Liga MX Apertura - 3

Guadalajara Chivas 4 - 3 FT Atletico San Luis

Estadio Akron

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Futmetrix Verdict
96
FT
Sat, Jul 26
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Guadalajara Chivas
4-3
Atletico San Luis
⚡ Intensity 100
⚖️ Balance 100
🏆 Stakes 0
🎲 Upset 0
A breathtaking seven-goal Liga MX classic.

Guadalajara's Great Escape: González Masterclass Stuns San Luis

Must-Watch Futmetrix Score: 96/100. An extraordinary roller-coaster at Estadio Akron proved exactly why Chivas sit atop the Liga MX table, turning a shock collapse into a legendary victory.

The False Dawn

A raucous crowd at Estadio Akron watched Guadalajara Chivas stamp their authority early against Atletico San Luis. The hosts controlled possession at a comfortable 55%, pinning the visitors deep into their own half. The early pressure forced a calamitous own goal from J. Sanabria just eleven minutes in. By the time C. Cowell hammered home a brilliant finish off a D. Aguirre pass right before the halftime whistle, the Stakes seemed relatively low for the league leaders. The visitors appeared completely overwhelmed by the tactical setup, struggling to break through the lines. Everything pointed toward a routine, professional victory for a team cruising at the summit, but football rarely follows a straight script.

The San Luis Surge

The halftime team talk evidently sparked a massive shift, as the Intensity suddenly spiked from the visitors. San Luis flipped the narrative entirely with a breathtaking barrage that left the home faithful stunned. E. Aguila sparked the revival in the 50th minute, exploiting rare defensive gaps. The tension exploded when VAR intervened to award a controversial 66th-minute penalty, which Joao Pedro Galvao dispatched with ice-cold precision. The astonishing Upset Factor peaked just minutes later when B. Galdames emerged from the bench to rifle home a third. With four lead changes shaping a wildly unstable Balance, San Luis had miraculously turned a two-goal deficit into a 3-2 advantage.

The Super Sub Strikes

Desperation forced the league leaders into drastic measures, calling upon A. Gonzalez in the 81st minute. What followed will echo around Estadio Akron for years. The substitute needed barely three minutes to find the late equalizer, linking up beautifully with A. Mozo. With the momentum completely shifting once again, Chivas launched wave after wave of relentless attacks. In the 90th minute, E. Alvarez threaded the needle, allowing Gonzalez to complete his heroic brace and secure a 4-3 thriller. This monumental result cements Guadalajara's title credentials, proving they have the grit to survive absolute chaos while leaving San Luis utterly heartbroken after a valiant effort.

Key Questions

What made Armando González the Man of the Match?

His phenomenal impact from the bench changed everything, scoring twice in the final ten minutes—including a dramatic 90th-minute winner—to rescue Guadalajara.

What caused the 7-goal thriller?

Constant lead changes, clinical counter-attacks, a controversial VAR penalty, and desperate late-game heroics from the substitutes pushed both defenses to their absolute breaking point.

Did Guadalajara Chivas deserve the late equalizer?

Absolutely. They controlled possession, created 14 total shots, and maintained relentless offensive pressure in the final third until the equalizer and subsequent winner finally arrived.

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
55%
45%
Guadalajara Chivas 55%
Atletico San Luis 45%
Shots
14
14
Guadalajara Chivas 14
Atletico San Luis 14
Shots on Target
8
8
Guadalajara Chivas 8
Atletico San Luis 8
Expected Goals (xG)
1.51
2.64
Guadalajara Chivas 1.51
Atletico San Luis 2.64
Passes
432
354
Guadalajara Chivas 432
Atletico San Luis 354
Pass Accuracy
88%
84%
Guadalajara Chivas 88%
Atletico San Luis 84%
Corners
10
6
Guadalajara Chivas 10
Atletico San Luis 6
Fouls
10
17
Guadalajara Chivas 10
Atletico San Luis 17
Yellow Cards
3
3
Guadalajara Chivas 3
Atletico San Luis 3
Red Cards
0
0
Guadalajara Chivas 0
Atletico San Luis 0

Match Events

11' J. Sanabria
35' 🟨 Daniel Aguirre
45' C. Cowell (D. Aguirre)
HT
46' 🔄 D. Aguirre D. Campillo Del Campo
E. Aguila (S. Salles-Lamonge) 50'
54' 🔄 R. Ledezma A. Mozo
54' 🔄 C. Cowell E. Alvarez
62' 🟨 Omar Govea
Yan Phillipe M. Garcia 🔄 62'
M. Klimowicz B. Galdames 🔄 70'
B. Galdames (R. Torres) 75'
81' 🔄 B. Gonzalez H. Camberos
81' 🔄 A. Pulido A. Gonzalez
84' A. Gonzalez (A. Mozo)
Oscar Macías 🟨 86'
O. Macias J. Marchand 🔄 90'
90' A. Gonzalez (E. Alvarez)
Benjamín Galdames 🟨 90'+4
FT

