Stadium: Nemesio Diez

Referee: Roberto Garcia Orozco

Serie: 11GP - 5 Wins for Toluca - 2 Draws - 4 Wins for Jaguares Chiapas

Last five matches have been under 2.5

Toluca

The team have a pending match of Round 10 against Atlas in home, which will be play on April 4.

The team play on last weekend against Veracruz, which have chance coach for the fifith time this season, the match was rispid and very tactical, with both teams taking more care of defense than on attack, A first half with few scoring chances that see no goals.

In second half the match chance, responsable for this was MF Vicente Sanchez which continue to deliver his quality in every match he takes, and almost in the ecuator of the second half it was a pass of him that open the way for MF Sergio Amaury Ponce to score the winning goal. Vicente Sanchez was a nightmare for Veracruz defense but a good work of GK Bernal didn't allow him to score. Toluca defend very well in the last minutes against Veracruz scoring chances, and the team leave a impression of have return to that effective team, solid in defense and fair on scoring as they just score the needed goals to win most of the time. The team is reaching the top positions as the team has only one defeat.

The team went to Argentina to play against Boca Juniors, team which they have already beat the week before in home, but in away the team didn't show any of their qualities that last week shine, the team was unable to produce scoring chances, was completely superate. MF Riquelme and FW Palermo where key to this change in Boca playmaking and overall result. Toluca carry a 3-0 defeat that could send the team to the third position of the group.

In addition to the result, the fatigue of the long journey will have affects on the team, in order to minimize this, coach America "Tolo" Gallego is rotating his players, in GK Cristante play on Libertadores meanwhile youth Carlos Lozano plays on Local tournament, the team also in local tournament send their best players on the secon half so they don't face a lot of work, and in some form rest.

In home the team has show some lack of defense, but has been effective on attack and have not allow a defeat here, but neither a victory as they have collect just draws. Despite their midweek performance the team is showing solid, but here is to consider that DF Paulo Da Silva the reference in the DF will not be as he will be with their national team, this force Toluca to make changes. Youth players could take his position, now in anyother team this could be dangerous, but in recent times Toluca have show good results with those players. Toluca carries three matches unbeaten.

Team Rating: 8/10 - Toluca youth system can cover Rosada absence, but DF Paulo Da Silva absence will hurt the defense.

Suspended:

MF Ariel Rosada

International Team callups:

DF Paulo Da Silva

Jaguares Chiapas

Last match the team won 2-1 to Atlante, match where Jagaures show great heart to comeback. Jaguares go back to show tought defense on home after allowing a defeat against Veracruz, Atlante dominate in the beggining of the actions with a goal of FW Gustavo Bizcayzacu from a pass of youth MF Christian de Jesús Bermudez. But minutes lates the expulsion of DF David Oteo put the match for Jaguares. Which with an inteligent gameplay start attacking with more force Atlante, and before the end of the first half Jaguares FW Javier Campora score the equalizer after a pass of MF Felipe de Jesus who quickly take a free kick that Campora score.

In second half, Jaguares continue attacking Atlante, and the figure of Atlante GK Vilar took more importance as the stop more of Atlante attacks.but in the end of the match with just '4 minutes left on the score FW Javier Campora was able to score again from a header pass of MF Ulises Mendivil that destabilize the defense and leave space for Campora to take the goal. With this goal, the player get to be lone scorer leader of the season.

Jaguares with coach Victor Manuel Vucetich have been very irregular, have gone from defeats to victory, but not take a steady step, the team can easily take a very good game in away to Jalisco playing defensively, and then fall in home to Veracruz 0-2, to go back and beat Atlante 2-1. If the coach continue with this display do to the lack of competence in the league the team could be reaching playoffs position. In this moment the team is just six points from qualification spots.

In away the team are nothing spectacular and have only take one victory, but with this team the thing is that for sure they are going to go to laid back and work in getting advantage by counterattacks to be able to notch some points from difficult Nemesio Diez Stadium. FW Javier Campora will be key in achieving this an altought being the best strikers his performance is intermitent and can make great things one, but then take a streak without scoring.

Suspended:

DF Ismael Fuentes

Match:

An interesting match, but more to see if Toluca can bounce back from their defeat against Boca and continue their good step on the local tournament . Meanwhile is to see if Jaguares can repeat their last away game victory in atlas home. I expect a rispid match with a lot of work on the middlefield and team more focus on defense.

Prediction:

For O/U I sense that it will be a under game, Toluca knows how to control the matches (against Boca in Buenos Aires an exception) and MF/FW Vicente Sanchez is making a great season being a very determinant players. For Jaguares FW Campora is of care, but Toluca defense will hold. So Under 2.5.



Pick : Under 2.5
Odds : 1.82
Stake : 9 / 10
Bookmaker : Bet365
Date : 2007-03-26
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