Juarez vs Toluca Prediction: Can Toluca maintain their momentum?

In the upcoming fixture of Liga MX - Clausura, Juarez will face Toluca at Stadium Olímpico Benito Juárez in Juarez. The home side head here after another loss (3-2) against Pachuca. The visitors arrive here after a win (2-1) against Tigres.

Betting tips and odds are provided below.

Juarez (LLLLD)

The Juarez team comes to this game after a 3-2 defeat against Pachuca. Despite the high number of goals, the 1st half started more confidently on the part of the teams, with Juarez more defensive and Pachuca dominating, looking to create scoring opportunities. The Juarez team was demonstrating good defensive organization and the result was tied at half-time. The 2nd half would be a completely different game. The Juarez team entered the match strongly and made it 0-1 after 49 minutes. In response, the Pachuca team would take over the game more and reach a draw in the 73rd minute, immediately making it 2-1 in the 75th minute. The Juarez team was trying to reach a draw, but it would be the Pachuca team who would reach 3-1, in the 82nd minute. The Juarez team would still be able to reduce it to 3-2 in the 84th minute, however, they would not be able to reach a draw. With this result, the Juarez team remains in last place in the table, with just 2 points. In the last 5 games, the team has recorded 1 draw and 4 defeats, having scored 6 goals and conceded 16. Despite the good performance, the Juarez team continues to be unable to win any game and continues to sink further into the table.

Toluca (WWWDL)

The Toluca team comes to this game after a 2-1 victory against Tigre. The Tigre team would enter the game better, scoring in the 35th minute. Despite the smaller opportunities, the team would make good use of the opportunities created. However, the game would be a turnaround for the Tigres team, which would be reduced to 10 players at 45+6'. The 2nd half would be completely dominated by the Toluca team, with an impressive 71% of ball possession. The team would tie the game in the 54th minute, by Vega. The superiority would be enormous and the Toluca team would make it 2-1 with a penalty in the 70th minute. Given the number of opportunities created by the Toluca team in the 2nd half, the result ended up being poor. With this result, the Toluca team now finds itself in 4th place in the table, with just 19 points. In the last 5 league games the team has recorded 3 wins and 2 draws, having scored 21 goals and conceded 12. They are the team in the best moment of the league and are quickly looking to reach the top 3.

Extra Betting Tips

In the last 5 games between these 2 teams, Juarez has won 2, Toluca has won 1, and they drew another 2. Goals were scored in all of those 5 games, with both teams scoring in 3 of those matches.

Toluca are clear favorites to win this match. Still, goals are to be expected from both teams.