óscar Ustari (6.8), Kevin Álvarez (7.0), Gustavo Cabral (6.6), Óscar Murillo (6.8), Mauricio Andre Isais (7.4), Erick Sánchez (7.0), Luis Chávez (8.3), Jesús Hernández (6.5), Víctor Guzmán (7.0), Marino Hinestroza (6.8) and Illian Hernandez (8.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Israel Luna (6.6), Javier López (7.6), Carlos Moreno, Paulino de la Fuente (8.2), Romario Ibarra, José Castillo, Miguel Tapias, Jahaziel Marchand, Roberto de la Rosa and Nicolás Ibáñez (7.1).

Substitutions

Pachuca made 4 changes: M. Hinestroza for P. de la Fuente (57′), J. Hernandez for I. Luna (57′), I. Hernandez for N. Ibanez (66′) and V. Guzman for J. Lopez (75′).

Best player: Luis Chávez​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Pachuca was Luis Chávez even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.3) with 40 passes (87% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Toluca – Pachuca – 1-4
• Guadalajara – Pumas UNAM – 3-1
• Tigres UANL – Necaxa – 0-0