This Saturday will be no ordinary day for Guadalajara, as they will play their third match against América in a week, corresponding to Matchday 12 of the Clausura 2024. This match means a lot to the Rebaño, as, in addition to being El Clásico de México, they also have three important points at stake, which is why both teams will surely give their all on the field at the Akron Stadium.
How do they look coming into this duel?
- The immediate precedent for both teams is El Clásico de México on Wednesday, in which Guadalajara won 2-3 with goals from Cade Cowell, Ricardo Marín, and Roberto Alvarado.
- Chivas is in ninth place with 15 points, while América is in second place with 24 points.
Do they have any players on the injury list?
- Click HERE and find out what's going on with the Rebaño squad ahead of the match.
- The Azulcremas will be without Israel Reyes, who was injured in midweek.
The refereeing staff
Referee: Fernando Hernández
Assistant 1: Alberto Morín
Assistant 2: Michel Morales
Fourth official: Maximiliano Quintero
Did you know that...?
- Chivas is looking for its eighth game scoring at home in Liga MX. The team's record within this span is 5 wins, 1 draw, and 1 loss.
- Guadalajara is the fourth team with the most turnovers in the first 40 meters of the opponent's field so far in the Clausura 2024, accumulating 90.
- Roberto Alvarado is the player who has registered the most passes in the final third during all matches in the current tournament, with 193.
- Antonio Briseño is the only player to have scored 2 goals from a corner kick so far this season.
- Despite not having played all the minutes of the tournament, Erick Gutiérrez is the Chivas player with the most ball recoveries in the Clausura 2024 with 77.
- Chiquete (2281) and 'Piojo' (2174) make up the list of the 5 players with the most meters covered on the ball so far in the tournament, occupying third and fourth place respectively.
- Cade Cowell has accumulated 4 goals with Chivas since his arrival. One of them was against the Águilas.
- This will be the third time that Fernando Gago and André Jardine will meet in the dugouts. The record is even, as each has won 1.
- Rubén González, Alejandro Zendejas, and Cristian Calderón are the players from the current squads who have worn both jerseys.
- Fernando Beltrán is the Chivas player with the best passing efficiency in 2024, counting Liga Mx and Concacaf Champions Cup, among those who attempted more than 300 deliveries. The midfielder has an 89.8% pass efficiency.
