Without a doubt, last night's match was a very well-worked one for Guadalajara, who knew how to correct and get the best out of their players to beat Toluca and win the first leg of the Quarter Final of the Clausura 2024.
Several elements are going through a great moment, which, added to the great work done by Fernando Gago and his coaching staff from the bench, allowed the Rebaño to get the result. Below, we share with you some of the most important points from Chivas' performance at the Fortaleza Rojiblanca.
The best facts about the Chiverío's victory over the Diablos:
-The Rebaño Sagrado is 7 games unbeaten in the CL24, with 6 wins and 1 draw in their most recent matches.
-Guadalajara has achieved consecutive home wins against Toluca in Liga MX for the first time since December 2002 - November 2003.
-Chivas had not beaten Toluca in the first leg of a Liga MX playoff series since the quarterfinals of AP02 (2-1 at home).
-In addition to winning its last two Liguilla home games (1-0 vs. Pumas and 1-0 vs. Toluca), Guadalajara has now gone undefeated at home for the first time since November 2020 (1-0 against Necaxa and 1-0 against América).
-Los Rojiblancos won 5 of their last 6 Liguilla Quarterfinal home games, all by the same score (1-0).
-Víctor Guzmán reached seven goals with Guadalajara in the CL24 and is the team's leader. It is his second-best record with Chivas, as he scored eight in CL23.
-Raúl Rangel obtained his seventh clean sheet in 18 Liga MX matches played.
-Chiverío had more ball possession in 5 of its last 6 Liga MX matches, registering 51% against Toluca; its average in that period was 55%.
-Guadalajara won the last 7 games in Liga MX where they scored the first goal, including unbeaten goals in the 4 most recent ones.
-Against Toluca, Chivas made 17 high recoveries (in the first 40 meters of the opponent's field), the highest own record in CL24.
-Gilberto Chiquete made 6 clearances against Toluca and equaled the record he set against Cruz Azul this season.
