Toluca will face Colorado Rapids at DSG Park on Tuesday in the last 16 of the 2024 Leagues Cup campaign. The Mexican side have performed well in the cup competition so far and will be looking to make it to the quarterfinals after falling to Minnesota United at this stage of the competition last season.
They faced Houston Dynamo last time out in the Leagues Cup and had looked set to be headed toward defeat before Ivan Lopez came off the bench to level the scores at 2-2 and send the game to penalties, which Diablos Rojos won 5-4.
Colorado Rapids kicked off their Leagues Cup campaign with a 4-0 hiding at the hands of Portland Timbers but have since picked themselves up and are now pushing for cup glory.
They faced Juarez in the round of 32 of the tournament picking up a 3-2 win with Jonathan Lewis, Dorde Mihailovic and Calvin Harris all getting on the scoresheet to overturn an early deficit and secure the win for Chris Armas' men.
Toluca vs Colorado Rapids Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Tuesday's game will mark just the second meeting between Toluca and Colorado.
- The two sides faced off for the first time in the group stages of the Leagues Cup last season with the Rapids running out 4-1 winners.
- Colorado are without a clean sheet in their last 10 games across all competitions.
- Toluca have won all but one of their last seven competitive games against American opposition.
- Only two of the Rapids' nine league defeats this season have come on home turf.
Toluca vs Colorado Rapids Prediction
Toluca are on a run of back-to-back victories and are undefeated in their last seven games across all competitions. They have performed fairly well on foreign grounds this season and will be looking forward to the midweek clash.
Colorado are on a run of back-to-back victories and have won three of their last four matches. They are undefeated in their last 10 games at DSG Park but could see their midweek clash decided on penalties.
Prediction: Toluca 2-2 Colorado Rapids
Toluca vs Colorado Rapids Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Draw
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Five of Toluca's last six matches have produced more than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: YES (Both sides have found the back of the net in seven of the hosts' last eight matchups)