Match details:

FC Juarez vs Toluca
1st May at 8:00 AM
Venue: Estadio Olimpico Benito Juarez 

Preview: 

The Liga MX is the topmost level of Mexican football, wherein 18 teams battle each other to be determined the champions of Mexico. It’s Gameweek 17 of the Liga MX Clausura, and in this fixture, we will be looking at the 17th placed FC Juarez hosting the 8th placed Toluca. In their previous competitive meeting, it was FC Juarez who came out on top after managing to win by 1-0. In their previous competitive match, FC Juarez faced Queretaro against whom they went on to face a 1-0 defeat, whereas Toluca faced Club America against whom they went on to win by a comfortable margin of 3-1. In their last six matches, FC Juarez have won two and lost four. Toluca, meanwhile, have won one, drawn one and lost four across the same period.

Key Stats & Info:

• Both the teams have met each other just 4 times in the past wherein FC Juarez have managed to win 3 of those and have drawn the other.

• Toluca have managed to win just 2 of their previous 27 away matches in all competitions.

• FC Juarez have lost just 4 of their previous 14 home matches in all competitions.

Probable starting XI:

FC Juarez:

Vazquez (GK), Paves, Marin, Velazquez, Lopez, Intriago, Iniestra, Mendieta, Rosel, Garcia, Lezcano

Toluca:

Garcia (GK), Barbieri, Torres Nilo, Ortega, Lopez, Yrizar, Vazquez, Baeza, Sambueza, Canelo, Estrada

Key players:

• Canelo (Toluca): Alexis Canelo joined Toluca back in July 2017. Since then, he has featured in 130 matches in all competitions wherein he has scored 47 goals and has also provided his team with 9 assists as well. This season so far, he has managed to play 29 matches in all competitions wherein he has secured 17 goals and has also provided his team with 4 assists. Having bagged a goal in the reverse fixture he will surely be trying to at least replicate that performance in this game as well. He managed to secure 2 goals and provide 2 assists in his previous 3 outings he will surely be a huge threat.

• Sambueza (Toluca): Rubens Sambueza rejoined Toluca back in July 2020 from Club Leon on a loan deal. So far in his career, he has managed to play 106 matches in all competitions wherein he has scored 17 goals and has also provided his team with 31 assists as well. This season so far, he has managed to get featured in 33 matches across all competitions wherein he has scored 4 goals and has also provided his team with 10 assists as well. He has managed to keep an average of 0.5 shots, 2.9 key passes, 1.1 tackles, 1.3 dribbles, 6.3 duels won and 31.6 passes per 90 in the Liga MX Clausura.

• Lezcano (FC Juarez): Dario Lezcano joined FC Juarez back in July 2019 from German side FC Ingolstadt. Since his arrival, he has featured in 58 matches wherein he has scored 29 goals and has also provided his team with 6 assists as well. This season so far, he has played 28 matches in all competitions wherein he has scored 15 goals and has also provided his team with 2 assists as well. Having managed to score a goal and provide an assist in his previous match he will surely be a player to watch out for.

Captain & vice-captain picks:

• A Canelo (Toluca)

• R Sambueza (Toluca)

• D Lezcano (FC Juarez)

• W Mendieta (FC Juarez)

• M Estrada (Toluca)

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