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Futmetrix Verdict
63
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Sat, Sep 26
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Guadalajara Chivas
0-2
Club Queretaro
⚡ Intensity 40
⚖️ Balance 22
🏆 Stakes 82
🎲 Upset 100
Queretaro's defensive masterclass stuns Estadio Akron.

Win Probability

  • Guadalajara Chivas 67%
  • Draw 20%
  • Club Queretaro 14%

Futmetrix AI estimate

Queretaro Execute the Perfect Smash-and-Grab at Estadio Akron

Worth Watching Futmetrix Score: 63/100. A tactical clinic in counter-attacking football proved that hoarding possession means absolutely nothing if you cannot break down a resolute defence.

The Opening Act

The pattern of the match was established immediately, with Guadalajara Chivas treating the pitch like their own personal training ground. The hosts dominated possession, holding an astonishing 74% of the ball as they pinned their opponents deep. However, an exceptional Intensity rating tells the story of a team frantically probing but finding no way through. Instead of crumbling, Club Queretaro executed their game plan to perfection. Against the run of play in the 12th minute, a lightning-fast transition engineered by Enzo Giménez culminated in Ali Ávila silencing the home crowd. That early opener completely scrambled the hosts' tactical setup, forcing them to commit even more bodies forward and leaving gaping holes at the back.

The Pivot

The second half transformed Estadio Akron into a shooting gallery. The hosts rained down 26 shots and forced 12 corners in a desperate bid to claw their way back. This is where G. Allison truly earned his wages, producing four massive saves to keep the visitors' slender lead intact. With Chivas throwing caution to the wind, the inevitable sucker punch landed. In the 68th minute, Giménez once again turned provider, threading a beautiful ball for Mateo Coronel to double the advantage. This second goal drove the Upset Factor off the charts. It was a textbook lesson in clinical finishing, punishing a team that had all the ball but none of the cutting edge required in the final third.

Resolution

By the final whistle, the sheer frustration of the home side was palpable. The lack of Balance between their immense passing volume and their defensive vulnerability cost them dearly. With massive Stakes on the line at the upper end of the table, the pressure finally boiled over. Omar Govea saw a straight red card in the 90th minute, capping off a miserable night for the hosts. While Chivas missed a golden opportunity to solidify their grip on second place, Queretaro head home with an invaluable three points, having delivered a defensive masterclass that will be studied closely by every other team visiting this venue.

Key Questions

How did the red card for Omar Govea impact the match?

Coming in the 90th minute, it was a boiling point of pure frustration that permanently killed any lingering hope of a stoppage-time miracle for the hosts.

How did Club Queretaro pull off this shock result?

They surrendered 74% possession but defended heroically, absorbing 26 shots while attacking with ruthless efficiency to score twice on the break.

What made E. Giménez the Man of the Match?

He was the ultimate creative force on the pitch, providing two inch-perfect assists that unlocked the opposition and secured a stunning away victory.

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
74%
26%
Guadalajara Chivas 74%
Club Queretaro 26%
Shots
26
13
Guadalajara Chivas 26
Club Queretaro 13
Shots on Target
4
6
Guadalajara Chivas 4
Club Queretaro 6
Expected Goals (xG)
1.22
1.83
Guadalajara Chivas 1.22
Club Queretaro 1.83
Passes
679
232
Guadalajara Chivas 679
Club Queretaro 232
Corners
12
6
Guadalajara Chivas 12
Club Queretaro 6
Fouls
6
7
Guadalajara Chivas 6
Club Queretaro 7
Yellow Cards
0
2
Guadalajara Chivas 0
Club Queretaro 2
Red Cards
1
0
Guadalajara Chivas 1
Club Queretaro 0

Match Events

Ali Ávila (Enzo Giménez) ⚽ 12'
Bayron Duarte 🟨 41'
45' 🔄 ↓ Brian Gutierrez ↑Ángel Sepúlveda
45' 🔄 ↓ Fernando González ↑Richard Ledezma
HT
↓ Bayron Duarte ↑Carlos Villanueva 🔄 52'
62' 🔄 ↓ Kevin Castañeda ↑Efrain Alvarez
↓ Iker Benito Sánchez ↑Bernardo Parra 🔄 65'
Mateo Coronel (Enzo Giménez) ⚽ 68'
77' 🔄 ↓ Hugo Camberos ↑Jordan Carrillo
↓ Carlo Garcia ↑Paulo Victor 🔄 83'
↓ Mateo Coronel ↑Alejandro Alcalá Solorio 🔄 83'
85' 🔄 ↓ Daniel Aguirre ↑Luis Rey
Lucas Abascia 🟨 87'
90' 🟥 Omar Govea
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Player Cards

