The resounding victory that Guadalajara achieved against UNAM on Saturday night at the Estadio Akron represented a very strong boost as they head into what some see as the final phase of the Apertura 2022 calendar. El Rebaño had a perfect week which has allowed them to come back to life in the competition and confirm that the squad is on its way to its best level of play, both individually and as a group, undoubtedly strengthening them ahead of their upcoming matches.
The rebound provided very interesting data about their performance; Here is all the information:
- Chivas have gone 7 games without knowing defeat against Pumas, with 4 wins and 3 draws.
- Guadalajara has crushed UNAM in their 3 most recent meetings, scoring at least 3 goals in each of them.
- El Rebaño defeated los Felinos in 4 of the last 5 matches at the Akron, the remaining match ended in a draw.
- The Team from Guadalajara has won 15, drawn 15 and lost only 1 of the last 30 matches played against the Capitalinos in the Perla de Occidente (Pearl of the West).
- In just 9 days, El Rebaño has climbed from 17th to 7th place on the table, and, with its 15 points, is only 6 points away from Direct Playoff Berth positions.
- In its last 3 games at the Fortaleza Rojiblanca, Chivas has drawn more than 100,000 fans: 34,233 vs Atlas, 34,279 vs Rayados and 35,828 vs Pumas.
- Ricardo Cadena has beaten Andrés Lillini on the 3 occasions they have faced each other as coaches.
- For the second time since he has been in charge of Guadalajara, Cadena has managed to string together 3 wins and coincidentally the third was against UNAM; the previous tournament he beat Cruz Azul, Xolos and Pumas.
- The Rebaño's coach maintains an effectiveness rate of 55 percent.
- After the match against Pumas, the call-up to the National Team of 'Chelo' Zaldívar was announced, returning to El Tri after an absence of almost 4 years.
- Jesús Orozco made his debut as a Red and White goal scorer in the maximum circuit.
- Alexis Vega, who has scored against the universitarios in the last 3 meetings, scored and assisted Chiquete Orozco's goal.
- 'Chapo' Sánchez has worn the captain's badge in the 4 matches as a starter in AP22; since returning to the lineup this semester, Chivas has had 3 wins and 1 draw.
- 'Wacho' Jiménez is the only Iron Man player in the current campaign, having played 990 minutes. He is closely followed by Alexis with 976 and 'Tiba' with 952.
