Cruz Azul vs Toluca — match summary
Mexico · Liga MX · kick-off 27 Sept 2026 05:50
Full time · score 3-3
pPS pre-match readiness (0-100): Cruz Azul 56 · Toluca 40
mPS in-play performance (0-100): Cruz Azul 51 · Toluca 54
Shots on target 7-7 · corners 4-5 · possession 49-51
NextGOAL tip: Under 3 · 2 stars
Cruz Azul and Toluca meet so often that they know each other's game well, and in the last six meetings Cruz Azul have never lost. This time, though, Toluca have risen to the top of the table, while Cruz Azul sit 4th, so this match is a test of how long the hosts can keep pace with the league's top teams. Cruz Azul lost 0-1 in the league in their latest match, after previously putting together a run of wins, but their defence still gives chances away time and again. Toluca, meanwhile, have clearly been the better side overall, even though they stumbled to a 2-3 defeat last time out; before that they had won several matches without conceding and scored nearly twice as many as they conceded. According to the expected line-ups, Cruz Azul will likely set up with a back five and use Gabriel Matias Fernandez Leites as the lone striker, holding the ball up and waiting for the chance to counter. Toluca, for their part, will have Ernesto Alexis Vega Rojas dictating the tempo in midfield in a 4-1-3-2, so the game is likely to see Toluca dominate possession and push forward, while Cruz Azul drop deep, wait for their moment and break quickly when they win the ball back.