Two clubs chasing the Apertura Liga MX title will do battle today in a league match between Club Tijuana and Toluca. The first-division clash scheduled for 10:30 p.m. ET will be held at the Estadio Caliente in Tijuana and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on Sky Mexico.

What They're Saying

America manager Antonio Mohamed (via Medio Tiempo): "I'm here to apologize to people because all I have to do is focus on the team playing well and that they win. I ask for forgiveness from the fans. I shouldn't be responding to the people. The people come and pay their entrance fees. The people are important here. We haven't lost in a year at home and you've seen the response from the public."

"We can't commit mistakes because the people will respond," he added. "We lost for the first time [at home] after a year and two months."

Tactical Preview

Player to Watch: Tijuana's Cristian Pellerano is yet to open his Apertura account, but the 32-year-old has created 15 chances for the club this tournament. Only Juan Arango (23) has created more.

Tijuana's Projected Lineup (4-4-2 diamond): Saucedo; Gandolfi, Pellerano, Nunez, Garza; Guemez, Benedetto, Pellerano, Arango; Ruiz, Moreno

Toluca's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Talavera; Silva, Ponce, Silva, Rios; Rojas, Ortiz, Brizuela, Velazquez, Lobos; Benitez

Note: Credit all statistics to the officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via Squawka).

Standings

FIRST STAGE APERTURA
RnkTeamMPWDLGFGA+/-Pts
1CF América1492325141129
2Atlas148331914527
3Toluca147432014625
4Tigres146622216624
5Club de Futbol Monterrey137331812624
6Jaguares145632018221
7Club de Fútbol Pachuca146351715221
8Cruz Azul145451512319
9Querétaro145362019118
10CD León146082324-118
11Santos Laguna144641719-218
12Club Tijuana143831715217
13Pumas UNAM144551818017
14Veracruz14356813-514
15Puebla142751117-613
16Leones Negros14266714-712
17Guadalajara132561118-711
18Monarcas141491329-167