Not long now until the highly anticipated Primera (Clausura) Liguilla semi-final showdown between Toluca and Tigres on Sunday. As they’ve both progressed this far, and with the incentive for the side that makes it through the tie being a place in the final, we could be set for a beauty.
Our predictions, user poll and statistics for Toluca v Tigres de la UANL can be found here - plus the latest betting odds.
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Toluca
WWDLWD
Toluca prepare for this game following on from a 1-1 Primera (Clausura) Liguilla draw against Tigres de la UANL.
Toluca have been conceding pretty frequently of late, but they’ve also found ways to score goals themselves. Looking at their last 6 games, Toluca have conceded in 5 of them as well as managing to get on the scoresheet in 6 of those games.
Tigres de la UANL
WDLDDD
The stats don’t lie, and Tigres have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, with opponents netting 6 goals in total. In defence, Tigres de la UANL have not been doing too well. That kind of pattern isn’t assured to be carried forward into this game, however.
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Head to head
A look at their most recent head-to-head clashes going back to 14/05/2023 tells us that Toluca have won 3 of these games & Tigres 1, with the number of drawn results standing at 2.
17 goals were yielded between them during those clashes, with 10 from Los Diablos Rojos and 7 belonging to Los Tigres. The average goals per game has been 2.83.
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Prediction
We’re inclined to think that Tigres de la UANL may not find it easy to put one past this Toluca team who we think will likely score at least once to gain the upper hand.
We’re going for a very even contest with a 1-0 advantage for Toluca when the referee blows for full-time.
Let’s see how it plays out.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for this match?
Looking at what the bookmakers’ view is of this game on the 90 min. result market, backing Toluca can be had for 1.75, backing a drawn result is 3.7 and putting your money on a victory for Tigres de la UANL comes in at 4.5. They are the best bets on offer as of now.
Renata Leite,
12:00 16/05/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Toluca
Formed: 1917
Stadium: The Estadio Nemesio Díez (31,000)
Captain: Alexis Vega
Chairman: Arturo Pérez Arredondo
Manager: Antonio Mohamed
Competitions: Liga MX (Clausura) position 1, Liga MX (Apertura) position 2, Primera (Clausura) Liguilla (Semi Finals)
🔑 Star Player: Paulinho
Mostly used in the Striker position, Paulinho was born in Barcelos, Portugal. After having played his first senior match for Gil Vicente in the 2013 - 2014 season, the goalscoring Forward has bagged 12 league goals in this Liga MX (Clausura) 2024 - 2025 season so far in 15 appearances.