Guadalajara has in its hands an unbeatable opportunity to advance in the Apertura 2023, as if it beats Puebla in Matchday 13, it will be in the top half of the table ahead of the end of the tournament.
How do they look coming into the match?
- Chivas arrives to this match after beating Atlas with a 4-1 score, which puts them in sixth place with 18 points.
- Puebla is coming off a 1-2 win over Necaxa, placing them in 13th place with 12 points.
Do they have any casualties?
- Veljko Paunovic will not have Raúl Rangel, Carlos Cisneros and José Juan Macías, who are still recovering.
- For their part, La Franja have a full squad for the match against Chivas.
The refereeing quartet
- The refereeing quartet for this match on Matchday 13 of the Apertura 2023 will be made up of Víctor Cáceres as center referee, Alberto Morín as assistant 1 and Fernanda Morales as assistant 2, while Salvador Pérez will be the fourth official.
Where to watch this match?
- Click HERE to find out which channels will be broadcasting this match.
Did you know that...?
- Chivas and Puebla have faced each other 52 times in the history of short tournaments, with 19 Red and White wins, 21 draws and 12 Blue and White victories.
- Chivas and Puebla have met 28 times at the Cuauhtémoc; the Rebaño have won 9, drawn 13 and lost 6.
- The most wins in the history of the rivalry is in favor of the Rebaño, who beat Puebla 4-0 in CL02 and CL08.
- This will be the fifth time they have faced each other on Matchday 13 and Guadalajara has never lost, winning on 3 occasions and drawing on 1.
- El Chiverío and La Franja had already met on October 20. It was in 2004 and on that day, Chiverío won 3-1.
- Chivas is the fifth best offensive team in the AP23 with 17 goals scored.
- El Rebaño is also the fifth best defense with only 16 goals conceded.
- Puebla is the second worst offense in AP23 with 12 goals scored.
- La Franja has won only 1 home game so far in the tournament.
- In addition, Puebla is the team that scores the fewest goals at home (5).
- Fernando Beltrán is the seventh player in Liga MX with the most goals for his team, accumulating 7.
- Ricardo Marín is the third player in the league with the most headers in the opponent's area, with 18.
- Alan Mozo is the fifth best player in the league in defensive duels, with 27 wins.
- Gilberto Sepúlveda is the third player in the League with the most ball recoveries after a duel, with 47.
