Toluca vs Sporting Kansas City Predicted lineup, betting tips, odds, injury news, H2H, telecast | Leagues Cup 2024

Both sides are tied on three points in Group D.

Sporting Kansas City advanced from their group in the Leagues Cup of the previous season, defeating Chivas Guadalajara 1-0 and drawing FC Cincinnati 3-3, only to be eliminated in the round of 32 by Toluca.

But that wasn’t their first meeting. In the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League round of 16, Sporting easily defeated Toluca with a 5-0 aggregate triumph. This included a 3-0 victory in the first leg at Children’s Mercy Park.

Against Chicago Fire FC last week, the Wizards trailed 1-0 midway through the first half but rallied admirably in the second. Robert Castellanos tied the score before Willy Agada sealed the win in the 76th minute.

After four games, Toluca are still undefeated in the 2024 Liga MX Apertura season. Their two wins have come at home, while their two draws have been away from home. Following a precipitation delay at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview, Illinois, on Thursday night, Toluca overcame a goal deficit to defeat Chicago Fire FC 3-1 in their Leagues Cup 2024 opener.

Georgios Koutsias handed the Fire a quick lead, but Jesus Angulo tied the score at the half-hour mark. Marcel Ruiz then sealed Toluca’s advancement to the next round with a brace on each side of the intermission.

Kick-off:

Tuesday, 6 August at 1 am GMT, 6:30 am IST

Stadium: Children’s Mercy Park

Form

Toluca (in all competitions): D-D-W-W-D-W

Sporting Kansas City (in all competitions): L-W-W-L-D-W

Players to watch

Marcel Ruiz (Toluca)

Marcel Ruiz continues to make a big impression on the Mexican side. He will be prepared to make an impact when Toluca take on Sporting KC in the Leagues Cup. His presence in the middle of the pitch brings dynamism and helps the team make better decisions. Ruiz’s slick passing aided by his ability to score goals is what makes him a decisive player.

William Agada (Sporting Kansas City)

William Agada will be looking to add more to his tally when Sporting KC meet Toluca. The Nigerian striker’s eye for goal makes him one of the most dangerous players for the opposition. He will be ready to cause all sorts of trouble to Toluca defenders in the group match.

Match facts

• Against Toluca, manager Peter Vermes has an impressive 2-0-1 record.
• Sporting Kansas City have let up a goal in each of their previous seven games.
• There were over 2.5 goals in two of the three official clashes between Sporting KC and Toluca.

Toluca vs Sporting Kansas City: Betting tips and odds

• Tip 1: Sporting Kansas City to win the match
• Tip 2: The match to end with under 3.5 goals
• Tip 3: Agada to score anytime

Injury and team news

Juan Escobar, who has not played the last nine games for the Liga MX team, is still a way out from playing again. He is the only known injury absentee for Toluca going into this game.

Due to an ACL injury that will keep Logan Ndenbe out of action for the near future and Felipe Hernandez’s ongoing suspension, MLS side Sporting KC will be missing two first-team players for this encounter. Despite having hamstring and hip ailments, respectively, Memo Rodriguez and Daniel Rosero have not been knocked out of the running for the team. They will probably need to go through late fitness testing.

Head-to-head

Matches: 3

Toluca: 1

Draws: 0

Sporting KC: 2

Predicted lineup

Toluca predicted lineup (4-2-3-1)

Volpi (GK); B Garcia, L Garcia, Pereira, Gallardo; Baeza, Ruiz; Dominguez, Vega, Angulo; Paulinho

Sporting Kansas City predicted lineup (4-2-3-1)

Melia (GK); Shelton, Castellanos, Fintas, Leibold; Walter, Radoja; Afrifa, Thommy, Salloi; Agada

Prediction for Toluca vs Sporting Kansas City

After both of these teams played similarly well versus Chicago Fire FC in their opening competition matches, this game appears to be quite well-matched. But with their “home” advantage and a potent striker, we think Sporting KC can push to win this game by a narrow margin.

Prediction: Toluca 1-2 Sporting Kansas City

Live telecast details for Toluca vs Sporting Kansas City

The match will be telecasted on Apple TV.

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