The win against Cruz Azul last Saturday at the Akron Stadium left many things to highlight, among them the confirmation of Chivas' resurgence at the best possible moment, as El Rebaño Sagrado led by Veljko Paunovic continues to show signs that individually and collectively they are on their way to regaining their best footballing version prior to the start of the AP23 Liguilla.
- Chivas advanced to the Final Phase for the seventh consecutive tournament, as they have not missed this stage since the Guard1anes 2020 Tournament.
- Guadalajara has the possibility of concluding the AP23 regular phase with at least 30 points for the second consecutive tournament.
- El Rebaño has won four of its last five matches in the competition.
- Los Rojiblancos have won 3 of their last 4 meetings with CruzAzul.
- El Rebaño is the second team in the tournament with the most goals in the last 10 minutes of the match, with 7.
- The Tapatío side kept a clean sheet for the fifth time in the competition, four of which have been at home.
- Under Veljko Paunovic, Guadalajara qualified for the Liguilla directly for the second consecutive time.
- Veljko Paunovic reached 20 wins at the helm of El Rebaño in a calendar year and equaled the record set by 'Tuca' Ferreti in 1997.
- Yael Padilla is the youngest Red-and-White player to score in AP23 and already has three goals in this tournament.
- Victor Guzmán, who gave his third assist of the tournament, provides an assist every 264 minutes of play.
- Alan Mozo is the Liga MX player with the most crosses into the box with 65; he is also the second most effective in 1 vs 1 defensive wins with 37.
- Roberto Alvarado accumulates 25 successful offensive one-on-ones.
