Liga MX Apertura - 15

Guadalajara Chivas 4 - 1 FT Atlas

Estadio Akron

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Futmetrix Verdict
54
FT
Sun, Oct 26
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Guadalajara Chivas
4-1
Atlas
⚡ Intensity 72
⚖️ Balance 18
🏆 Stakes 0
🎲 Upset 0
Gonzalez hat-trick destroys Atlas in rout.

González Hat-Trick Powers Chivas Past Atlas

Average Entertainment Futmetrix Score: 54/100. A masterful finishing clinic from Armando González completely dismantled the visitors, solidifying Guadalajara's absolute grip on the Liga MX summit.

Opening the Floodgates

The atmosphere inside Estadio Akron was electric as Guadalajara Chivas looked to assert their dominance over Atlas. From the opening exchanges, the hosts edged possession and pressed high, setting a blistering level of Intensity. The breakthrough arrived with breathtaking speed in the 10th minute. A brilliant sequence of play allowed E. Alvarez to carve open the visiting defense, sliding a perfect pass into the path of A. Gonzalez. The dynamic forward made no mistake, firing an early opener that instantly shifted the momentum. The tactical setup from the hosts completely overwhelmed the midfield battles. Every loose ball seemed to fall to a player in red and white, suffocating any attempt by the opposition to build out from the back and forcing early turnovers that dictated the tempo.

A Ruthless Attacking Display

Any hope of the visitors restoring Balance evaporated during a devastating spell midway through the first half. In the 27th minute, L. Romo doubled the advantage with a clinical finish, punishing a disorganized backline. Barely two minutes later, A. Gonzalez struck again, exploiting the stunned defense to make it three. The attacking barrage turned the pitch into a shooting gallery, contributing to a massive match total of 24 shots. The onslaught continued after the interval. In the 51st minute, R. Alvarado produced a sublime delivery for A. Gonzalez, who coolly completed a heroic hat-trick. Such a remarkable individual performance highlighted the sheer gulf in quality on the night. The home crowd roared with every forward progression, sensing that every attacking transition could yield yet another spectacular goal.

Consolation Amidst Chaos

With the game effectively out of reach, the Stakes shifted toward pride for the visitors. Drama erupted in the 56th minute when Diego González thought he had won a penalty, only for VAR to intervene and overturn the decision, compounding their misery. Despite the setback, Atlas managed to find a sliver of consolation. In the 63rd minute, U. Djurdjevic cleverly set up M. E. Garcia, who fired a clean strike past the goalkeeper to reduce the deficit. However, there would be no dramatic comeback. The defensive resilience shown by the hosts in the closing stages ensured there would be no late surprises, effectively neutralizing any remaining threats and cementing a phenomenal victory for the undisputed league leaders.

Key Questions

How did VAR change this match?

VAR intervened in the 56th minute to overturn a penalty initially awarded to Diego González, denying Atlas a crucial lifeline.

What made Armando González the Man of the Match?

A rare and devastating hat-trick, finishing with clinical precision to completely dismantle the opposition defense and secure all three points.

What caused the 5-goal thriller?

An open, attacking setup from both sides generated 24 total shots, with Chivas capitalizing ruthlessly on their chances in the final third.

What is the Futmetrix Score?

The Futmetrix Score is our 0-100 verdict on how entertaining a match is. We look at intensity, balance, stakes, and star quality to tell you if it's worth your time.

Match Statistics

Possession
52%
48%
Guadalajara Chivas 52%
Atlas 48%
Shots
14
10
Guadalajara Chivas 14
Atlas 10
Shots on Target
5
4
Guadalajara Chivas 5
Atlas 4
Passes
473
424
Guadalajara Chivas 473
Atlas 424
Pass Accuracy
82%
82%
Guadalajara Chivas 82%
Atlas 82%
Corners
5
4
Guadalajara Chivas 5
Atlas 4
Fouls
11
9
Guadalajara Chivas 11
Atlas 9
Yellow Cards
0
2
Guadalajara Chivas 0
Atlas 2
Red Cards
0
0
Guadalajara Chivas 0
Atlas 0

