In a mid week match in week 5, on Monday Feb 6th, Monterrey plays host to Toluca in a meeting of these two Liga MX teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 23 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, Monterrey recorded a 2-1 win against Puebla. Federico Mancuello struck first for Puebla in the 44th minute, then Arturo Alfonso Gonzalez Gonzalez tied it up for Monterrey in the 64th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 70th minute on a goal by Rodrigo Aguirre. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Monterrey should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, Toluca recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Atlas. Neither Atlas nor Toluca could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 12 and 16 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Toluca is looking for direction having 3 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches.
Monterrey and Toluca last played eachother at the Estadio Nemesio Díez on Aug 18th. Toluca and Monterrey battled to a 1-1 draw. Leonardo Fernández scored the first goal for Toluca in the 27th minute, then in the 71st minute, Maximiliano Eduardo Meza sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Rodrigo Aguirre earning Monterrey a comeback draw.
Carlos González has been the most prolific scorer on Toluca in the last 5 matches with 2 goals. Monterrey is fortunate enough to have Funes Mori in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored four goals.