In this week 4 match on the 23rd of July, Santos Laguna will travel to Toluca de Lerdo to battle 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 14 degrees, which is great football weather. 3rd placed Toluca is fresh off their 0-1 loss against América. Sanchez Guerrero struck first for América in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time on a feed from Valdez, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Toluca couldn’t muster any offence and América ran away with the shutout win. Toluca is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while 10th placed Santos Laguna is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Chivas. José de Jesús González scored the first goal for Chivas in the 47th minute, then in the 70th minute, Rodriguez De La O sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Eduardo Daniel Aguirre Lara earning Santos Laguna a comeback draw. Santos Laguna is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Toluca won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Santos Laguna’s top weapon lately has been Aguirre Lara, who has 3 goals in the last five matches. Both Huerta Jerez and Leonardo Fernández have been the hottest scorers for Toluca in the last 5 each having scored 3 goals.