Officially, a crazy schedule begins for Guadalajara, starting with the match against León on Matchday 4, the breaks between matches will be minimal, so the demand on the team will be on the rise. The Rebaño Sagrado is desperate for a victory to break their 5-game winless streak in the league.
Chivas comes at this match after a 1-1 draw with Santos in Torreón, placing the Chiverío momentarily in 15th place on the table after accumulating 2 points out of a possible 9. For this match, Ricardo Cadena will not be able to count on Jesús Angulo, Sergio Flores and Jesús Molina, still recovering from their respective injuries.
For their part, León is also coming from a 1-1 draw with Puebla in Matchday 3, so they are in seventh place in the overall standings with 5 points. Renato Paiva will not be able to count on Jaine Barreiro, who was sent off against the Camoteros, and William Tesillo is still in doubt after an injury suffered in Matchday 1.
Did you know?
- The historical record of this rivalry throughout the short tournaments favors Chivas, having won 14 matches, drawn 9 and lost 11.
- 3 of Guadalajara's last 5 goals against Leon were scored in the second half.
- La Fiera has won only 1 of its last 9 matches.
- Los Panzas Verdes have not had much success playing outside of Leon, their last 5 away games, they have drawn 2, lost 2 and won only 1.
- Chivas has scored at least 2 goals in 5 of their last 6 home wins.
- The highest score in the history of this rivalry in short tournaments was in favor of the Rebaño; in J15 of Winter 98, they beat the Esmeraldas 5-1.
- This will be the first time that Ricardo Cadena and Renato Paiva will face each other.
- The refereeing quartet for this match on matchday 4 of the Apertura 2022 will be made up of Jorge Antonio Pérez Durán as center referee, Jorge Antonio Sánchez as assistant 1 and José de Jesús Baños as assistant 2, while Oscar Macías Romo will be the fourth official.
