Highly motivated and eager to further consolidate their position in the top six of the overall standings, Guadalajara is ready to face Matchday 16 of the 2025 Apertura, in which they will visit the Hidalgo stadium to take on Pachuca, a team that is very close to the Rebaño in terms of points. With this important match coming up, here is the best preview of the clash between the Rojiblancos and the Tuzos.
How are they doing?
• Chivas is coming off a 4-1 win over Atlas in the Clásico Tapatío, bringing them to 23 points and sixth place in the standings.
• For their part, Pachuca comes into this match after a 2-2 draw with Toluca. After that draw, they are eighth overall with 22 points.
What happened the last few times Guadalajara and the Tuzos faced each other?
• In recent tournaments, the Rebaño has been far superior to the Hidalgo team, so much so that it has had an extremely positive run. If you want to know the recent record, CLICK HERE and find out all the information.
The Rebaño's positive record visiting Hidalgo
• Recently, Guadalajara has dominated the Tuzos at their own home. If you don't believe us, CLICK HERE and see for yourself.
Chivas' squad for Matchday 16 of AP25
• Gabriel Milito called up 23 players to face Pachuca. The complete list can be found at the FOLLOWING LINK.
Latest lineups
Chivas: Raúl Rangel, Diego Campillo, Luis Romo, José Castillo, Bryan González, Omar Govea, Rubén González, Roberto Alvarado, Efraín Álvarez, Santiago Sandoval, Armando González.
Pachuca: Carlos Moreno, Sergio Barreto, Daniel Aceves, Brian García, Jorge Berlanga, Víctor Guzmán, Alan Bautista, William Silva, Enner Valencia, Luis Quiñones, Gastón Togni.
Where to watch Pachuca vs. Chivas live?
• To find out which channels will be broadcasting this match live, CLICK HERE.
The referees
Referee: Adonai Escobedo
Assistant 1: Jorge Sánchez
Assistant 2: Maximiliano Gómez
Fourth official: Luis García
VAR: Rosario López
AVAR: Óscar Macías
Did you know?
• Guadalajara is undefeated in its last six games against Pachuca in Liga MX (3W 3D), winning the three most recent matches. If Chivas defeats the Tuzos on this date, it will have four consecutive wins against this rival for the first time since 1972–1998 (8W).
• Chivas has won five of its last six Liga MX games (1L).
• Guadalajara has a 47% success rate playing away from home in this 2025 Apertura (3W 1D 3L), in contrast to the 2025 Clausura where it had a 22% success rate (1W 3D 5L).
• Chivas has three wins in its last four away games in Liga MX (1D), which is the same number of away wins as in its previous 18 away league games.
• Chivas won their last two away games in Pachuca in Liga MX and will be looking for three consecutive wins at the Tuzos' home ground in the league for the first time since 2006–2007 (3W).
• Guadalajara did not concede any goals in their last two visits to Pachuca in Liga MX (2W). The last time El Rebaño kept a clean sheet in three consecutive games against the Tuzos in Hidalgo was between 1973 and 1996 (3W).
• Guadalajara, along with Santos Laguna, América, and Toluca, are the teams with the most goals scored from corner kicks so far in the 2025 Apertura (4).
• Chivas, along with Juárez, Atlas, and Monterrey, is the team that has scored the most goals at the start of their matches in this 2025 Apertura (5 goals between minutes 0-15).
