The time has come for Guadalajara's presentation in the Clausura 2023 and it will be against a very complicated opponent like Rayados, making the scenario unbeatable for the Rebaño Sagrado and their intention to start the tournament on the right foot.
Chivas arrives to this match after losing the Sky Cup Final against Cruz Azul by 0-2 at the Akron. For the match against La Pandilla, Veljko Paunovic will not be able to count on 'Piojo' Alvarado, who is still in the process of readapting to the team. Check HERE for the list of called-up players.
For their part, the Rayados are coming off a 2-0 win over Xolos in the closing game of their preseason. Víctor Manuel Vucetich has a full squad to face Chiverío, including Duván Vergara, who, after several months on the sidelines, has rejoined the regios.
Did you know that...?
- Chivas is undefeated in the last 4 games at Rayados Stadium (2 wins and 2 ties).
- Guadalajara will be looking for a string of wins against Monterrey; last semester they won 1-0 at Akron Stadium.
- This will be the first time that the Rebaño and La Pandilla will meet in Day 1 in the history of short tournaments.
- Since Winter 96, they have faced each other 55 times and the numbers have been in favor of Chiverío, with 25 wins, 18 defeats and 12 draws.
- In that period, Guadalajara has beaten Monterrey by a score of 4-2 on 3 occasions, 2 of them in Nuevo León.
- In only 1 of their last 21 away games in the regular phase has Chivas failed to score.
- Rayados lost 1 of their last 17 home games in the regular phase.
- Hiram Mier is the only player in the current squads to have worn both jerseys.
- Santiago Ormeño scored his first goal for Chivas in a match against Rayados.
- The refereeing quartet for Matchday 1 of the Clausura 2023 will be made up of Adonai Escobedo as center referee, Christian Espinosa as assistant 1 and Maximiliano Gómez as assistant 2, while Edgar Morales will be the fourth official.
