We are just a few hours away from Guadalajara's debut in the Apertura 2023 and it's impossible not to get excited at the thought of a new opportunity for the Rebaño to go for 13, which is why we present everything you need to know about this Monday's match at 8 p.m. between León and Chivas, to be played at the Nou Camp Stadium.
Chivas will be the runner-up in Liga MX, while the Panzas Verdes, who failed to advance from the CL23 playoffs, are coming off the back of winning the CONCACAF title.
For this match, Veljko Paunovic will not be able to count on Alexis Vega due to injury, nor on Gilberto Sepúlveda or Roberto Alvarado, the former because he is concentrated with El Tri in the Gold Cup and the latter because he must serve his suspension after being sent off in the CL23 Final. Meanwhile, Nicolás Larcamón will have a full squad for the match against El Rebaño.
Did you know that...?
- The last time Guadalajara visited León was on Match Day J15 of the Clausura 2023 and won 0-2.
- Chivas has only lost 1 of their last 3 matches on the Panzas Verdes home pitch; they won the other two 2.
- The biggest win in the history of the rivalry belongs to the Chiverío, who beat La Fiera 1-5 in Winter 98.
- El Rebaño only lost in 1 of their most recent away games; the rest are divided into 2 wins and 2 draws.
- Los Esmeraldas have won only 1 of their last 6 home games.
- Playing at the home of La Fiera translates into goals for Guadalajara, who have managed to score in 7 of their last 8 home games.
- León has gone 180 minutes without scoring against Guadalajara.
- The only time these teams have met on Matchday 1, they drew 0-0.
- Rubén González, Jesús Angulo, Rodolfo Cota and José Ramírez are the players from the current squads who have worn both jerseys.
- The refereeing quartet for this match of Day 1 of the Apertura 2023 will be made up of Oscar Mejía as center referee, José Martínez as assistant 1 and Mauricio Nieto as assistant 2, while Joaquín Vizcarra will be the fourth official.
