We are just a few hours away from an extremely complicated match for Guadalajara, as this Saturday they will host Tigres at the Jalisco Stadium, in a match corresponding to Matchday 14 of the Apertura 2023. For this reason, here are the best facts and figures ahead of this match.
How do they look coming into the match?
- Chivas is coming off a 2-0 win over Puebla, which puts them in sixth place for the moment with 21 points.
- Tigres, on the other hand, is coming into this match with a 2-1 win over Cruz Azul, which brings its total to 25 points, placing it in second place overall.
Do they have any injuries?
- Veljko Paunovic will not have Raúl Rangel, Carlos Cisneros nor José Juan Macías, who are still recovering from their respective injuries.
- Tigres will not have André Pierre Gignac, who was suspended for accumulating yellow cards. In addition, Raymundo Fulgencio and Jesús Garza are also ineligible as they are playing in the Pan American Games.
The refereeing quartet:
- The refereeing quartet for this match of Matchday 14 of the Apertura 2023 will be made up of Fernando Hernández as center referee, Jorge Sánchez as assistant 1 and Michel Espinoza as assistant 2, while Héctor Solorio will be the fourth official.
Did you know?
- Chivas is on a 3-match unbeaten streak in Liga MX (2V and 1E).
- In the history of short tournaments, Guadalajara and Tigres have faced each other 30 times on Guadalajara soil, 13 of which ended in a Red-and-White triumph, 10 for the Felinos and 7 draws.
- The highest goal tally in the history of the rivalry is in favor of the Rebaño, who beat the universitarios 4-0 in 1999 and winter 2002.
- Chivas is the fifth best offensive team in the tournament with 19 goals scored.
- El Rebaño is also the fifth-best defense in the AP23 with 16 goals conceded.
- Chivas is the second best team in hand-to-hand defense with 175 and 29 of those are by Alan Mozo, the second most effective in the tournament.
- El Rebaño is the second team with the most clean sheets in the tournament.
- Chivas is the fourth team with the most headers in the opponent's area with 72, of which 19 are by Ricardo Marín, who is the third most effective player in the league in this category.
- Chivas is the second team with the most corner kicks (74).
- Roberto Alvarado is the Rebaño's top scorer so far this season with 5 goals.
- Fernando Beltrán ranks 14th in the league in players with the most effective passes in the opponent's field (332).
