Chivas de Guadalajara will play against Tigres at home in the Akron Stadium. The match was supposed to be played in the first week of the 2025 Apertura.
Chivas want to take another step to change their season around after an impressive win over Club América in El Clásico Nacional over the weekend. Chivas defeated América 2-1 away from home to go up to 12th in the table with seven points.
Their record now is two wins, one draw, and four defeats after eight matches. A win over Tigres would put them with 10 points and one point below the playoffs.
Tigres are fifth in the league with 14 points with a record of four wins, two draws, and one loss in seven games. Their previous match was a 0-0 draw against Club León away from home. Tigres have kept two clean sheets in a row in the league.
The match will start at 9:05 PM EST/ 6:05 PM PST in the United States. The kick-off will be at 19:05 local time in Guadalajara, Mexico. The match will be shown on select TV channels and on streaming services.
The match will be shown on UNIVERSO, Peacock, fuboTV, and on UNIVERSO NOW in the United States. In Mexico, the match will be shown on Amazon Prime/Prime Video.
Expected Lineups for Chivas and Tigres
Chivas is expected to start a similar lineup to the match against América a few days ago. Tala Rangel is expected to start in goal with a back five of Bryan Gonzalez, Miguel Tapias, Luis Romo, Diego Campillo, and Miguel Gomez.
The three midfielders would be Érick Gutiérrez, Fernando Gonzalez, and Efrain Alvarez. The attacking duo is expected to be Cade Cowell and Armando Gonzalez.
Roberto Alvarado suffered an injury and is not expected to be in the squad for the match against Tigres.
Tigres' goalkeeper is set to be Nahuel Guzman, with a back four of Jesus Garza, Romulo, Joaquim, and Javier Aquino. Juan Jose Purata received a red card in the previous match and is banned from the match.
The midfield is expected to be Juan Brunetta and Fernando Gorriaran. Jonathan Herrera and Bernardo Parra are expected on the wings. Angel Correa is expected to start up top with Francisco Cordova behind him.
Prediction: Chivas 1-0 Tigres
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