In a weekend match on Sat Mar 18th, in week 12, Tijuana will host Toluca in a clash of the Liga MX. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 13th placed Tijuana, recorded a 2-3 loss against Santos Laguna. Alexis Canelo struck first for Tijuana in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, then Javier Correa tied it up for Santos Laguna in the 45th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 74th minute on a goal by Doria Macedo to cap off a wild match. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while toluca sits at 2nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 4-1 win against Mazatlán. Carlos González scored the first goal for Toluca in the 25th minute, then in the 38th minute, Aké Loba sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Nicolás Benedetti. Toluca should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches.
Tijuana and Toluca last played eachother at the Estadio Nemesio Díez on Aug 7th. Toluca was victorious by a score of 3 to 1. Edgar López Rodríguez scored the first goal for Tijuana in the 23rd minute, then Carlos González got the equalizer for Toluca in the 34th minute on a feed from Leonardo Fernández Finally they completed the comback victory in the 49th minute on a goal by Jean Meneses to cap off a wild match.
Both Leonardo Fernández and Brian García Carpizo have been the hottest scorers for Toluca in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals. Tijuana’s most prolific scorer has been Alexis Canelo. The Argentinian midfielder has netted two goals over the last 5 matches.