- Form: Chivas are the form team on paper, but Chivas have a better away record and the edge in the head-to-head.
- Head-to-head: Chivas have beaten Pachuca in all of the last 5 head-to-head matchups.
- Recent results: Chivas have won 2, drawn 1 and lost 2 of their last 5 matches in all competitions.
Back the visitors at the prices
Chivas de Guadalajara arrive in better form than Pachuca CF and can get a result from Saturday's Liga MX clash at Estadio Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico. Rebaño Sagrado have won their last 2, drawing 1 and losing 2 of their previous 5 matches in all competitions.
They beat Seattle Sounders 2-0 away in their most recent CONCACAF Leagues Cup outing and came away with a 1-0 win against Santos Laguna on their travels in Liga MX fixtures.
Chivas' visitors, Pachuca, have won 1 and lost 4 of their most recent 5 in all competitions and will be desperate to arrest the decline that saw them bounce back from a 1-0 away win over Charlotte in the CONCACAF Leagues Cup with a 3-2 home loss to Puebla in Liga MX. Tuzos are 15th with 3 points from 4 games in 2026/2027, while Chivas are 10th with 7 from the same number of matches.
Head-to-head gives Chivas a chance
The head-to-head certainly gives Chivas a better chance of getting a result on Saturday as the Guadalajara club have beaten Pachuca in all of their most recent 5 meetings. The last meeting between the two sides saw Rebaño Sagrado claim a 2-0 victory at home in Liga MX 2025/2026.
Pachuca haven't won any of their most recent 3 home games against Chivas and can't expect to do so with odds at 2.64 as opposed to 2.46 for the visitors with the draw at 3.5.
Chivas have a chance to nick it
Tactics
Pachuca boss Benjamín Mora, who took charge on 1st July 2026, has built his side around a high-energy team that thrives on possession, overloads wide, presses in phases and transitions quickly. In contrast, Gabriel Milito's Chivas, who took over on 26th May 2025, favour organised pressing, controlling the ball in midfield and breaking quickly into the box.
Markets
Backing both teams to score at 1.62 may make sense here, but the Under 2.5 goals market at 2.0 looks like a safer option as this fixture is likely to be a tight and tense affair.
Key players
Chivas should have enough about them to edge this one out or at least avoid defeat, but it should be a competitive game rather than a runaway.
- José Salomón Rondón (pictured) is Pachuca's main attacking threat and is the top scorer in Liga MX 2026/2027 so far with 5 goals in 4 matches, while Oussama Idrissi is the creative spark with 2 assists in the same 4 games.
- Roberto Alvarado leads the way for Chivas with 2 goals in 4 Liga MX 2026/2027 appearances and he has been in excellent form in their recent 5-game run, netting 2 of his side's 5 goals.
- The goal and the assist will always be there for the Mexican, who can play as an attacking midfielder or as part of a forward line.
