Chivas and Club America meet at Estadio Akron on Wednesday in the opening game of the Liga MX playoff semifinals. The Eagles are unbeaten in seven games heading into this one after beating Pachuca while the Guadalajara team beat Toluca in the quarter-finals over two matches. Fernando Gago’s men are unbeaten in 10 consecutive games in all competitions with seven wins while André Jardine’s side have not won in three outings and now face a team who have won their last three home games, including two clean sheets. Overall, the Americans have a solid record against Chivas of late, with the hosts having won just five of their last 15 meetings, with the visitors historically better with 26 wins in 59 meetings.
Here are our storylines, how to watch the game and more:
How to watch and odds
- Date: Wednesday May 15 | Time: 10:05 p.m. ET
- Location: Akron Stadium – Zapopan, Mexico
- TV: Universo and Telemundo: Direct: Fubo (try for free)
- Odds: Chivas +188; Draw +210; America +130
Team News
Chivas: The main absentee that Gago will face is Raul Martinez who is suffering from a knee injury and will therefore not be able to feature. Otherwise, there are no suspensions so the starting XI should be relatively strong.
Potential Chivas XI: Jose Rangel; Alan Mozo, Gilberto Sepulveda, Jesus Orozco, José Castillo; Erick Gutiérrez, Fernando Beltrán; Victor Guzmán, Roberto Alvarado, Pavel Pérez; Ricardo Marino.
America: Sebastian Caceres and Emilio Lara are injured so Jardine will have to do without them. However, there are no suspended players, so these two are the only ones missing from what is otherwise a more or less healthy group.
Potential America XI: Luis Malagon; Israel Reyes, Igor Lichnovsky, Ramon Juarez, Cristian Calderon; Jonathan dos Santos, Alvaro Fidalgo; Javairo Dilrosun, Diego Valdes, Alex Zendejas; Henri Martin.
Prediction
America barely made it past the quarterfinals and hopes to be more convincing even though the Chivas look strong and will be tough opponents. A draw seems about right, which sets him up nicely for the second leg. Take: Chivas 1, America 1.
