Match Report
The table read 2nd (Toluca, 12 pts) against 12th (SJ Earthquakes, 6 pts), 6 points apart. Per game in the league, Toluca were scoring 3.75 and conceding 1, SJ Earthquakes 1 and 0.5, against a competition average of 1.28 goals per team per game.
11 matches unbeaten backed Toluca's arrival, having scored in 9 consecutive games. Over the last five, Toluca had taken 13 of 15 points to SJ Earthquakes's 5.
The venue was Estadio Nemesio Díez in Toluca de Lerdo, with room for 31,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-1.