In this week 14 match on the 17th of April, Tigres UANL hosts Toluca at Estadio Universitario De Nuevo León in a meeting of these two mismatched Liga MX teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 33 degrees, which may be tiring for the players. In their last match, 2nd placed Tigres UANL, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Querétaro. Yeferson Soteldo struck first for Tigres UANL in the 75th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Querétaro couldn’t manage to score, and Tigres UANL took the shutout win. Tigres UANL is on a hot streak lately, with only 1 loss in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Toluca recorded a 1-1 draw against Chivas. José Macías struck first for Chivas in the 68th minute, but Leonardo Fernández got the equalizer for Toluca in the 7th minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning them at least the one point. Toluca is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca won by a score of 3 to 1. Guido Pizarro struck first for Tigres UANL in the 27th minute on a feed from Javier Ignacio Aquino Carmona, then Raúl López tied it up for Toluca in the 33rd minute But luckily in the 83rd minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Alexis Pedro Canelo.
Toluca is fortunate enough to have Leonardo Fernández in top form. In the last five matches the midfielder has scored four goals. Gignac has been the most prolific scorer on Tigres UANL in his last 5 matches with three goals.