There's no day that won't come and no deadline that won't be met, as we're just a few hours away from the Rojiblanco's debut in the Apertura 2024. This Saturday at 7 p.m., Guadalajara will host Toluca at the Akron Stadium for a match that usually provides a lot of excitement and also has a lot of history behind it.
What was the last meeting between Guadalajara and Toluca?
- These teams met on 3 occasions during the previous tournament, 2 of which were wins for the Rebaño. The last match between the two ended in a 0-0 draw in the second leg of the Quarterfinals.
Do we have any injuries?
- If you want to find out all the news about the Chivas' squad, CLICK HERE and find out who will be called up for game day 1.
- Toluca will not count on having Maximiliano Araujo, who is currently playing in the Copa América with Uruguay. Brian García will also be ineligible, as he was sent off in the last CL24 match after a hard tackle on Fernando Beltrán.
Who will the referees be?
- Referee: Jesús Rafael López
- Assistant 1: Mauricio Nieto
- Assistant 2: Jair de Jesús Sosa
- Fourth official: Salvador Pérez
The most relevant facts about the rivalry between Chivas and Toluca
- The last 15 times Guadalajara hosted Los Diablos, they only lost on 1 occasion. The remaining 14 duels are divided into 7 wins for the Rojiblancos and 7 draws.
- In that period, the Rebaño scored 20 goals and conceded only 10.
- Chivas has not conceded a goal at the Akron Stadium in its last 3 league matches. In addition, they could achieve 4 clean sheets for the first time since January-February 2019.
- El Rebaño has gone 5 tournaments without losing on Matchday 1, with 3 wins and 2 draws.
- The team coached by Fernando Gago has added up 225 minutes without conceding a goal against the Diablos.
- If Guadalajara does not concede a goal this Saturday, it would be the first time in Liga MX history that they have gone 3 matches without conceding a goal against Los Escarlatas.
- Chivas was the team that scored the most goals from set pieces during CL24, scoring 11.
- Erick Gutiérrez was the second player with the most recoveries during the previous tournament with 141.
