Guadalajara is already heading to the Comarca Lagunera with a clear mission: to win the match and move even closer to the Liguilla of the Apertura 2024. However, they will have a complex test, as they will visit Santos, so below we will tell you all the facts you need to know ahead of Matchday 16 of the tournament.
How do they look coming into the match?
- Chivas is in ninth place in the general table with 22 points, so if they win, they would secure their place in the Final Phase by equaling Pumas, which is in sixth place.
- Santos is in seventeenth place with 10 points.
What happened the last time these two teams met?
- The most recent meeting between the two was on Day 1 of the Clausura 2024, when Guadalajara hosted Los Guerreros at the Akron. That night, the match ended in a 1-1 draw.
Latest line-ups
- Chivas: Raúl Rangel, Alan Mozo, José Castillo, Luis Rey, Gilberto Chiquete, Mateo Chávez, Rubén González, Fernando Beltrán, Erick Gutiérrez, Cade Cowell, Ricardo Marín.
- Santos: Carlos Acevedo, Bruno Amione, Ismael Govea, Anderson Santamaría, Jonathan Pérez, Salvador Mariscal, Jordan Carrillo, Aldo López, Luis Gutiérrez, Stephano Carrillo, Tahiel Jiménez.
Chivas called-up players
- If you want to know which players Arturo Ortega has chosen to face the Guerreros, CLICK HERE and find out everything.
Did you know that...?
- Chivas has only lost 1 of its last 7 matches against Santos; the rest of the record is divided into 2 wins and 4 draws.
- If they win in the Comarca, the Rebaño would at least secure their ticket to the Play In.
- El Chiverío is the team that conceded the fewest goals in the first half during the Apertura 2024, with 4.
- In the CL24 game day J1 match between Guadalajara and the Guerreros, 3 young Rojiblancos made their debut with the First Team: Armando González, Gael García and Mateo Chávez.
- Raúl López and José Juan Macías are the only players from the current squads to have worn both jerseys.
- In addition, Ignacio Ambríz, Santos' current coach, coached Guadalajara in the 2012 Clausura.
- Erick Gutiérrez scored a goal against Santos the last time they met.
- Gilberto Chiquete is the leader in successful passes of the entire squad during the Apertura 2024, with 566.
- Only two other Rojiblancos players have more than 500 successful passes in the tournament: Fernando Beltrán with 547 and Rubén González with 562.
- Cade Cowell is the Chivas player who has touched the most balls in the opponent's area, with 44.
- Raúl Rangel has 14 crosses caught in the tournament, making him the third best goalkeeper in Liga MX in this category.