Match Events

10' A. Gonzalez (E. Alvarez)
Paulo Ramírez 🟨 26'
27' L. Romo
29' A. Gonzalez
HT
51' A. Gonzalez (R. Alvarado)
Diego González 56'
57' 🔄 A. Gonzalez T. Wilke
M. E. Garcia (U. Djurdjevic) 63'
Gaddi Aguirre 🟨 65'
66' 🔄 S. Sandoval Y. Padilla
74' 🔄 O. Govea M. Tapias
74' 🔄 R. Alvarado E. Gutierrez
74' 🔄 E. Alvarez D. Aguirre
A. Rocha M. Coccaro 🔄 78'
D. Gonzalez E. Aguirre 🔄 78'
P. Ramirez V. H. Rios De Alba 🔄 87'
M. E. Garcia A. Gonzalez 🔄 87'
FT

Player Cards

Our take on every player in this match

Guadalajara Chivas

Goalkeepers
R. Rangel
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Defenders
D. Campillo Del Campo
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
L. Romo
SNIPER
SNIPER
100%
Conversion
100%
Conversion
1
Goals
1
Shots
J. Castillo
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
1
Shots
1
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
Midfielders
S. Sandoval
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
F. Gonzalez
MAGNET
MAGNET
68
Activity
68
Activity
62
Passes
6
Duels
O. Govea
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
74
Total Mins
74
Entry
E. Alvarez
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
4
Key Passes
4
Key Passes
1
Assists
36%
Pass Acc
Forwards
R. Alvarado
PROVIDER
PROVIDER
1
Assists
1
Assists
2
Key Passes
7.3
Rating
B. Gonzalez
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
A. Gonzalez
HATMAN
HAT-TRICK HERO
3
Goals
3
Goals
3
On Target
10
Rating
BENCH
O. Whalley
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
G. Sepulveda
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
M. Tapias
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
16
Total Mins
Started
Entry
M. Gomez
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
E. Gutierrez
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
16
Total Mins
Started
Entry
D. Aguirre
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
16
Total Mins
Started
Entry
H. Camberos
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
A. Pulido
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
T. Wilke
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
33
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Y. Padilla
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
24
Total Mins
Started
Entry

Atlas

Goalkeepers
C. Vargas
SIEVE
SIEVE
20%
Save %
20%
Save %
4
Conceded
1
Saves
Defenders
G. Aguirre
WALL
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
2
Tackles
44%
Duel Win %
Matheus Doria
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
A. Mora
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
1
Shots
1
Shots
0
Goals
1
On Target
Midfielders
Gustavo Ferrareis
ENFORCER
ENFORCER
3
Tackles
3
Tackles
7
Duels Won
88%
Win %
P. Ramirez
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
2
Shots
2
Shots
0
Goals
1
On Target
A. Rocha
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
12
Late Mins
12
Late Mins
78
Total Mins
78
Entry
S. Hernandez
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Forwards
D. Gonzalez
MAGNET
MAGNET
44
Activity
44
Activity
30
Passes
14
Duels
M. E. Garcia
SNIPER
SNIPER
50%
Conversion
50%
Conversion
1
Goals
2
Shots
U. Djurdjevic
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
3
Key Passes
3
Key Passes
1
Assists
12%
Pass Acc
BENCH
C. Ramos
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
J. Rodriguez
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
R. Pier
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
J. San Martin
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
A. Ramirez
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
V. H. Rios De Alba
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
10
Total Mins
Started
Entry
G. del Prete
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
A. Gonzalez
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
10
Total Mins
Started
Entry
M. Coccaro
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
12
Total Mins
Started
Entry
E. Aguirre
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
12
Total Mins
Started
Entry

