On the 24th of February, Toluca will travel to Torreón to battle Santos Laguna in a clash of these two closely matched Liga MX teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Santos Laguna sits at 9th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Atlético San Luis. Mateo Klimowicz struck first for Atlético San Luis in the 31st minute, then Gonzalez Martinez tied it up for Santos Laguna in the 56th minute squeezing out at least the one point for Santos Laguna. Santos Laguna is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while toluca sits at 6th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Pachuca. Edgar López Rodríguez scored the first goal for Toluca in the 11th minute, then Javier López got the equalizer for Pachuca in the 79th minute on a feed from Chicho Arango. Toluca is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
On Sat Jul 23rd, Toluca hosted Santos Laguna in their last match together. Toluca was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Leonardo Fernández struck first for Toluca in the 11th minute on a penalty, then Jordan Sierra added another in the 25th minute.
Maximiliano Araújo Vilches has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored four goals for Toluca. Santos Laguna’s most prolific scorer has been Preciado Villarreal. He has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches.