Reigning Clausura championsTolucaopen their 2025-26Liga MXApertura season at home on Saturday, welcoming Club Necaxato the Estadio Nemesio Díez with confidence riding high after a dominant end to their last campaign.
Fernando Gago's Necaxa side have a dreadful record against Toluca, failing to notch a single win in their last 10 head-to-heads, a streak that dates back five years. They'll be hoping to finally flip the script in enemy territory this weekend.
Toluca, who fell short in the 2024 Apertura final to Club America, turned the tables in stunning fashion just months later, exacting revenge with a 2-0 aggregate triumph over Las Águilas in the Clausura playoff final. Antonio Mohamed's men topped the regular-season table by three points, before dispatching Monterrey and Tigres UANL en route to glory.
The Red Devils enter the new campaign with serious home momentum, unbeaten in all 11 matches at Estadio Nemesio Díez in 2025, racking up nine wins and two draws.
Necaxa, meanwhile, also punched a ticket to the Clausura playoffs last season, finishing fifth with 31 points from 17 outings. However, they were ousted in the quarter-finals by Tigres, not by goals, but by the league standings after a 2-2 draw on aggregate.
Form-wise, Los Rayos are stumbling into the new term, with just one win from their last six matches across all competitions (three draws, two defeats), including a 3-2 loss to Chivas Guadalajara in their only pre-season warm-up last weekend.
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How to watch Toluca vs Necaxa online - TV channels & live streams
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Toluca vs Necaxa kick-off time
The Liga MX match between Toluca and Necaxa will be played at Estadio Nemesio Diez in Toluca, Mexico.
It will kick off at 6 pm PT / 9 pm ET on Saturday, July 12, in the US.
Team news & squads
Toluca vs Necaxa lineups
4-2-3-1
Formation
3-4-3
NECTOL-Line up
TOLSubstitutes
Manager
A. Mohamed
NEC-Line up
NECSubstitutes
Manager
F. Gago
Injuries and Suspended players
Injuries and Suspensions
- No sidelined players
Injuries and Suspensions
- No sidelined players
Toluca team news
The home side head into the season opener with a clean bill of health, giving them a full-strength squad to choose from on Saturday.
Necaxa team news
As for the visitors, they too will have no absentees, with every player fit and ready to feature in their 2025 Liga MX curtain-raiser.
Form
TOL-Form
TOL- Goal Scored (Conceded)
- 8/2
- Games over 2.5 goals
- 2/5
- Both teams scored
- 2/5
NEC-Form
NEC- Goal Scored (Conceded)
- 8/9
- Games over 2.5 goals
- 3/5
- Both teams scored
- 3/5
Head-to-Head Record
TOLLast 5 matches
NEC3
Wins
2
Draws
0
Wins
Goals scored
6- Games over 2.5 goals
- 4/5
- Both teams scored
- 3/5