Can little-fancied Toluca trouble Tigres?

Tigres and Toluca face off this Wednesday at the in an intriguing match in the México Apertura. Currently, Robert Siboldi's team are 2nd in the table with 20 points, while Ignacio Ambríz's team are 8th with 14 points.

Tigres head into this clash on the back of a 2x3 win against Mazatlán (Liga Mexicana Apertura 2023/24), while the visitors drew 1x1 with Chivas (Liga Mexicana Apertura 2023/24). On the other hand, Toluca are on a scoring run that has seen them score at least one goal a game in their past 5 matches in the Liga Mexicana Apertura 2023/24. Digging back into the archives highlights that Robert Siboldi's team and Ignacio Ambríz's team have faced each other fifty-five times, with Toluca holding the advantage: 27 victories, against 15 victories of Tigres.

Considering only the México Apertura, there have been twenty-nine games played between the two teams, with 11 wins for Toluca, 10 draws and 8 wins for Tigres.

Considering the Liga Mexicana Apertura 2023/24, from Tigres's most influential players, Juan Vigon has entered the pitch 10 times, and Nahuel Guzmán is the one with more minutes played (900). André-Pierre Gignac is their current best scorer with 5 goals. As for Toluca, Robert Morales participated in 10 games, and Andrés Mosquera has played the most minutes (900). Juan Domínguez is the current best scorer with 4 goals.

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Toluca winning 3x1. Tigres are given the favouritism to win this match.