Match Report
The table gap was wide: 22 points between Toluca (1st, 37 pts) and Mazatlán (16th, 15 pts). Toluca had been under-performing their position — 26th on five-round form against 1st in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.29/2.18 for Mazatlán and 2.53/1.06 for Toluca (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.46.
7 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Mazatlán 1, draws 1, Toluca 5, at 3.14 goals per meeting. The fixture leans high-scoring: 86% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 71%.
Estadio de Mazatlán (Mazatlán) staged the fixture, a ground that holds 25,000. On the scoreboard, Toluca led 1-0 at the break; 6 second-half goals set the final 4-3.
Goal scorers
Mazatlán: Yoel Bárcenas (69'), Brian Rubio (49'), Daniel Hernández (88'), Gabriel Lopez (75') · Toluca: Everardo del Villar (45'), Antonio Briseño (54'), Nicolás Castro (87')
Key stats
Possession: Mazatlán 41% · Toluca 59% · Total shots: 16-13 · On target: 6-8 · Corners: 3-8