Everything you need to know before Chivas vs FC Juárez | OneFootball

After several days of intense preparation, Guadalajara is ready to return to action. Twenty-one days later, Chivas returns to AKRON Stadium to play Matchday 5 of the 2025 Apertura, in which it will host the Bravos de Juárez. This match promises to be intense and full of good soccer, so here's everything you need to know about the clash between the Rojiblancos and the Fronterizos.

How are they doing?

•⁠ ⁠Guadalajara is coming off a 0-1 loss to Santos Laguna, placing them in 13th place in the standings with 3 points and one game in hand.

•⁠ ⁠For their part, the Bravos lost 0-2 to Toluca on matchday 4. At the moment, the Juarez team is in 17th place overall with 2 points.

What happened the last time Chivas and Juárez faced each other at the AKRON?

•⁠ ⁠It was on matchday 5 of the 2024 Apertura when this rivalry saw its most recent episode on Guadalajara soil. That afternoon was unforgettable, as it saw a tremendous victory for the Rebaño, so CLICK HERE to relive it.

Guadalajara's great run against Bravos

•⁠ ⁠Chivas is on such a roll against this rival that it has not lost in the last 8 games they have played in Liga MX, with 4 wins and 4 draws.

Latest lineups

Chivas: Raúl Rangel, Richard Ledezma, Daniel Aguirre, Gilberto Sepúlveda, José Castillo, Bryan González, Diego Campillo, Luis Romo, Roberto Alvarado, Efraín Álvarez, Armando González.

FC Juárez: Sebastián Jurado, Moises Castillo, Alejandro Mayorga, José García, Denzell García, Madson De Souza, José Rodríguez, Rodolfo Pizarro, Homer Martínez, Jairo Torres, Oscar Estupiñan.

Where to watch the match?

•⁠ ⁠If you can't make it to AKRON Stadium, CLICK HERE and we'll tell you which channels will be broadcasting the match between Guadalajara and the Bravos live.

The referees

•⁠ ⁠Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz•⁠ ⁠Assistant 1: Michel Morales•⁠ ⁠Assistant 2: Enrique Martínez•⁠ ⁠Fourth official: Fernando Cruz

Did you know that...

•⁠ ⁠Of the 12 times they have faced each other, the green team has only won once, in CL21. Therefore, it has been four years since Bravos last beat Rebaño Sagrado.

•⁠ ⁠Guadalajara won the last two games it played against Juárez in Liga MX.

•⁠ ⁠The fastest goal in the rivalry was scored by "La Hormiga" González in AP24, when he put it away with just 50 seconds on the clock to the delight of the AKRON crowd.

•⁠ ⁠The biggest win between the two teams was recorded at the AKRON Stadium, when the Rojiblancos beat the border team 5-0, with goals from Armando "La Hormiga" González, Fernando Beltrán, Roberto "El Piojo" Alvarado, Alan Mozo, and Yael Padilla in AP24.

•⁠ ⁠In four of their encounters, the Rebaño has managed to keep a clean sheet against the border team.

•⁠ ⁠Chivas is looking for a third consecutive home win in Liga MX (1-0 vs. Puebla in J16 of CL25 and 4-3 vs. Atlético San Luis in J3 of AP25).

•⁠ ⁠Since January 2020, Juárez is the second team against which Chivas has scored the most goals in Liga MX, with a total of 21.

•⁠ ⁠In addition, since January 2020, Juárez is the second team against which Chivas has conceded the fewest goals in Liga MX with nine (along with Tijuana and Pachuca).

•⁠ ⁠In his career, Roberto Alvarado has scored six goals against Juárez in Liga MX (2 goals and 4 assists).

•⁠ ⁠Guadalajara is the third team with the highest average ball possession so far in the 2025 Apertura with 62%, behind only Cruz Azul (66%) and América (63%).

•⁠ ⁠After four matches played in the 2025 Apertura, Guadalajara is the team that has conceded the fewest total shots from its opponents, with 23 in total. This is seven fewer than the second-ranked team in this category, Cruz Azul (30).