What you need to know before Chivas visits Tijuana | OneFootball

Chivas knows that its visit to the world's busiest border represents more than just a result, and this Friday, August 22, it will have to go out with a lot of confidence in the work it has done in this new process to return home victorious.

Against Tijuana, Guadalajara can make a statement halfway through the 2025 Apertura, as well as gain momentum and confidence heading into the very busy schedule ahead. For that and much more, here are the most important points you need to know before the match against Xolos on Matchday 6.

How are they doing in the tournament?

- Chivas lost 1-2 at home to Juárez at AKRON Stadium, leaving them with 3 points in the tournament standings. The Rojiblancos are aware of the areas they need to improve after this match and have been working hard to do so.- The Baja California team won 0-2 against the Tuzos in Pachuca, bringing their total to 8 points for the semester.

What happened in their most recent matchup?

- The Rebaño hosted the Canino team at the Fortaleza Rojiblanca for Matchday 6 of CL25 and sealed the game in a matter of 2 minutes. Alan Pulido and Roberto Alvarado scored in the 27th and 29th minutes, sealing the result for the Rebaño, despite José Zúñiga's response in the 45th minute.

Where can you watch Chivas live?

- Because we know you won't want to miss the opportunity to support Guadalajara on their visit to Estadio Caliente, CLICK HERE because we'll tell you which channels will broadcast it live, both in Mexico and the United States.

Latest lineups

Guadalajara: Raúl Rangel; Daniel Aguirre, Luis Romo, José Castillo; Alan Mozo, Diego Campillo, Erick Gutiérrez, Bryan González; Richard Ledezma, Roberto Alvarado, and Armando González.Coach: Gabriel Milito

Tijuana: Antonio Rodríguez; Rafael Fernández, Jackson Porozo, Pablo Ortíz, Jesús Gómez; Iván Tona, Kevin Castañeda, Ramiro Árciga, Gilberto Mora, Domingo Blanco; Frank Boya.Coach: Sebastián Abreu

Referees

- Referee: Katia Itzel García Mendoza- Assistant 1: Karen Janett Díaz Medina- Assistant 2: Sandra Elizabeth Ramírez Alemán- Fourth official: Víctor Alfonso Cáceres Hernández- VAR: Erick Yair Miranda Galindo- AVAR: Priscila Eritzel Pérez Borja

Did you know that?

- Roberto Alvarado has scored in three of the last four matches against Xolos; the only one in which he did not score was in AP24.- The first match in the history of the rivalry took place on Matchday 3 of AP11, and had to be rescheduled because the Rebaño Sagrado faced FC Barcelona in Miami, whom they beat 4-1.- In that AP11 match, the Guadalajara team won 0-1 with a goal from Héctor Reynoso.- Bryan 'Cotorro' González made his debut in the top flight against the Jauría, coming on as a substitute in the 83rd minute at the Estadio Caliente.- Gustavo Sedano, José Antonio Rodríguez, Luis Michel, Jesús Corona, José Madueña, Gilberto Adame, Fernando Arce, Jesús Angulo, José Juan Vázquez, Erick Torres, Ángel Sepúlveda, and Paolo Yrizar are the players who have worn the jerseys of both Chivas and Xolos.- They have faced each other 30 times, with a very even record: 11 wins for Guadalajara, 12 for Tijuana, and 7 draws.- As visitors, Chivas have recorded 2 wins, 3 draws, and 1 loss in their last 6 matches.- El Rebaño has scored at least one goal in its last seven matches against the border team.- On 8 occasions, the Rojiblancos managed to keep a clean sheet.