In this week 9 match on Mar 5th, Necaxa and Toluca will play a match in Aguascalientes in a clash of these two closely matched Liga MX teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 26 degrees, a perfect day for football. 13th placed Necaxa is fresh off their 0-1 loss against León. Victor Dávila struck first for León in the 32nd minute on a penalty, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Necaxa couldn’t muster any offence and León ran away with the shutout win. Necaxa is looking for direction having 4 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while 8th placed Toluca is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Querétaro. Maximiliano Perg struck first for Querétaro in the 10th minute, then Leonardo Fernández tied it up for Toluca in the 4th minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning Toluca a comeback draw. Toluca is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Oct 21st, Toluca and Necaxa battled to a 1-1 draw. Alex Zendejas struck first for Necaxa in the 53rd minute on a feed from Rodrigo Aguirre, then in the 56th minute, Rubens Sambueza sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Oscar Vanegas Zúñiga earning Toluca a comeback draw.
Leonardo Fernández has been the most prolific scorer on Toluca in his last five matches with 3 goals. Both Rodrigo Aguirre and Milton Giménez have been the hottest scorers for Necaxa in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals.