Monterrey host Guadalajara Chivas in Liga MX. At the moment Chivas are the healthier of the two sides in the table, though we're still a month out from kickoff so plenty can shift before then.
This fixture also carries a long history between these two clubs, with recent meetings going both ways rather than settling into any clear pattern.
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Mixed-competition samples show two teams close on paper
Looking at the wider run of matches, both sides have played around 20 games across Liga MX, Leagues Cup and other competitions. Monterrey have the better win count, nine victories to Chivas' eight, but they've also lost six compared to Chivas' four.
Monterrey: 20 completed matches; Guadalajara Chivas: 20 completed matches.
Monterrey
- Win
- 45% 9 / 20
- Draw
- 20% 4 / 20
- Loss
- 35% 7 / 20
- Scored
- 35
- Conceded
- 29
- Difference
- +6
Guadalajara Chivas
- Win
- 40% 8 / 20
- Draw
- 35% 7 / 20
- Loss
- 25% 5 / 20
- Scored
- 27
- Conceded
- 20
- Difference
- +7
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liga MX | Atlante FC | Monterrey | 26.09.2026 | 4-2 |
| Liga MX | Monterrey | Cruz Azul | 20.09.2026 | 1-0 |
| Liga MX | Monterrey | Tigres UANL | 13.09.2026 | 0-0 |
| Leagues Cup | Toluca | Monterrey | 07.09.2026 | 2-0 |
| Leagues Cup | Club America | Monterrey | 03.09.2026 | 2-2 |
| Liga MX | Monterrey | Atletico San Luis | 31.08.2026 | 1-3 |
| Leagues Cup | Monterrey | Chicago Fire | 26.08.2026 | 2-1 |
| Liga MX | Leon | Monterrey | 22.08.2026 | 2-0 |
| Liga MX | Monterrey | FC Juarez | 16.08.2026 | 6-1 |
| Leagues Cup | Monterrey | Nashville SC | 13.08.2026 | 2-1 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liga MX | Guadalajara Chivas | Club Queretaro | 27.09.2026 | 0-2 |
| Liga MX | Club America | Guadalajara Chivas | 20.09.2026 | 2-2 |
| Liga MX | Guadalajara Chivas | U.N.A.M. - Pumas | 14.09.2026 | 3-0 |
| Liga MX | Atletico San Luis | Guadalajara Chivas | 06.09.2026 | 0-3 |
| Liga MX | CF Pachuca | Guadalajara Chivas | 30.08.2026 | 1-1 |
| Liga MX | Guadalajara Chivas | Club Tijuana | 23.08.2026 | 5-2 |
| Liga MX | Santos Laguna | Guadalajara Chivas | 17.08.2026 | 0-1 |
| Leagues Cup | Seattle Sounders | Guadalajara Chivas | 13.08.2026 | 1-2 |
| Leagues Cup | Guadalajara Chivas | FC Dallas | 09.08.2026 | 0-1 |
| Leagues Cup | Los Angeles FC | Guadalajara Chivas | 06.08.2026 | 1-1 |
Chivas have shipped fewer goals across their sample, 18 against compared to Monterrey's 26, even though goals for are fairly similar. It's a broader picture than just league form, so it should be read alongside the standings rather than instead of them.
Chivas' defensive numbers look tidier across this wider sample, which lines up with their better current league position.
Comparative Team Statistics: Monterrey vs Guadalajara Chivas

Recent head-to-heads have gone both ways
These two have met close to twenty times in the data we've got, stretching back to 2017. The last meeting in March 2026 saw Chivas win 3-2 away from home, following a 4-2 Chivas win at home the previous November, and before that a 3-1 Monterrey win.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liga MX | Monterrey | Guadalajara Chivas | 22.03.2026 | 2-3 |
| Liga MX | Guadalajara Chivas | Monterrey | 09.11.2025 | 4-2 |
| Liga MX | Monterrey | Guadalajara Chivas | 06.04.2025 | 3-1 |
| Liga MX | Guadalajara Chivas | Monterrey | 29.09.2024 | 1-1 |
| Liga MX | Monterrey | Guadalajara Chivas | 31.03.2024 | 0-2 |
| Liga MX | Guadalajara Chivas | Monterrey | 04.09.2023 | 1-2 |
| Liga MX | Monterrey | Guadalajara Chivas | 08.01.2023 | 0-1 |
| Liga MX | Guadalajara Chivas | Monterrey | 24.08.2022 | 1-0 |
| Liga MX | Guadalajara Chivas | Monterrey | 14.04.2022 | 1-3 |
| Liga MX | Monterrey | Guadalajara Chivas | 22.08.2021 | 0-0 |
There's no obvious pattern building here in the last few meetings. It's swung from one side to the other fairly regularly, which doesn't give either team a psychological edge going in.
