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Toluca and Sporting Kansas City square off at Children's Mercy Park in the final Group D game of the Leagues Cup on Monday. Having won their opening game, both sides are guaranteed a place in the knockout stages but will be looking to clinch top spot in the group.
Toluca turned in a performance of the highest quality in their Leagues Cup opener as they fought back from behind to secure a 3-1 victory over Chicago Fire last Wednesday.
After falling behind to Georgios Koutsias’ eight-minute opener, Jesus Angulo restored parity in the 29th minute before Marcel Ruiz scored a brace to complete the comeback at the SeatGeek Stadium.
This was in keeping with their solid run of results in the new Mexican Liga MX campaign, where Renato Pavia's men have picked up two wins and two draws in their opening four games.
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Like Toluca, Sporting Kansas City had to dig deep in their Group D opener as they came from behind to secure a 2-1 victory over Chicago Fire last Monday.
Robert Castellanos struck in the 39th minute to cancel out Koutsias’ 22-minute opener before William Agada netted the winner with 14 minutes left to play.
The Wizards head into Monday’s game unbeaten in five of their last six matches across all competitions, picking up three wins and one draw since the first week of July.
Toluca vs Sporting Kansas City Head-To-Head and Key Numbers
- This will be the fourth meeting between Toluca and Sporting Kansas City, with the MLS side claiming two wins from their previous three encounters.
- Toluca have managed one win in that time, which came in their Leagues Cup round-of-16 clash last season, when they stormed to a 4-1 victory.
- Pavia's men are unbeaten in their last six matches across all competitions, picking up three wins and three draws since a 1-0 loss against Guadalajara on May 9.
- Sporting Kansas City have won all but one of their last five home games, with a 1-1 draw with St Louis City on July 21 being the exception.
- Toluca have managed just one win in their last five away matches while losing twice and claiming two draws since the start of March.
Toluca vs Sporting Kansas City Prediction
While they have already booked their spot in the knockout stages, Toluca and Sporting Kansas set out in search of maximum points as they look to finish as group winners.
The Wizards have been rock-solid on home turf and we are backing them to come away with all three points.
Prediction: Toluca 1-2 Sporting Kansas City
Toluca vs Sporting Kansas City Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Sporting Kansas City to win
Tip 2: Over 2.5 goals - Yes (There have been three or more goals scored in five of Sporting Kansas City’s last seven games)
Tip 3: Both sides to score - Yes (Both sides have also scored in the Wizards’ last seven matches)
