The Apertura 2024 calendar has a complex task for Guadalajara in Matchday 8, as this Wednesday they must host León at the Estadio Akron, in what will be a very important match for the Rebaño Sagrado, who want to get back to winning ways and increase their confidence ahead of the crucial part of the tournament.
How do they look coming into the match?
- Chivas is coming off a 1-0 loss to América on Matchday 7, leaving them in seventh place with 11 points.
- Leon lost 1-2 against Cruz Azul and remains in 16th place overall with only 4 points.
Who are Guadalajara's call-ups?
- If you want to know all the news about the Rebaño prior to this match, CLICK HERE and find out who Fernando Gago has called up.
Latest line-ups
- Chivas: Raúl Rangel, Alan Mozo, Antonio Briseño, Gilberto Chiquete, José Castillo, Rubén González, Fernando Beltrán, Erick Gutiérrez, Roberto Alvarado, Pavel Pérez, Armando González.
- León: Alfonso Blanco, Iván Moreno, Jaine Barreiro, Paul Bellón, Jordy Alcivar, Edgar Guerra, Andrés Guardado, Diego Hernández, Salvador Reyes, José Ramírez, Jhonder Cádiz.
The refereeing corps
- Referee: Guillermo Pacheco
- Assistant 1: Jorge Antonio Sánchez
- Assistant 2: Daniel Martínez
- Fourth official: Eduardo Reynoso
Did you know?
- Chivas has accumulated 6 home matches without conceding a goal in Liga MX (4V and 2E). If they do so against León, they would equal their longest streak of this kind. In 1965 and 1972, they had seven clean sheets in seven matches.
- In addition, El Rebaño is the only team that has not allowed a goal at home so far in the Apertura 2024.
- The Chiverío's solidity is so high that they have only conceded 9 shots on goal playing at the Akron Stadium.
- In fact, El Rebaño Sagrado has gone 8 games without losing at home (5V and 3E). If they do not lose to the Panzas Verdes, they would reach 9 for the first time since the February-August 2017 streak, when they went 11 without defeat at the Estadio Akron. That mark came precisely during the Clausura 2017 title.
- Chivas is the fourth team with the fewest turnovers in the first 40 meters of their own field so far in the tournament, with 37 in total.
- In the last 4 clashes between Guadalajara and La Fiera within Liga MX, Los Rojiblancos won 2, drew 1 and lost 1.
- These two teams have met 41 times in the history of the short tournaments and the balance favors Los Tapatíos, who have won 17, drawn 12 and lost 12.
- Of the 41 meetings, 20 took place on Jalisco soil and the record is also positive for Chivas, who won 7, drew 8 and lost 5.
- The biggest win in the history of the rivalry took place on Emerald soil, on Matchday 15 of Winter 1998, when Guadalajara, coached by 'Tuca' Ferretti, beat León 5-1.
- Roberto Alvarado is the Rebaño player with the most transfers in total (99) and has covered the most meters with the ball (1,067) so far in the Apertura 2024.
- Armando González has accumulated 5 direct participations in goals for the Chiverío during the current competition. This is the second highest record among Mexican players playing in Liga MX.
