What you need to know ahead of Chivas vs Necaxa | OneFootball

We are about to see Guadalajara's first visit in the Clausura 2025, as Matchday 2 pairs them with Necaxa at the Rayos' home. Guadalajara achieved a good result in their debut in Liga MX, so they will face Necaxa with the aim of extending their good start.

It won't be long until the starting whistle blows, so here we bring you the most important information you need to watch this great match.

How do they look coming into the match?

- Oscar García's squad started their participation in the championship on the right foot, beating Santos 1-0 at the Akron Stadium, thus earning their first three points of the competition.- On the other hand, the hydrocalidos lost 2-1 to Pumas in their visit to Ciudad Universitaria.

What happened the last time they met?

- The Rojiblanca Fortress was the venue for the most recent meeting between the two, which resulted in a 3-2 win for the Rebaño Sagrado. For the home side, Cade Cowell, Ricardo Marín and Víctor Guzmán scored.

How does Guadalajara fare when they travel to Aguascalientes?

- The neighboring state of Aguascalientes is a place that suits Chivas more than well; we don't say so, the numbers speak for themselves: CLICK HERE and check it out.

Latest line-ups

Guadalajara: Raúl Rangel; Miguel Gómez, Gilberto Sepúlveda, Miguel Tapias, José Castillo; Rubén González, Erick Gutiérrez (C), Hugo Camberos, Yael Padilla; Roberto Alvarado and Ricardo Marín.Coach Oscar García

Necaxa: Luis Unsain; Agustín Oliveros, Alán Montes, Emilio Lara; Kevin Ante, Agustín Palavecino, José Paradela, Heriberto Jurado, José Rodríguez; Diber Cambindo and Ricardo Monreal.Coach Nicolás Larcamón.

The refereeing corps

- Referee: Salvador Pérez Villalobos- Assistant 1: Jorge Antonio Sánchez Espinoza- Assistant 2: Jéssica Fernanda Morales Morales- Fourth official: Luis Alfredo García Rodríguez- VAR: Erick Yair Miranda Galindo- AVAR: Karen Hernández Andrade

Did you know that...?

- Guadalajara hasn't lost in eight of its last 10 meetings with Necaxa in Liga MX (1Tie 1Loss).- Guadalajara won its last away match in Liga MX (2-0 against Santos Laguna). They will try to string together wins away from home in the division for the first time since March-April 2024 (3Wins).- Despite the setback in its last visit to Necaxa in Liga MX, Guadalajara has lost only one of its last nine games at home to Los Rayos (5Wins 3Ties).- Guadalajara is looking to start a tournament with two wins in Liga MX for the first time since the Apertura 2023, when it defeated León 2-1 and Atlético San Luis 3-1.- Guadalajara fielded the second youngest starting XI on the first day of the Clausura 2025, with an average age of 24 years and 348 days.- Gilberto Sepúlveda led in the first day of Clausura 2025 in meters covered in ball handling, with 318. The Guadalajara defender was also the only player to exceed 300 meters in this aspect.- Guadalajara registered the lowest PPDA (passes allowed per defensive action) of the first day of the Clausura 2025, performing a defensive action of any kind for every 6.4 passes by the opponent.- Guadalajara averaged the longest distance on goal kicks on the first day of Clausura 2025, averaging 58 meters. Only Toluca joins Chivas in surpassing the 50-meter mark in this category (51.9).- Roberto Alvarado returned to the scoresheet in the win against Santos Laguna in the debut of the Clausura 2025. 'Piojo' scored three goals in his last five Liga MX matches with Chivas, the same number as in his 14 previous games.- Against Santos Laguna, Guadalajara scored 16 times, the highest Liga MX home record since 24 against Necaxa in October (3-2).