The best facts ahead of Liga MX's Clasico de Mexico | OneFootball

Guadalajara are fully motivated ahead of the Clasico de Mexico, this time in Liga MX, and will be looking to repeat what they did in the CONCACAF Champions Cup. This Saturday night, March 8, Chivas and América will meet again in the second edition of the rivalry in the last 10 days, and the Akron Stadium will once again be a hotbed for the Rojiblancos.

There are many things to analyze about the match on Matchday 11 of the Clausura 2025, so we took on the task of compiling them so that you don't miss anything about tomorrow's match. Keep reading because there are some very interesting things to keep in mind.

How do they look coming into the match?

- Both teams faced each other in the first leg of the Round of 16 of the continental tournament, where the Rebaño won 1-0 with a great demonstration of teamwork and unity. In addition to taking the lead on the scoreboard, Gerardo Espinoza's men hung 0 at the back and will have a hand in the away goal criterion for the second leg.- In Liga MX, the Rojiblancos defeated Pumas 1-0 away at Ciudad Universitaria to reach 14 points, in 10th place in the table.- On the other hand, the Azulcremas defeated Toluca 3-0 in the CDMX. The team from the capital reached 23 points and is second in the standings.

What happened in the most recent match at the Akron?

- We will go back to Matchday 12 of CL24 for the last time the Clasico de Mexico was held in Liga MX at the Akron Stadium, which resulted in a scoreless draw.

Who will be called up by the Rebaño Sagrado?

- Gerardo Espinoza will call up 21 Rojiblancos players, betting on repeating what was done on Wednesday, with the same intensity and unity on the field and in the stands. For the complete list, CLICK HERE.

Where can you watch the match?

- The unity of the ChivaHermanos goes beyond the stands of the Fortaleza Rojiblanca. From wherever you are, your encouragement #EsPorElEscudo: CLICK HERE to find out the signals where you can tune in to watch Guadalajara live.

Latest lineups

Guadalajara: Raúl Rangel; José Castillo, Gilberto Sepúlveda, Miguel Tapias; Alan Mozo, Erick Gutiérrez, Luis Romo, Mateo Chávez; Hugo Camberos, Roberto Alvarado and Alan Pulido.Coach Gerardo Espinoza

América: Luis Malagón; Kevin Álvarez, Ramón Juárez, Sebastián Cáceres, Cristian Borja; Alan Cervantes, Álvaro Fidalgo, Erick Sánchez; Alejandro Zendejas, Brian Rodríguez and Henry Martin.D.T. André Jardine

Who will be the referees?

- Referee: Adonai Escobedo González- Assistant 1: Alberto Morín Méndez- Assistant 2: Marco Antonio Bisguerra Mendiola- Fourth official: Abraham de Jesús Quirarte Contreras- VAR: Erick Yair Miranda Galindo- AVAR: Edgar Magdaleno Castrejon

Did you know that...?

- Guadalajara has five matches without a home loss (3V 2E) in Liga MX, its best such streak since the 10 between March and September 2024, a streak that included a 0-0 draw against América.- Only Elías Montiel (Pachuca, 32) participated in more sequences that ended in a finish in the Clausura 2025 than Hugo Camberos (Guadalajara, 31) among players born January 1, 2005 onwards.- Only Amaury Morales (Cruz Azul, 23) has more dribbles attempted than Yael Padilla (Guadalajara, 22) among players born January 1, 2005 onwards in Clausura 2025.- Guadalajara is the fourth team with the fourth-highest average of corner kicks per game in Clausura 2025, with 6.2. It is only surpassed by Monterrey (6.6), Cruz Azul (7) and Pachuca (7.6).- Guadalajara is one of the three teams that have yet to concede a goal between the 15th and 30th minutes of their matches in Clausura 2025, along with Tigres and their opponent this matchday, América.- Only Mazatlán (596) has more minutes in its Clausura 2025 matches even on the scoreboard than Guadalajara, which accumulates 571 minutes in these circumstances.- Roberto Alvarado has a 50% effectiveness in shots in Clausura 2025, Chivas' best record in this regard among players with 10+ shots attempted.- No Guadalajara player had more interventions in the opponent's box in Clausura 2025 than Luis Romo, with a total of 26, despite having played 634 minutes.- Gilberto Sepúlveda is the player who recovered possession the most times for Guadalajara in the Clausura 2025 in his own defensive third, with 22 such actions.- Alan Mozo is the Guadalajara player with the most successful crosses to a teammate in the Clausura 2025, with a total of 10. Only the midfielder and Roberto Alvarado surpass the line of eight accurate crosses of this type (9).