On the 18th of August, Toluca will play host to Monterrey in a clash of the Liga MX. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 2nd placed Toluca, recorded a 3-1 win against Tijuana. Edgar Ivan Lopez Rodriguez scored the first goal for Tijuana in the 23rd minute, but Carlos González got the equalizer for Toluca in the 34th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 49th minute on a goal by Jean Meneses. Toluca should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 1st placed Monterrey, recorded a 2-1 win against Necaxa. Bryan Garnica scored the first goal for Necaxa in the 37th minute, then in the 56th minute, Meza sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Rodrigo Aguirre Finally they completed the comback in the 77th minute on a goal by Gonzalez Gonzalez to cap off a wild match. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Monterrey should be reasonably happy with their performance.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Monterrey won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Monterrey is fortunate enough to have Arturo Alfonso Gonzalez Gonzalez in top form. In the last five matches the midfielder has scored four goals. Toluca’s most prolific scorer has been Jean Meneses. The attacker has netted 2 goals over the last five matches.