Player Cards

Our take on every player in this match

Guadalajara Chivas

Goalkeepers
R. Rangel
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
3
Fouls Won
3
Fouls Won
3
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Defenders
D. Aguirre
PROVIDER
PROVIDER
1
Assists
1
Assists
1
Key Passes
7.9
Rating
L. Romo
WALL
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
3
Tackles
80%
Duel Win %
J. Castillo
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
2
Key Passes
2
Key Passes
0
Assists
39%
Pass Acc
Midfielders
R. Ledezma
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
54
Total Mins
54
Entry
O. Govea
MAGNET
MAGNET
62
Activity
62
Activity
54
Passes
8
Duels
E. Gutierrez
FRIENDLY FIRE
FRIENDLY FIRE
Pen Given
Mistake
Pen Given
Mistake
1
Fouls
6.7
Rating
B. Gonzalez
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
9
Late Mins
9
Late Mins
81
Total Mins
81
Entry
Forwards
R. Alvarado
MAGNET
MAGNET
49
Activity
49
Activity
40
Passes
9
Duels
A. Pulido
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
9
Late Mins
9
Late Mins
81
Total Mins
81
Entry
C. Cowell
SNIPER
SNIPER
50%
Conversion
50%
Conversion
1
Goals
2
Shots
BENCH
O. Whalley
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
A. Mozo
SUPER SUB
SUPER SUB
1
Assist
1
Assist
37
Minutes
6.7
Rating
G. Sepulveda
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
D. Campillo Del Campo
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
45
Total Mins
Started
Entry
F. Gonzalez
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
H. Camberos
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
10
Total Mins
Started
Entry
E. Alvarez
SUPER SUB
SUPER SUB
1
Assist
1
Assist
36
Minutes
7.7
Rating
T. Wilke
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
A. Gonzalez
CLUTCH HERO
CLUTCH HERO
90
Goal Time
90
Goal Time
Goal
Impact
9
Rating
S. Sandoval
👻 Invisible Nothing to note

Atletico San Luis

Goalkeepers
A. Sanchez
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Defenders
R. Torres
PROVIDER
PROVIDER
1
Assists
1
Assists
1
Key Passes
5.7
Rating
Juanpe
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
E. Aguila
SNIPER
SNIPER
100%
Conversion
100%
Conversion
1
Goals
1
Shots
J. Sanabria
FRIENDLY FIRE
FRIENDLY FIRE
Own Goal
Mistake
Own Goal
Mistake
0
Fouls
5.3
Rating
Midfielders
Rodrigo Dourado
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
S. Salles-Lamonge
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
4
Key Passes
4
Key Passes
1
Assists
41%
Pass Acc
O. Macias
NPC
NPC
90
Minutes
90
Minutes
17%
Pass Acc
6.3
Rating
M. Klimowicz
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
70
Total Mins
70
Entry
Yan Phillipe
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
62
Total Mins
62
Entry
Forwards
Joao Pedro Galvao
SNIPER
SNIPER
100%
Conversion
100%
Conversion
1
Goals
1
Shots
BENCH
C. I. Lopez De Alba
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
J. Dominguez
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
G. Martinez
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
A. Cruz
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
J. Suarez
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
B. Galdames
CLOSER
CLOSER
1
Late Goals
1
Late Goals
0
Late Assists
75
Minute
M. Garcia
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
29
Total Mins
Started
Entry
J. Marchand
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
8
Total Mins
Started
Entry
S. Perez
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Tepa
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry

Head to Head

Date Home Score Away Competition Venue
07/26/2025 Guadalajara Chivas 4 - 3 Atletico San Luis Liga MX Estadio Akron
02/27/2025 Atletico San Luis 3 - 1 Guadalajara Chivas Liga MX Estadio Alfonso Lastras Ramírez
11/09/2024 Guadalajara Chivas 0 - 1 Atletico San Luis Liga MX Estadio AKRON
02/05/2024 Atletico San Luis 0 - 2 Guadalajara Chivas Liga MX Estadio Alfonso Lastras Ramírez
07/09/2023 Guadalajara Chivas 3 - 1 Atletico San Luis Liga MX Estadio AKRON
01/14/2023 Atletico San Luis 0 - 0 Guadalajara Chivas Liga MX Estadio Alfonso Lastras Ramírez
07/26/2025
Liga MX Estadio Akron
02/27/2025
Liga MX Estadio Alfonso Lastras Ramírez
11/09/2024
Liga MX Estadio AKRON
02/05/2024
Liga MX Estadio Alfonso Lastras Ramírez
07/09/2023
Liga MX Estadio AKRON
01/14/2023
Liga MX Estadio Alfonso Lastras Ramírez
Guadalajara Chivas Win
Atletico San Luis Win
Draw

