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Guadalajara will host Toluca at the Estadio Akron on Sunday in the opening round of the 2024 Liga MX Apertura campaign. The home side enjoyed a largely positive Clausura campaign earlier this year, ultimately finishing in sixth place with 31 points from 17 matches, four points behind Club America at the top of the pile.
They kicked off their playoff campaign against Toluca, beating their weekend opponents 1-0 on aggregate. They then faced eventual champions America in the playoff semifinals, playing out a goalless draw in the first leg on home turf before losing 1-0 on the road days later.
Toluca, meanwhile, endured a slow finish to their regular season, losing two of their final three games as they finished third in the table with 32 points from seven games. They locked horns with Chivas in the playoff quarterfinals, suffering a narrow 1-0 defeat in the first leg before playing out a goalless draw in the return leg as they squandered multiple chances to get back into the tie.
The visitors will be looking to enact some form of revenge when the two sides face off on opening day this weekend before returning to home turf to play Juarez in gameweek two.
Guadalajara vs Toluca Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- There have been 62 meetings between Chivas and Toluca. The hosts have won 17 of those games while the visitors have won five more.
- There have been 23 draws between the two teams including their most recent matchup which ended goalless.
- The hosts are undefeated in their last four games in this fixture.
- Toluca have failed to score any goals in each of their last three outings.
Guadalajara vs Toluca Prediction
Guadalajara have lost two of their last three games after going undefeated in their previous 10. They are, however, unbeaten in their last five games at the Estadio Akron and will be looking forward to the weekend clash.
Toluca, meanwhile, are on a three-game winless streak and have won just one of their last five games across all competitions. They have struggled for results on the road of late and could see defeat on Sunday.
Prediction: Guadalajara 1-0 Toluca
Guadalajara vs Toluca Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Chivas Guadalajara to win
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Under 2.5 goals (Eight of the last 10 matches between the two teams have produced fewer than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: NO (Both sides have found the back of the net in just one of their last four Apertura matchups)
