Toluca vs. Tigres: TV channel, live stream, team news, kick-off time, & match preview

Jon Arnold

Toluca vs. Tigres: TV channel, live stream, team news, kick-off time, & match preview image

Liga MX's hottest teams collide Sunday at the Estadio Nemesio Diez with first-place Toluca welcoming third-place Tigres.

While every other Mexican team has lost at least once in the last three league matches, both clubs will put long undefeated runs on the line this weekend.

Toluca's last defeat came back on Valentine's Day and they've won their last 10 across all competitions.

Tigres have dropped points more recently, drawing against Chivas two weeks ago. Still, Tuca Ferretti's men haven't lost in their last eight domestic contests. 

Game Toluca vs. Tigres 
Date Sunday, April 8
Time 1 p.m. ET
Stream (US only) fuboTV (7-day free trial)

TV Channel, Live Stream & How To Watch


Andre-Pierre Gignac Tigres

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Squads & Team News


Position Toluca players
Goalkeepers Talavera, Garcia, Centeno, Pasquel
Defenders Garcia, Perg, Gonzalez, Delgadillo, Calvo, Garcia, Borja, Benitez, Rojas, Salinas 
Midfielders Sartiaguin, Rios, Lopez, Medina, Zamora, Sambueza, Quiniones, Barrientos
Forwards Reyna, Uribe, Hauche, Cenelo, Vega, Abundis

Mananger Hernan Cristante has selected the same side for the past two matches and only swapped in forward Alexis Canelo for Fernando Uribe in before that. He has no injuries or suspensions to force a change this week.

Potential starting XI: Talavera; Salinas, Gonzalez, Garcia, Borja; Lopez, Rios; Sambueza, Barrientos, Quinones; Canelo

Position Tigres players
Goalkeepers Guzman, Fernandez, Ortega
Defenders Kolodziejczak, Ayala, Juninho, Meza, Torres Nilo, Acosta, Jimenez, Estrada, Rodriguez
Midfielders Carioca, Duenas, J. Torres, Vasquez, R. Torres, Zelarayan, Aquino, Alvarez, Sosa, Damm
Forwards Valencia, Gignac, Vargas

Javier Aquino and Jurgen Damm both played in Tigres' 4-1 thrashing of Leon last week after missing Mexico's friendly matches because of injury. Right back Luis "Chaka" Rodriguez is yet to return after a right hamstring issue but was fit to make the bench against Leon and may return to the starting XI this weekend.

Potential starting XI: Guzman; Rodriguez, Ayala, Juninho, Torres Nilo; Sosa, Carioca, Duenas, Aquino; Valencia, Gignac


Betting & Match Odds


Toluca is the slight favorite to win the match with dabblebet pricing it at 6/4. Tigres are rated 17/10 to emerge from the Estadio Nemasio Diez with a victory while a draw is available at 9/4.

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Game Preview


Alfredo Talavera Toluca

It's the match of the weekend and a match that could determine which team goes into the Liguilla with the No. 1 seed. With four weeks to play in the regular season, Toluca and Tigres are undoubtedly the hottest teams in the league. Neither lost in the month of March with Toluca on an incredible 10-match winning streak across both the league and the cup.

That the start of the streak roughly coincided with goalkeeper Alfredo Talavera's return from an ACL injury may not be coincidence. The Red Devils have been defensively sound with Argentine tactician Hernan Cristante finding a consistent back six of defensive midifelders Antonio Rios and Leonel Lopez with a back four of Rodrigo Salinas, Osvaldo Gonzalez, Santiago Garcia and Cristian Borja in front of Talavera.

Yet, the back line has been a bit leaky during the streak with the attack good enough to cover some of the deficiencies. Luis Quinones, the former Tigres midfielder, has scored three goals in the last four matches, finding a home after separating from the Lobos BUAP squad midway through the previous tournament.

Tigres typically rely on their back line and generally have gotten solid performances out of the veteran unit this campaign. Injuries have hit, with right back Luis "Chaka" Rodriguez potentially returning to the starting XI Sunday, but the big-spenders have been deep enough to cope without players like Rodriguez, center back Francisco Meza, left back Jorge Torres Nilo, winger Jurgen Damm and winger Javier Aquino at various points during the campaign.

Now, they're getting nearly everyone back to health, allowing manager Tuca Ferretti to rotate players to keep them healthy and keep defenders guessing at which attacker he'll throw at them.

Toluca is the hottest team in the league, but Sunday brings the toughest test they've faced in the new year. If there's a winner, that team likely will become the leader and definitely will become the favorite to enter into the postseason with the No. 1 seed next month.

Jon Arnold

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Jon Arnold covered the Mexico national team and Concacaf region in English for Goal until March 2020. His byline also has appeared in the Dallas Morning News, the New York Times Goal blog, FloFC and Pacific Standard. In addition to his written work, he serves as the Concacaf expert on the BBC's World Football Phone-In and has appeared on SiriusXMFC in English and Fox Deportes and Milenio in Spanish. Formerly based in Tijuana and currently living in Texas, Jon covered the 2018 World Cup, the 2015 Copa America, the 2016 Copa America Centenario and the last five Gold Cups.