Chivas want to consolidate their position at the top of the standings and if they beat Puebla, on Matchday 11 of the Clausura 2023, they could take over the overall runner-up position, which is why they will be looking for three points this Friday at Cuauhtémoc Stadium.
Guadalajara, third place in the standings with 21 points, has just beaten Santos 2-0, while La Franja surprised Pumas with a 2-4 away win and is in 13th place with just 10 points.
Veljko Paunovic is gradually recovering injured players like Antonio Briseño, who has completed his rehabilitation procees and will be eligible for the match. On the other hand, Eduardo Arce will have a full roster to receive the visit of the most popular and beloved team in Mexican soccer.
Did you know?
- The record in short tournaments between the teams from Guadalajara and Puebla favors Chivas with 19 wins, 21 draws and 10 defeats.
- The highest goal total in the history of the rivalry belongs to El Rebaño, who has beaten Puebla 4-0 on two occasions (J9 of the Verano 02 and J16 of the CL18).
- Guadalajara has won 6, drawn 8 and lost just 1 of its last 15 matches at the Angelópolis.
- Chiverío has gone 7 matches without defeat in CL23, with 5 wins and 2 draws.
- Chivas have scored at least 1 goal in 25 of their last 27 away games.
- Chivas is the third best defense so far in the Clausura 2023.
- Chiquete' Orozco (J2 AP21), 'Checo' Flores (J1 G21), 'Lalo' Torres (J3 G20) and 'Charal' Cisneros (J7 CL13) all made their Liga MX debut in a match against La Franja.
- Puebla has won only 1 of their last 4 matches, having lost the other 3.
- The refereeing quartet for Matchday 11 of the Clausura 2023 will be made up of Oscar Mejía García as center referee, Michel Alejandro Morales Morales as assistant 1 and Enedina Caudillo Gómez as assistant 2, while Áxel Meza Méndez will be the fourth official; Jorge Antonio Pérez Durán and Yonatan Peinado Aguirre will be in charge of the VAR.
