Guadalajara is very close to completing a perfect week of 3 wins, which is vital to stay in the fight for the direct Liguilla places, and to achieve this they must defeat Puebla this Friday at the Cuauhtémoc Stadium, in their matchday 14 of the Apertura 2024.
How do they look arriving to the match?
- The Rebaño defeated Necaxa 3-2 last Tuesday at the Akron Stadium with a resounding comeback, which gave them their second consecutive victory. Los Tapatíos are in seventh place in the table with 21 points.
- La Franja was thrashed by Toluca 5-0 on its visit to the Nemesio Diez stadium, making it a six-game losing streak. The Angelópolis team is in 14th place in the standings with 11 points.
What happened the last time Chivas visited the Cuauhtémoc?
- Game day 13 of AP23 marked Chiverío's most recent visit to Puebla, where they won 2-0 at the Coloso de Maravillas. That night, a penalty kick by 'Piojo' Alvarado and a spectacular scissor kick by Ronaldo Cisneros gave the Rojiblancos the three points.
How are Chivas doing at the Cuauhtémoc Stadium?
- Guadalajara has felt at home in the Angelópolis, CLICK HERE to review the Rebaño's history in the capital of Puebla.
The Rebaño's squad to face La Franja
- Arturo Ortega called up 23 players to win the matchday 14 game, although he will have one notable absentee for the match against the Camoteros. To see the complete call-up list CLICK HERE.
Who will be the referees?
- Referee: Ismael Rosario López Peñuelas
- Assistant 1: Michel Alejandro Morales Morales
- Assistant 2: Rodrigo René Sansores Díaz
- Fourth: Maximiliano Quintero Hernández
Did you know?
- This will be the 30th edition of the rivalry between Chivas and Puebla on Puebla's soil since the implementation of short tournaments.
- The Rebaño has won 80% of its visits to the Angelópolis against La Franja.
- Guadalajara scored 42 goals to the Blue-and-White's 32.
- Gilberto Chiquete and Carlos Cisneros made their First Division debuts against the Enfranjados.
- Guadalajara won its last two matches against Puebla in Liga MX and is looking to reach three consecutive wins against this opponent for the first time since April 2016-April 2017 (3V).
- Guadalajara beat Pachuca 2-0 in its last away match in Liga MX and will try to string together away wins in the division for the second time in 2024 (3Ws, against Monterrey, Pachuca and Atlas between March and April).
- After its 2-0 win over Pachuca, Guadalajara seeks to post unbeaten streaks in a Liga MX Apertura tournament away from home since August-September 2022 (4-0 to Necaxa, 0-0 to Toluca).
- Only Cruz Azul, Tijuana (265) and Pumas (269) made more tackles combined than Guadalajara (261) in the Apertura 2024. 32 of these were by Érick Gutiérrez, Chivas' leader in the category.
- Guadalajara defeated Necaxa in its last Liga MX match after conceding the first goal of the game. The last time it conceded first in two games and managed to win was in November 2019 (3-1 to Toluca, 3-1 to Veracruz).
- Fernando Beltrán is Guadalajara's leader in appearances in sequences that ended in a finish in the Apertura 2024, with a total of 56. Seven of these plays ended in a Chivas goal.
- Among players with at least 1,000 minutes played, José Castillo is Guadalajara's leader in dribbling efficiency in the Apertura 2024, with 60%.
- Isaac Brizuela (2G, 1A), if he scores or assists against Puebla, would be the second player with four goal appearances for Chivas against this opponent since 2013, along with Roberto Alvarado (2G, 2A).