League Standings

Pos Team P Pts GF GA GD Form
1 Pachuca 3 9 7 2 +5 WPachuca 1 - 0 Mazatlán (26-07-2025)WU.N.A.M. - Pumas 2 - 3 Pachuca (20-07-2025)WPachuca 3 - 0 Monterrey (13-07-2025)
2 Tigres UANL 3 7 5 3 +2 DGuadalajara Chivas 0 - 0 Tigres UANL (18-09-2025)WToluca 3 - 4 Tigres UANL (27-07-2025)WTigres UANL 1 - 0 FC Juarez (20-07-2025)
3 Toluca 3 6 10 7 +3 LToluca 3 - 4 Tigres UANL (27-07-2025)WSantos Laguna 2 - 4 Toluca (17-07-2025)WToluca 3 - 1 Necaxa (13-07-2025)
4 Monterrey 3 6 4 4 0 WMonterrey 3 - 1 Atlas (27-07-2025)WAtletico San Luis 0 - 1 Monterrey (19-07-2025)LPachuca 3 - 0 Monterrey (13-07-2025)
5 Cruz Azul 3 5 7 4 +3 WCruz Azul 4 - 1 Leon (27-07-2025)DAtlas 3 - 3 Cruz Azul (20-07-2025)DCruz Azul 0 - 0 Mazatlán (13-07-2025)
6 Club America 3 5 5 3 +2 DNecaxa 1 - 1 Club America (27-07-2025)WClub America 3 - 1 Club Tijuana (17-07-2025)DFC Juarez 1 - 1 Club America (12-07-2025)
7 Necaxa 3 4 5 5 0 DNecaxa 1 - 1 Club America (27-07-2025)WNecaxa 3 - 1 Club Queretaro (19-07-2025)LToluca 3 - 1 Necaxa (13-07-2025)
8 Guadalajara Chivas 3 4 4 4 0 DGuadalajara Chivas 0 - 0 Tigres UANL (18-09-2025)WGuadalajara Chivas 4 - 3 Atletico San Luis (26-07-2025)LLeon 1 - 0 Guadalajara Chivas (20-07-2025)
9 Mazatlán 3 4 2 2 0 LPachuca 1 - 0 Mazatlán (26-07-2025)WMazatlán 2 - 1 Puebla (19-07-2025)DCruz Azul 0 - 0 Mazatlán (13-07-2025)
10 Atlas 3 4 7 8 -1 LMonterrey 3 - 1 Atlas (27-07-2025)DAtlas 3 - 3 Cruz Azul (20-07-2025)WPuebla 2 - 3 Atlas (12-07-2025)
11 Club Tijuana 3 4 3 4 -1 DClub Tijuana 1 - 1 FC Juarez (26-07-2025)LClub America 3 - 1 Club Tijuana (17-07-2025)WClub Tijuana 1 - 0 Club Queretaro (12-07-2025)
12 Santos Laguna 3 3 5 5 0 LPuebla 1 - 0 Santos Laguna (26-07-2025)LSantos Laguna 2 - 4 Toluca (17-07-2025)WSantos Laguna 3 - 0 U.N.A.M. - Pumas (13-07-2025)
13 Puebla 3 3 4 5 -1 WPuebla 1 - 0 Santos Laguna (26-07-2025)LMazatlán 2 - 1 Puebla (19-07-2025)LPuebla 2 - 3 Atlas (12-07-2025)
14 Atletico San Luis 3 3 4 5 -1 LGuadalajara Chivas 4 - 3 Atletico San Luis (26-07-2025)LAtletico San Luis 0 - 1 Monterrey (19-07-2025)WLeon 0 - 1 Atletico San Luis (14-07-2025)
15 U.N.A.M. - Pumas 3 3 4 6 -2 WClub Queretaro 0 - 2 U.N.A.M. - Pumas (26-07-2025)LU.N.A.M. - Pumas 2 - 3 Pachuca (20-07-2025)LSantos Laguna 3 - 0 U.N.A.M. - Pumas (13-07-2025)
16 Leon 3 3 2 5 -3 LCruz Azul 4 - 1 Leon (27-07-2025)WLeon 1 - 0 Guadalajara Chivas (20-07-2025)LLeon 0 - 1 Atletico San Luis (14-07-2025)
17 FC Juarez 3 2 2 3 -1 DClub Tijuana 1 - 1 FC Juarez (26-07-2025)LTigres UANL 1 - 0 FC Juarez (20-07-2025)DFC Juarez 1 - 1 Club America (12-07-2025)
18 Club Queretaro 3 0 1 6 -5 LClub Queretaro 0 - 2 U.N.A.M. - Pumas (26-07-2025)LNecaxa 3 - 1 Club Queretaro (19-07-2025)LClub Tijuana 1 - 0 Club Queretaro (12-07-2025)