The start of the tournament has been very promising and Chivas has the opportunity to head into the Leagues Cup boasting a perfect start in the Apertura 2023, which is why they will be looking to beat Necaxa this Thursday at 9 p.m. at the Akron Stadium, in the match corresponding to the third date of the Liga MX.
Guadalajara is bursting with confidence after defeating Atlético San Luis 3-1, a result that has placed them as the general super leader with 6 points, on the other hand the Rayos tied 1:1 with Xolos and are stuck in 12th place with 2 points.
For the match against the Rayos, Veljko Paunovic will not have Alexis Vega nor Roberto Alvarado; Erick Gutiérrez has made progress in his physical conditioning and might have minutes in Sunday's international match against Athletic Club. For his part, Rafael Dudamel is unsure of having Agustín Oliveros, who was injured in the previous match against Tijuana.
Did you know that...?
- Guadalajara has not lost against Necaxa in more than 3 years, a space in which the Rebaño have won 6 matches and drawn only once.
- Chivas has 4 wins against Los Rayos.
- Chivas has lost only 1 of its last 18 matches against Los Rayos; the rest of the record is divided into 10 wins and 7 draws.
- Necaxa has accumulated 308 minutes without scoring against Guadalajara.
- In their last 11 home games against Necaxa, the Rebaño have lost just once, winning 6 and drawing 4.
- Los Rayos are on a 7-game winless streak (4 Draws and 3 Defeats).
- The hydrocálido team has won 1 of its last 15 away games (9 Losses and 5 Draws).
- Víctor Guzmán is the top scorer of the current squad against the Rayos, having scored 5 goals against them.
- Alejandro Mayorga, Rubén González, Cristian Calderón, Roberto Alvarado, Raúl Gudiño and Alexis Peña are the players from the current squads who have had the opportunity of sporting both jerseys.
- The refereeing quartet for this match on Day 3 of the Apertura 2023 will be made up of Jesús Rafael López as center referee, Manuel Martínez as assistant 1 and Michel Caballero as assistant 2, with Karen Hernández as the fourth official.
