Chivas must strike a blow of authority this Saturday at 7:05 p.m. when they take on visiting León, both clubs are vying for one of the 4 tickets to go directly to the Liguilla for the Clausura 2023, which is why El Rebaño wants to leave the Nou Camp Stadium with 3 points to get closer to the goal of finishing in the top four positions in the league standings.
Guadalajara has just beaten Necaxa by the minimum difference, a result that kept it in sixth place overall on goal difference with 25 points, while La Fiera had a goalless draw versus Cruz Azul and is in fourth place in the standings with 26 points.
Veljko Paunovic will not be able to count on having Daniel Ríos, who suffered a ligament strain in his left ankle and has remained in the Perla de Occidente to treat the injury, while Nicolás Larcamón, who will not be on the bench serving his second game of suspension, has Lucas Romero and Stiven Barreiro ineligible, and Osvaldo Rodríguez also in doubt for this duel.
Did you know?
- The historical record of this rivalry throughout short tournaments favors Chivas, they have won 14 matches, drawn 10 and lost 11.
- Guadalajara have scored at least 1 goal in 6 of their last 7 visits to the Nou Camp Stadium.
- 3 of El Rebaño's last 5 goals against the Panzas Verdes were scored in the second half.
- The highest goal tally in the history of this rivalry in short tournaments was in favor of El Rebaño; in J15 of Winter 98, they defeated the Esmeraldas 5-1 away.
- El Guadalajara side has only failed to score in 1 of their last 11 matches.
- El Rebaño Sagrado has won 4, drawn 4 and lost just 1 of its last 9 away matches.
- León is unbeaten in 5 home games, with 4 wins and 2 draws.
- The refereeing quartet for Matchday 15 of the Clausura 2023 will be made up of Victor Alfonso Cáceres Hernandez as center referee, Karen Janett Díaz Medina as assistant 1 and Mauricio Nieto Torres as assistant 2, while Gustavo Padilla Aguirre will be the fourth official; Jorge Camacho Peregrina and Áxel Meza Méndez will be in charge of the VAR.
