Guadalajara will visit one of the strongest customs of the Apertura 2024, as they will enter the Ciudad de los Deportes Stadium to face Cruz Azul, for Day 9 of the Apertura 2024.
This game promises excitement on both sides and, of course, we expect Chiverío to take the three points against the Celestes. For this reason, we will tell you everything you need to know before the match to be held in the Red-and-White Capital.
How are they coming?
-Chivas returned to winning ways with a 2-0 victory over León at the Fortaleza Rojiblanca. El Chiverío has 14 points and is fifth in the general table.
-La Máquina visited Atlético San Luis and lost 3-1 at the Alfonso Lastras Stadium. The team from the capital is the leader of the competition with 19 points.
Who are the Chivas called-up players?
There are 22 Red-and-White players who will be looking for three more points for the Rebaño in the Red-and-White Capital. CLICK HERE to find out who Fernando Gago has chosen.
What rule did the Rebaño comply with recently?
-Against the Esmeraldas, Chivas reached a Liga MX requirement and became one of only 4 teams to achieve it so far. CLICK HERE to find out what it is.
Latest Lineups
Chivas: 1 Raúl Rangel; 2 Alan Mozo, 13 Gilberto Chiquete, 4 Antonio Briseño, 21 José Castillo; 28 Rubén González, 15 Erick Gutiérrez (C), 20 Fernando Beltrán; 24 Carlos Cisneros, 25 Roberto Alvarado, 34 Armando González.
D.T. Fernando Gago
Cruz Azul: 23 Kevin Mier; 2 Jorge Sánchez, 4 Willer Ditta, 33 Gonzalo Piovi, 6 Erick Lira; 8 Lorenzo Faravelli, 10 Andrés Montaño, 15 José Rivero (C), 27 Luis Romo, 29 Rodolfo Rotondi; 9 Ángel Sepúlveda.
D.T. Martín Anselmi
Who will be the referees?
- Referee: Daniel Quintero Huitrón
- Assistant 1: Enrique Isaac Bustos Díaz
- Assistant 2: José Ibrahim Martínez Chavarría
- Fourth official: Mario Terrazas Chávez
Did you know that...?
- Guadalajara won three of the last five meetings against Cruz Azul in Liga MX (2D). That's the same number of wins against La Máquina in the category as in the previous 19 games (3V 7E 10D).
- Guadalajara is the third team with the most touches in the opponent's area playing as an away team in Liga MX in the year 2024, with 324, only surpassed by its rival on this date (Cruz Azul, 372) and América with 376.
- After eight games played, Guadalajara has 14 accumulated points, surpassing the ten-point mark after this number of games in a Liga MX tournament in the last four tournaments.
- Guadalajara's Raúl Rangel is the second goalkeeper with the most crosses caught in the Apertura 2024. He records nine such actions, behind only Monterrey's Esteban Andrada (14).
- In its last four away matches in Liga MX, Guadalajara has had at least 50% possession. In those matches, they averaged 57% possession.
- Roberto Alvarado is the fourth player with the highest number of transfers made in the Apertura 2024, with 122, leading Chivas in this aspect.
- Alan Mozo has the highest dribbling success rate among Guadalajara players in the Apertura 2024, counting those who attempted at least 10 dribbles. His record is 47% (8/17).
- Guadalajara is the leader in goals scored by direct attacks in the Apertura 2024, with four in total.