Head to Head

Date Home Score Away Competition Venue
01/04/2026 Atlas 0 - 0 Guadalajara Chivas Friendlies Clubs
10/26/2025 Guadalajara Chivas 4 - 1 Atlas Liga MX Estadio Akron
04/20/2025 Atlas 1 - 1 Guadalajara Chivas Liga MX Estadio Jalisco
12/28/2024 Atlas 0 - 0 (PEN 0-1) Guadalajara Chivas Friendlies Clubs Estadio Jalisco
11/22/2024 Guadalajara Chivas 1 - 2 Atlas Liga MX Estadio AKRON
10/06/2024 Guadalajara Chivas 2 - 3 Atlas Liga MX Estadio AKRON
01/04/2026
Friendlies Clubs
10/26/2025
Liga MX Estadio Akron
04/20/2025
Liga MX Estadio Jalisco
12/28/2024
0 - 0 (PEN 0-1)
Friendlies Clubs Estadio Jalisco
11/22/2024
Liga MX Estadio AKRON
10/06/2024
Liga MX Estadio AKRON
Guadalajara Chivas Win
Atlas Win
Draw

League Standings

Pos Team P Pts GF GA GD Form
1 Toluca 15 33 41 18 +23 DToluca 2 - 2 Pachuca (27-10-2025)DClub Tijuana 0 - 0 Toluca (23-10-2025)WToluca 4 - 0 Club Queretaro (18-10-2025)WLeon 2 - 4 Toluca (05-10-2025)WToluca 3 - 1 Mazatlán (28-09-2025)
2 Tigres UANL 15 32 31 14 +17 WTigres UANL 2 - 0 Club Tijuana (25-10-2025)WPachuca 1 - 2 Tigres UANL (23-10-2025)WTigres UANL 5 - 3 Necaxa (18-10-2025)DTigres UANL 1 - 1 Cruz Azul (05-10-2025)WClub Queretaro 0 - 2 Tigres UANL (28-09-2025)
3 Cruz Azul 15 32 27 17 +10 WCruz Azul 2 - 0 Monterrey (26-10-2025)DNecaxa 1 - 1 Cruz Azul (22-10-2025)WCruz Azul 2 - 1 Club America (19-10-2025)DTigres UANL 1 - 1 Cruz Azul (05-10-2025)LClub Tijuana 2 - 0 Cruz Azul (29-09-2025)
4 Club America 15 31 31 16 +15 DMazatlán 2 - 2 Club America (25-10-2025)WClub America 2 - 1 Puebla (22-10-2025)LCruz Azul 2 - 1 Club America (19-10-2025)WClub America 3 - 0 Santos Laguna (05-10-2025)WClub America 4 - 1 U.N.A.M. - Pumas (28-09-2025)
5 Monterrey 15 30 30 24 +6 LCruz Azul 2 - 0 Monterrey (26-10-2025)WMonterrey 4 - 2 FC Juarez (22-10-2025)DMonterrey 1 - 1 U.N.A.M. - Pumas (19-10-2025)DClub Tijuana 2 - 2 Monterrey (06-10-2025)WMonterrey 1 - 0 Santos Laguna (28-09-2025)
6 Guadalajara Chivas 15 23 24 20 +4 WGuadalajara Chivas 4 - 1 Atlas (26-10-2025)LClub Queretaro 1 - 0 Guadalajara Chivas (23-10-2025)WGuadalajara Chivas 2 - 0 Mazatlán (19-10-2025)WU.N.A.M. - Pumas 1 - 2 Guadalajara Chivas (06-10-2025)WPuebla 0 - 2 Guadalajara Chivas (27-09-2025)
7 Pachuca 15 22 21 19 +2 DToluca 2 - 2 Pachuca (27-10-2025)LPachuca 1 - 2 Tigres UANL (23-10-2025)DFC Juarez 2 - 2 Pachuca (18-10-2025)WNecaxa 0 - 1 Pachuca (04-10-2025)WPachuca 2 - 1 Atletico San Luis (27-09-2025)
