Guadalajara is about to close out the regular season of the 2025 Apertura, and it will do so with a fairly demanding test, as this Saturday it will host Rayados de Monterrey at Estadio AKRON for Matchday 17. There is a lot at stake in this match, as the Rebaño needs to seal its direct ticket to the playoffs, as well as maintain its positive momentum heading into the most important part of the tournament.
This rivalry has a lot of history, so here's everything you need to know before Chivas faces Monterrey.
How are they doing?
• The Rebaño Sagrado is coming off a 0-1 win over Pachuca, bringing them to 26 points and keeping them in sixth place in the overall standings. If they win against Monterrey, Guadalajara will secure their direct ticket to the Fiesta Grande.
• La Pandilla recently played in the Clásico Regio, which ended in a 1-1 draw. After that tie, Monterrey is in fifth place with 31 points.
Latest lineups
Chivas: Raúl Rangel, Daniel Aguirre, Luis Romo, José Castillo, Bryan González, Rubén González, Omar Govea, Santiago Sandoval, Efraín Álvarez, Roberto Alvarado, Armando González.
Rayados: Santiago Mele, Ricardo Chávez, Sergio Ramos, Stefan Medina, Gerardo Arteaga, Jorge Rodríguez, Fidel Ambriz, Jesús Corona, Sergio Canales, Lucas Ocampos, Germán Berterame.
Suspensions for both teams
• Luis Romo was sent off in the match against the Tuzos, so he will not be available for this game. On the Monterrey side, Jorge Rodríguez will also be unable to play in this match, as he was sent off against Tigres.
Where can you watch this match LIVE?
• If you want to know which channels will be broadcasting the match between Chivas and Monterrey live, both in Mexico and the United States, CLICK HERE.
The referees for Chivas vs Rayados
Referee: Oscar Mejia
Assistant 1: Michel Espinoza
Assistant 2: Oscar Barriga
Fourth official: Abraham Quirarte
VAR: Erick Yair Miranda
AVAR: Amairany García
Did you know that...
-Guadalajara has won six of its last seven games in Liga MX (1D). Excluding the 0-1 defeat in Pachuca on the last matchday, they have scored two or more goals in each of their victories during this period.
-Chivas will secure their place in the quarterfinals if they avoid defeat. If they lose, Juárez would have to beat Querétaro and make up the five-goal difference between the two teams.
-The two Liga MX AP25 teams that score the most goals in the first quarter of an hour of matches, with 5, face each other. However, while Rayados has scored the most in the last quarter of an hour of the first half (13), Chivas, along with León, has conceded the least in that period of the match (2).
-Efraín Álvarez is the Mexican player with the most ball recoveries in the final third of the pitch during the 2025 Apertura, with 16. In this match, he will face the leader in this category: Olíver Torres, with 21.
-Only four Mexican players have reached double digits in terms of goals + assists so far in the 2025 Apertura, Armando González being one of them (11 goals).
-Armando González is the second Mexican player with the most headers so far in the 2025 Apertura (12), behind only Guillermo Martínez (14).
-Only Jeremy Márquez (Cruz Azul), Carlos Baltazar (Puebla), and Armando González (Chivas) have scored multiple goals (2) from outside the box among Mexican players in the 2025 Apertura.
-Santiago Sandoval is the third Mexican player in the 2025 Apertura so far to have drawn the most fouls from his opponents (32).
-Efraín Álvarez is the second Mexican player to have sent the most crosses into the box in the 2025 Apertura so far, with a total of 86.
