It's now or never for Guadalajara, who are going through a bad patch in the Apertura 2023, so the match against Toluca on Matchday 12 is a golden opportunity to get back to their best footballing form and earn the three points that would help them climb up the standings.
How do look coming into the match?
- Chivas is coming off a 1-3 loss to Mazatlán, which puts them in eighth place for the moment with 14 points.
- Toluca comes into the match after a 1-1 draw with América, which moved them up to 13 points, placing them in ninth place.
Are there any casualties?
- Veljko Paunovic will not have Erick Gutiérrez, Carlos Cisneros, José Juan Macías and Oscar Whalley, who are still recovering.
- Ignacio Ambriz will not count on having Tomás Belmonte, who was sent off in the previous match.
The referees
- The refereeing quartet for this match on Day 10 of the Apertura 2023 will be made up of Daniel Quintero as center referee, Pablo Hernández as assistant 1 and Enrique Martínez as assistant 2, while Jorge Camacho will be the fourth official.
Where to watch the match live?
- Click HERE and find out which channels will be broadcasting the game between the Rebaño and the Choriceros.
Did you know that...?
- Chivas has only lost 1 of its last 7 games at the Nemesio Diez (1V and 5D).
- Guadalajara stumbled in their last 2 visits this tournament, however they haven't lost 3 consecutive away games since the first half of 2019.
- El Rebaño has not suffered 2 consecutive defeats against Toluca since 2014.
- Gilberto Chiquete is the player who has played the most minutes in AP23 with 994.
- So far in AP23 only 10 Mexicans have been able to score from outside the box and 3 of them are from Guadalajara: Ronaldo Cisneros, Roberto Alvarado and Fernando Beltrán.
- Gilberto Sepúlveda is the third Mexican player with the most aerial duels won with 28.
- Piojo' Alvarado is the third Mexican player who has attempted the most passes in the last third, with 144.
- If Chivas wins the Matchday 10 match, it would reach 17 points and could climb several rungs in the table, as the first place team is only 5 points ahead of the Rebaño.
- Alexis Vega, Isaac Brizuela, Carlos Cisneros and Jesús Angulo are the players from the current squads who have worn both jerseys.
