Liga MX Matchday 9 – Roundup and Results

Last Updated on August 18, 2022 2:23 pm by Erwin Noguera

Liga MX continues its progress in this 2022 opening tournament and has just finished Matchday 9, so we are at the beginning of the second half of the tournament and teams are already thinking about the fact that they have to score as many points as possible to advance to the playoffs or Liguilla.

Toluca remains at the top of the standings after drawing its match against Monterrey. Tigres returned to winning ways and is gradually closing in on first place.

Club América continues its excellent momentum and is already fifth in the overall standings with 3 consecutive victories. Puebla and Pachuca have not been able to return to winning ways and are already in danger of losing their place in the playoffs.

Meanwhile, Querétaro, Guadalajara, and Cruz Azul are still in terrible shape and, if they do not change their approach to the game, they could be saying goodbye once and for all to this tournament.

The current two-time champion of Mexican soccer, Atlas, continues without finding its rhythm of play, has not been able to have a winning streak, and, right now, is out of the positions that grant a pass to the playoffs. Although the table is very tight, they only have a few rounds left to get back on track.

Liga MX Matchday 9: Toluca vs. Monterrey

When: Wednesday, August 17 at 08:00 pm ET

Moneyline odds: Toluca +230 / Monterrey +114 (Source: MyBookie.ag)

Draw Offs: +255

Where Can I Watch? ESPN / Fox Sports

As we had predicted, the match between Toluca and Monterrey that would define the first place in the general classification table for the start of Matchday 10 ended in a 1-1 draw.

Toluca looked like they could take the victory in this match and even more so after taking the lead in the 27th minute with a very good goal by Leonardo Fernández López. From this point on, the Red Devils took control of the ball and the game, but despite this, they were unable to generate many scoring chances.

In the second half, the tone was completely different, Monterrey came out in search of a goal from the start and, after much insistence, managed to equalize the score in the 71st minute, thanks to Rodrigo Aguirre Soto.

With this result, Toluca remains at the top of the standings with 21 points, while Monterrey continues its pursuit, just one point behind them.

Result: Toluca (1) – (1) Monterrey

Liga MX Matchday 9: Pachuca vs. América

When: Wednesday, August 17 at 10:05 pm ET

Moneyline odds: Pachuca +108 / América +255 (Source: MyBookie.ag)

Draw Offs: +246

Where Can I Watch? ESPN / Fox Sports

América continues to be unbeatable. On Wednesday, they demonstrated their current high level of play by beating Pachuca 3-0 to reach their fourth win in the tournament, the third in a row, after a complicated start to the Apertura 2022.

At the Hidalgo Stadium, the team coached by Tano Ortiz gave a blow to the table by beating the home team from start to finish, thanks to goals from Alejandro Zendejas, Jonathan Rodríguez, and Henry Martín.

Pachuca, on the other hand, had to row against the current after being left at a numerical disadvantage following the red card given to the Ecuadorian Romario Obarra at the end of the first half. They never found any fluency in their play and ended up empty-handed.

With this result, América continues to climb positions and is now in fifth place, just one behind Tijuana. Meanwhile, Pachuca continues to lose important positions and is now in eighth place.

Result: Pachuca (0) – (3) América

Liga MX Matchday 9: Puebla vs. Necaxa

When: Tuesday, August 16 at 10:05 pm ET

Moneyline odds: Puebla +118 / Necaxa +248 (Source: MyBookie.ag)

Draw Offs: +230

Where Can I Watch? ESPN / Fox Sports

Uruguayans Facundo Batista and Agustín Oliveros each scored a goal to give Necaxa a 2-2 draw away to Puebla on Tuesday in the ninth round of the Apertura 2022 in Mexican soccer.

True be told, Puebla’s players searched and insisted until the first goal fell in their favor, courtesy of Martín Barragán, who broke his team’s streak of 175 minutes without scoring at home.

At the start of the second half, Batista equalized with an excellent goal. In the 64th minute, Puebla turned the score around and took the lead with a great goal by Jordi Cortizo, which seemed to be the definitive blow for Puebla to get out of the bad moment they are in.

But Necaxa saved their best for last and, in the 83rd minute, Oliveros equalized to give the game a definitive result.

After this result, Necaxa is in sixth place in the table, while Puebla is in seventh place.

Result: Puebla (2) – (2) Necaxa