Chivas vs FC Juárez pregame Stats

After long weeks of waiting, Chivas returns with renewed enthusiasm to play in front of their fans on opening day at the Akron this Saturday, hosting the Bravos de Juárez as part of Day 1 of the 2022 Apertura, a match that might prove fundamental in completing the pre season objectives of the Rebaño Sagrado, whose goal is to is to focus on maintaining home field advantage and become unbeatable at home.

El Chiverío is coming off a 2-2 draw in a practice match against Necaxa at the Akron. For this match, Ricardo Cadena will not be able to count on José Juan Macías, Isaac Brizuela, Sergio Flores and Jesús Molina, who are out of action due to their respective injuries. The rest of the Guadalajara squad is eligible for the match against the Bravos.

Juárez, on the other hand, lost in its last pre season game 1-2 against Tigres in Monterrey. Hernán Cristante will have the entire border squad available for the match against the Rebaño Sagrado.

The possible Bravos lineup: Alfredo Talavera, Alberto Acosta, Alejandro Arribas, Ventura Alvarado, Jimmy Gómez, Fernando Arce, Javier Salas, Matías García, Darwin Machís, Carlos Fierro, Darío Lezcano.

Did you know...?

- Chivas has only lost 1 of their 6 duels against Juárez; 1 loss, 4 wins and 1 draw.

- Guadalajara has hosted the Bravos 3 times and showing 1 win, 1 loss and 1 tie.

- The team coached by Ricardo Cadena has only lost 1 of their last 7 matches; the other 6 are distributed in 5 wins and 1 draw.

- In their last 4 home games, Chivas won 3 and lost 1.

- Juárez was last in the positions table in the Clausura 2022 after registering only 11 points.

- In their last 14 games played, the team from the border has lost 11 times, tied twice and won just once.

- Recently, Juárez has had a hard time playing away from home, in their last 6 visits they have only won 1 game.

- Antonio Briseño, Alfredo Talavera and Carlos Fierro are the players from the current squads who have worn both jerseys.

- This will be the first time Ricardo Cadena and Hernán Cristante face each other in Liga MX.

- The refereeing quartet for this AP22 J1 match will be made up of Israel Rosario López as center referee, Christian Kiabek Espinosa as assistant 1 and Leonardo Castillo Rodríguez as assistant 2, while Abraham Quirarte Contreras will be the fourth official.