In a mid week match in week 8, on Mon Feb 20th, Toluca will travel to Pachuca de Soto to battle Pachuca in a meeting of these two mismatched Liga MX teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, 2nd placed Pachuca, recorded a 3-2 win against Mazatlán. Kevin Nahin Alvarez Campos struck first for Pachuca in the 34th minute on a feed from Javier López, then Andres Montano tied it up for Mazatlán in the 50th minute , but luckily for Pachuca it didn’t end there. They were able to keep scoring to earn themselves the victory. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Pachuca should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, Toluca recorded a 3-1 win against Cruz Azul. Carlos Rotondi struck first for Cruz Azul in the 28th minute on a feed from Carlos Rodriguez, then Maximiliano Araújo Vilches got the equalizer for Toluca in the 32nd minute on a feed from Marcel Ruíz But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 54th minute on a goal by Maximiliano Araújo Vilches. Toluca is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
On Sun Aug 28th, Toluca hosted Pachuca in their last match together. Pachuca was victorious by a score of 4 to 1. Illian Hernandez Vargas struck first for Pachuca in the 15th minute, then Illian Hernandez Vargas added another in the 24th minute on a feed from M. Isais.
Maximiliano Araújo Vilches has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the midfielder has scored 4 goals for Toluca. Both Javier López and De La Rosa Gonzalez have been the hottest scorers for Pachuca in the last five each having scored 2 goals.