There are many stories to tell about the rivalry between Chivas and Pachuca, so this Saturday's matchup guarantees to be a spectacle. As part of the preview of the match corresponding to Matchday 12 of the Apertura 2024, here is everything you need to know about the history between the two teams.
How do they look coming into the match?
- Guadalajara is in ninth place in the standings with 15 points.
- Pachuca is in 15th place in the standings with 9 points.
What was the last meeting between Chivas and the Tuzos like?
- The most recent meeting between the two took place in the Clausura 2024, when the Rebaño Sagrado visited the Bella Airosa on Matchday 15. On that day, the Rojiblancos won 1-0, thanks to Gustavo Cabral's own goal.
Latest line-ups
Chivas: Raúl Rangel, Alan Mozo, Gilberto Sepúlveda, Gilberto Chiquete, José Castillo, Rubén González, Fernando Beltrán, Erick Gutiérrez, Roberto Alvarado, Carlos Cisneros, Víctor Guzmán.
Pachuca: José Eulogio, Gustavo Cabral, Luis Rodríguez, Jorge Berlanga, Nelsón Deossa, Bryan González, Elías Montiel, Oussama Idrissi, Owen González, Sergio Hernández, Salomón Rondón.
Who is on the Chivas call-up list?
- Find out all the latest news on the Rebaño Sagrado's call-up list by CLICKING HERE.
The refereeing corps
- Referee: César Arturo Ramos
- Assistant 1: Jéssica Morales
- Assistant 2: Mauricio Nieto
- Fourth official: Enrique Herrera
Did you know?
- Chivas has 4 matches without losing against Pachuca in Liga MX (1V and 3E).
- If the Rebaño manages to win this Saturday at the Hidalgo stadium, they would accumulate their second consecutive victory at this stadium.
- Pachuca has not scored a goal against Guadalajara in Liga MX for 215 minutes. The last time they did so was on Matchday 6 of the Clausura 2023, when they drew 1-1 in the Bella Airosa.
- The historical record of the rivalry is more than even, as they have faced each other on 57 occasions throughout the existence of short tournaments and the balance is as follows: 20 wins each side and 17 draws.
- Chivas remains the fourth best offensive team in the tournament with 17 goals scored.
- In addition, Guadalajara is the third best defense with only 11 goals allowed in 11 games.
- Roberto Alvarado, Erick Gutiérrez, Víctor Guzmán and José Castillo are the players on the current Rojiblanco squad who once wore the Tuzos' jersey.
- Chiquete is the Rebaño player with the most line-breaking passes so far in 2024 with 233. 62 of these passes were in the opponent's half.
- Roberto Alvarado is 1 of the 4 La Liga players who scored 4 goals in the last 60 days. If we add assists, he has 7 direct goal participations in that period.
- Fernando Beltrán (22), Roberto Alvarado (17) and Erick Gutiérrez (13) suffered 52 of the 122 fouls committed against Chiverío in the tournament.
