After 17 regular season Liga MX games, Chivas is preparing to play the Guard1anes 2020 playoffs with the clear objective of beating Necaxa in the Wild Card round at Estadio Akron.
What did 'El Rebaño' do to qualify for the knockout phase? In very general terms, they got 26 points (7 wins, 5 draws, and 5 losses) that placed them in seventh place in the table, representing an average of 51% effectiveness. Here are the most outstanding collective and individual numbers from Guadalajara this season.
Offense:
- 20 goals
- 159 shots on goal
- 127 duels won
- 208 crosses inside the box
Defense:
- 17 goals against
- 4 clean sheets
- 108 duels won
- 178 defensive duels won
- 655 deflections
Ball Possession:
- 2633 effective passes on the defensive half
- 3103 effective passes on the attacking half
- 396 recovered balls
- 32 Through passes
Top performers:
- Total minutes played (1530) / Hiram Mier
- 632 effective passes / Gilberto Sepúlveda
- 93% pass accuracy / Fernando Beltrán and Antonio Briseño
- 29 offensive duels won / Isaac Brizuela
- 3 duels that ended in a score / Alexis Vega
- 31 defensive duels won / Jesús Sánchez
- 95 recovered balls / Jesús Sánchez
- 21 recovered balls on the attacking half / José Juan Macías
- 5 goals / José Juan Macías
- 4 crosses that ended in a score / Uriel Antuna
- 8 times involved in a goal situation / Alexis Vega
- 5 assists / Alexis Vega
- 46 crosses / Isaac Brizuela
- 36 shots on goal / José Juan Macías
- 44 duels won on the defensive half /Hiram Mier
- 109 deflections / Hiram Mier
- 73 aerial duels won / Jesús Molina
- 26 fouls received / Uriel Antuna