League table tells a clear story right now
As things stand, Chivas sit second with 18 points from nine games, having won five and lost just once. Monterrey are down in tenth, on 13 points from eight matches with three defeats already.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toluca | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 20/9 | 19 |
| 2 | Guadalajara Chivas | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17/8 | 18 |
| 3 | Club America | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17/8 | 17 |
| 9 | Atlas | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13/15 | 14 |
| 10 | Monterrey | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14/10 | 13 |
| 11 | CF Pachuca | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15/10 | 12 |
That's a real gap in current league form, though there's a month between this snapshot and the actual fixture, so it's worth treating it as a starting point rather than a guarantee of how either side will look come matchday.
Chivas hold a clear advantage in the current standings, but a month is enough time for form to shift.

Key attacking names and some card history
Monterrey's Ocampos has been their standout scorer with five goals in seven appearances in this sample, and Rossi has chipped in three assists in the same span. For Chivas, Alvarado leads the scoring with three in nine, with Marín supplying two assists.
On discipline, Monterrey's Salcedo and Medina have both picked up a red card in only four appearances each, while Chivas' Sepúlveda has also been sent off once in eight matches. None of that confirms who's actually available for this specific fixture, but it's a pattern worth keeping an eye on.
Squad lists and player details
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Óliver Torres | Spain | 31 | Midfielder | 178 | 70 |
| J. Corona | Mexico | 33 | Forward | 173 | 59 |
| A. Martial | France | 30 | Attacker | 181 | 76 |
| Sergio Canales | Spain | 35 | Midfielder | 176 | 65 |
| L. Ocampos | Argentina | 32 | Midfielder | 187 | 84 |
| E. Andrada | Argentina | 35 | Goalkeeper | 193 | 83 |
| C. Salcedo | Mexico | 33 | Defender | 183 | 85 |
| L. Orellano | Argentina | 26 | Midfielder | 177 | 66 |
| J. Rodríguez | Argentina | 31 | Midfielder | 178 | 83 |
| H. Cuypers | Belgium | 29 | Attacker | 185 | 75 |
| L. Cárdenas | Mexico | 33 | Goalkeeper | 180 | 79 |
| S. Medina | Colombia | 34 | Defender | 179 | 73 |
| O. Pineda | Mexico | 30 | Midfielder | 169 | 63 |
| L. Reyes | Mexico | 35 | Defender | 182 | 65 |
| É. Aguirre | Mexico | 29 | Defender | 171 | 60 |
| R. de la Rosa | Mexico | 26 | Attacker | 177 | 73 |
| G. Arteaga | Mexico | 28 | Defender | 175 | 68 |
| R. Chávez | Mexico | 31 | Defender | 176 | 66 |
| U. Đurđević | Montenegro | 32 | Attacker | 181 | 78 |
| D. Rossi | Uruguay | 28 | Midfielder | 170 | 65 |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Alvarado | Mexico | 28 | Attacker | 176 | 70 |
| O. Govea | Mexico | 30 | Midfielder | 176 | 68 |
| Óscar Whalley | Spain | 32 | Goalkeeper | 190 | 82 |
| R. González | Mexico | 32 | Midfielder | 175 | 71 |
| R. Marín | Mexico | 28 | Attacker | 161 | 57 |
| Á. Sepúlveda | Mexico | 35 | Attacker | 181 | 80 |
| M. Tapias | Mexico | 29 | Defender | 179 | 70 |
| K. Castañeda | Mexico | 26 | Midfielder | 171 | 73 |
| L. Romo | Mexico | 31 | Defender | 184 | 78 |
| E. Álvarez | Mexico | 24 | Midfielder | 173 | 68 |
| R. Ledezma | USA | 26 | Midfielder | 173 | 70 |
| D. Campillo | Mexico | 24 | Defender | 180 | 79 |
| J. Carrillo | Mexico | 24 | Midfielder | 168 | 62 |
| J. Pérez | Mexico | 23 | Midfielder | 168 | 72 |
| B. Gutiérrez | USA | 23 | Midfielder | 178 | 64 |
| B. González | Mexico | 23 | Midfielder | 172 | 67 |
| J. Rangel | Mexico | 26 | Goalkeeper | 191 | 88 |
| J. Castillo | Mexico | 24 | Defender | 178 | 65 |
| M. Gómez | Mexico | 24 | Defender | 173 | 64 |
| A. González | Mexico | 23 | Attacker | 177 | 64 |
Chivas currently sit well clear of Monterrey in the table, and their numbers across the wider sample of matches look a touch tidier defensively too. That's a reasonable starting point, but it's built on a snapshot taken a month before the game itself.
Without a market to weigh against that picture, and with recent meetings between these two offering no clear trend, we're happy to leave this one alone for now rather than force a view.
