Club Deportivo Guadalajara
·9. August 2025
The best facts ahead of Chivas' visit to Torreón

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·9. August 2025
Liga MX action returns for Guadalajara, who will resume the 2025 Apertura in Torreón to face Santos on Matchday 4. Gabriel Milito's team has gone from strength to strength in both the domestic league and the Leagues Cup, so Guadalajara's individual and collective momentum will be put to the test this Sunday at the TSM Stadium.
On the occasion of a new edition of the rivalry, now in Comarca Lagunera, we took on the task of reviewing everything you need to know ahead of a new match for Mexico's most beloved and popular team. So keep reading, because you can't miss a single thing.
How are they doing?
- Chivas earned 5 points in the 2025 Leagues Cup, thanks to a win, a draw with an extra point in a penalty shootout, and a loss. In their last match, they defeated FC Cincinnati 1-2 with a great collective performance. In Liga MX, the Rebaño has 3 points and one match pending.- On the other hand, the Guerreros finished at the bottom of the binational tournament table, with 3 losses, only 2 goals scored, and 8 conceded. Their most recent match was against LA Galaxy, who thrashed them 4-0 in California. The Laguneros have the same number of points as Chivas in the local championship.
What happened the last time they faced each other?
- The Rojiblancos and Albiverdes met in J1 of CL25 at AKRON Stadium, with Guadalajara winning 1-0 thanks to a goal by Roberto Alvarado.
Where can I watch the match?
- We know that no one will want to miss this important match for the Rebaño Sagrado, so CLICK HERE because we will tell you which channels will broadcast it live, both in Mexico and the United States.
Latest lineups
Guadalajara: Raúl Rangel; Diego Campillo, Gilberto Sepúlveda, José Castillo; Alan Mozo, Rubén González, Luis Romo, Bryan González; Yael Padilla, Efraín Álvarez, and Armando González.Coach: Gabriel Milito
Santos: Carlos Acevedo; Bruno Amione, Haret Ortega, Ismael Govea; Ronaldo Prieto, Salvador Mariscal, Javier Güemez, Cristian Dájome; Ramiro Sordo, Jordan Carrillo, and Anthony Lozano.Coach: Francisco Rodríguez
Referees
- Referee: Ismael Rosario López Peñuelas- Assistant 1: Christian Kiabek Espinosa Zavala- Assistant 2: Daniel Gabriel Martínez Mendez- Fourth official: Karen Hernández Andrade- VAR: Erick Yair Miranda Galindo- AVAR: Marco Antonio Bisguerra Mendiola
Did you know?
- Chivas has scored in 8 of the last 9 matches against Santos.- Since 2020, Santos Laguna is the team against which Guadalajara has conceded the fewest goals in Liga MX, with seven in 10 league matches.- Guadalajara won the last two times they faced Santos Laguna in Liga MX and will be looking for a third consecutive league win against this opponent for the first time since March 2003 - January 2004 (3W).- Chivas broke a seven-game winless streak visiting La Laguna in Liga MX with their most recent 2-0 win in Torreón (3D 4L).- If Guadalajara wins again at Laguna against Santos, it will be recording consecutive wins at this opponent's home in the league for the first time since May–August 2016 (2W).- If they do not concede any goals against Santos Laguna, Chivas would keep a clean sheet for the third consecutive game against this opponent in the league for the first time since March 1995 – February 1996 (3W).- Roberto Alvarado has four direct goal contributions with Chivas against Santos Laguna in Liga MX (2 goals + 2 assists), making him the current Rebaño squad leader in this category. - In total, Alvarado has six goal contributions against Santos Laguna in Liga MX (2 goals + 2 assists with Chivas and 2 assists with Cruz Azul), more than any other player in the Chivas squad. - Chivas has scored in all but one of its last 11 away games in Liga MX (2W 3D 6L) and kept a clean sheet in one of those 11.- If he starts against Santos Laguna, Raúl Rangel will be looking for his third clean sheet against Santos Laguna in Liga MX, having achieved his first in November 2024 and his second in January 2025.