8 Club Tijuana 15 21 26 19 +7 LTigres UANL 2 - 0 Club Tijuana (25-10-2025)DClub Tijuana 0 - 0 Toluca (23-10-2025)LPuebla 4 - 3 Club Tijuana (18-10-2025)DClub Tijuana 2 - 2 Monterrey (06-10-2025)WClub Tijuana 2 - 0 Cruz Azul (29-09-2025)
9 FC Juarez 15 20 24 25 -1 DFC Juarez 4 - 4 Puebla (25-10-2025)LMonterrey 4 - 2 FC Juarez (22-10-2025)DFC Juarez 2 - 2 Pachuca (18-10-2025)LAtlas 3 - 1 FC Juarez (04-10-2025)WFC Juarez 2 - 0 Leon (27-09-2025)
10 Santos Laguna 15 17 20 24 -4 WSantos Laguna 3 - 1 Club Queretaro (26-10-2025)DMazatlán 2 - 2 Santos Laguna (22-10-2025)WSantos Laguna 2 - 0 Leon (18-10-2025)LClub America 3 - 0 Santos Laguna (05-10-2025)LMonterrey 1 - 0 Santos Laguna (28-09-2025)
11 Atletico San Luis 15 16 23 24 -1 LAtletico San Luis 3 - 4 Necaxa (27-10-2025)WU.N.A.M. - Pumas 0 - 1 Atletico San Luis (23-10-2025)WAtletico San Luis 2 - 0 Atlas (18-10-2025)LMazatlán 2 - 1 Atletico San Luis (04-10-2025)LPachuca 2 - 1 Atletico San Luis (27-09-2025)
12 Atlas 15 16 24 33 -9 LGuadalajara Chivas 4 - 1 Atlas (26-10-2025)WAtlas 2 - 0 Leon (23-10-2025)LAtletico San Luis 2 - 0 Atlas (18-10-2025)WAtlas 3 - 1 FC Juarez (04-10-2025)WAtlas 3 - 2 Necaxa (27-09-2025)
13 U.N.A.M. - Pumas 15 15 17 22 -5 DLeon 1 - 1 U.N.A.M. - Pumas (26-10-2025)LU.N.A.M. - Pumas 0 - 1 Atletico San Luis (23-10-2025)DMonterrey 1 - 1 U.N.A.M. - Pumas (19-10-2025)LU.N.A.M. - Pumas 1 - 2 Guadalajara Chivas (06-10-2025)LClub America 4 - 1 U.N.A.M. - Pumas (28-09-2025)
14 Club Queretaro 15 14 16 28 -12 LSantos Laguna 3 - 1 Club Queretaro (26-10-2025)WClub Queretaro 1 - 0 Guadalajara Chivas (23-10-2025)LToluca 4 - 0 Club Queretaro (18-10-2025)WClub Queretaro 3 - 1 Puebla (04-10-2025)LClub Queretaro 0 - 2 Tigres UANL (28-09-2025)
15 Mazatlán 15 13 19 27 -8 DMazatlán 2 - 2 Club America (25-10-2025)DMazatlán 2 - 2 Santos Laguna (22-10-2025)LGuadalajara Chivas 2 - 0 Mazatlán (19-10-2025)WMazatlán 2 - 1 Atletico San Luis (04-10-2025)LToluca 3 - 1 Mazatlán (28-09-2025)
16 Necaxa 15 13 19 30 -11 WAtletico San Luis 3 - 4 Necaxa (27-10-2025)DNecaxa 1 - 1 Cruz Azul (22-10-2025)LTigres UANL 5 - 3 Necaxa (18-10-2025)LNecaxa 0 - 1 Pachuca (04-10-2025)LAtlas 3 - 2 Necaxa (27-09-2025)
17 Leon 15 13 13 27 -14 DLeon 1 - 1 U.N.A.M. - Pumas (26-10-2025)LAtlas 2 - 0 Leon (23-10-2025)LSantos Laguna 2 - 0 Leon (18-10-2025)LLeon 2 - 4 Toluca (05-10-2025)LFC Juarez 2 - 0 Leon (27-09-2025)
18 Puebla 15 9 19 38 -19 DFC Juarez 4 - 4 Puebla (25-10-2025)LClub America 2 - 1 Puebla (22-10-2025)WPuebla 4 - 3 Club Tijuana (18-10-2025)LClub Queretaro 3 - 1 Puebla (04-10-2025)LPuebla 0 - 2 Guadalajara Chivas (27-09-2025)