Chivas closed its intense preparation for the Week 10 match against Santos Laguna. This game will be vital for the Rebaño's aspirations in the Clausura 2023, as a win would consolidate their position at the top of the league standings, specifically in the direct qualification to the Liguilla zone.
Guadalajara comes into this match after beating Tigres 1-2 at the Universitario, which puts them in fourth place overall with 18 points. For the match against the Guerreros, Veljko Paunovic will use the same players that traveled to Monterrey.
Santos, for their part, are coming off a 3-2 win over Puebla in La Comarca, which moved them up to eighth place with 12 points. Eduardo Fentanes has his entire squad available for the game against the Rebaño.
Did you know?
- Chivas has 3 undefeated home games against Santos; they won 2 and tied 1.
- The Rebaño Sagrado has 4 unbeaten league games against the Guerreros (1G and 3E).
- The last time Santos visited the Akron was on March 5, 2022. In that match, the Chiverío won 1-0 with a goal by JJ Macías.
- With Pauno on the bench, Chivas defeated Los Guerreros 4-0 in the Sky Cup.
- These two teams had already faced each other on a previous Matchday 10; it was back in 2005 and Guadalajara won 5-1.
- Chivas, along with Querétaro, is the team that has played the fewest home matches (3) so far in the Clausura 2023.
- El Rebaño is the third best defense in the tournament, with only 8 goals conceded.
- For their part, Los Laguneros are the third team that has allowed the most goals, with 19.
- Víctor Guzmán (4) and Harold Preciado (5) are the top scorers for both teams so far in CL23.
- The refereeing quartet for Matchday 10 of the Clausura 2023 will be made up of Víctor Caceres Hernández as center referee, Marco Antonio Bisguerra as assistant 1 and José de Jesús Baños as assistant 2, while Erick Yair Miranda will be the fourth official.