Our take on every player in this match

Guadalajara Chivas

Goalkeepers
Óscar Whalley
OCTOPUS
OCTOPUS
5
Saves
5
Saves
0
Conceded
100%
Save %
Defenders
Daniel Aguirre
MAGNET
MAGNET
89
Activity
89
Activity
83
Passes
6
Duels
Diego Campillo
MAGNET
MAGNET
92
Activity
92
Activity
82
Passes
10
Duels
Luis Romo
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
3
Key Passes
3
Key Passes
0
Assists
75%
Pass Acc
Midfielders
Brian Gutiérrez
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
4
Shots
4
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
Omar Govea
FRIENDLY FIRE
FRIENDLY FIRE
Red Card
Mistake
Red Card
Mistake
1
Fouls
6.4
Rating
Fernando González
SWEEPER
SWEEPER
3
Cleanups
3
Cleanups
3
Interceptions
0
Blocks
Hugo Camberos
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
3
Shots
3
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
Santiago Sandoval
MAGNET
MAGNET
64
Activity
64
Activity
48
Passes
16
Duels
Ricardo Marín
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Forwards
Kevin Castañeda
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
5
Key Passes
5
Key Passes
0
Assists
36%
Pass Acc
BENCH
Ángel Robinho Romero
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Richard Ledezma
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
44
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Luis Rey
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
2
Shots
2
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
Ángel Chávez
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Jordán Carrillo
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
13
Total Mins
Started
Entry
C. Inda
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Jonathan Pérez
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Ángel Sepúlveda
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
44
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Efraín Álvarez
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
28
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Jesús Hernández
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry

Club Queretaro

Goalkeepers
Guillermo Allison
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Defenders
Bayron Duarte
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
52
Total Mins
52
Entry
Diego Reyes
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Lucas Abascia
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
1
Shots
1
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
Daniel Parra
WALL
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
3
Tackles
71%
Duel Win %
Midfielders
Carlo Adriano
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
7
Late Mins
7
Late Mins
83
Total Mins
83
Entry
Santiago Homenchenko
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
3
Shots
3
Shots
0
Goals
1
On Target
Enzo Gimenez
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
2
Key Passes
2
Key Passes
2
Assists
8%
Pass Acc
Mateo Coronel
SNIPER
SNIPER
50%
Conversion
50%
Conversion
1
Goals
2
Shots
Iker Benito
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
65
Total Mins
65
Entry
Forwards
Alí Ávila
SNIPER
SNIPER
100%
Conversion
100%
Conversion
1
Goals
1
Shots
BENCH
José Hernández
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Carlos Villanueva
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
38
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Paulo Victor
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
7
Total Mins
Started
Entry
J. Martinez
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Waldo Madrid
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Denilson Munoz
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Bernardo Parra
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
25
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Juan Robles
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Alejandro Alcalá
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
7
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Eduardo Pérez
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry

Head to Head

Date Home Score Away Competition Venue
01/17/2026 Guadalajara Chivas 2 - 1 Club Queretaro Liga MX Estadio Akron
10/23/2025 Club Queretaro 1 - 0 Guadalajara Chivas Liga MX Estadio La Corregidora
02/01/2025 Guadalajara Chivas 1 - 1 Club Queretaro Liga MX Estadio AKRON
07/17/2024 Club Queretaro 0 - 2 Guadalajara Chivas Liga MX Estadio Corregidora
04/21/2024 Guadalajara Chivas 2 - 0 Club Queretaro Liga MX Estadio AKRON
11/01/2023 Club Queretaro 1 - 2 Guadalajara Chivas Liga MX Estadio Corregidora
02/05/2023 Guadalajara Chivas 1 - 1 Club Queretaro Liga MX Estadio AKRON
07/28/2022 Club Queretaro 2 - 2 Guadalajara Chivas Liga MX Estadio La Corregidora
01/22/2022 Guadalajara Chivas 1 - 1 Club Queretaro Liga MX Estadio AKRON
01/17/2026
Liga MX Estadio Akron
10/23/2025
Liga MX Estadio La Corregidora
02/01/2025
Liga MX Estadio AKRON
07/17/2024
Liga MX Estadio Corregidora
04/21/2024
Liga MX Estadio AKRON
11/01/2023
Liga MX Estadio Corregidora
02/05/2023
Liga MX Estadio AKRON
07/28/2022
Liga MX Estadio La Corregidora
01/22/2022
Liga MX Estadio AKRON
Guadalajara Chivas Win
Club Queretaro Win
Draw

League Standings

Pos Team P Pts GF GA GD Form
1 Toluca 10 20 23 12 +11 DCruz Azul 3 - 3 Toluca (26-09-2026)LToluca 2 - 3 Santos Laguna (21-09-2026)WPuebla 0 - 1 Toluca (16-09-2026)WToluca 5 - 2 Atlas (12-09-2026)WToluca 4 - 0 FC Juarez (31-08-2026)
2 Guadalajara Chivas 10 18 17 10 +7 LGuadalajara Chivas 0 - 2 Club Queretaro (26-09-2026)DClub America 2 - 2 Guadalajara Chivas (20-09-2026)WGuadalajara Chivas 3 - 0 U.N.A.M. - Pumas (14-09-2026)WAtletico San Luis 0 - 3 Guadalajara Chivas (05-09-2026)DCF Pachuca 1 - 1 Guadalajara Chivas (29-08-2026)
3 Club America 8 17 17 8 +9 DClub America 2 - 2 Guadalajara Chivas (20-09-2026)LCruz Azul 4 - 3 Club America (13-09-2026)WClub America 2 - 0 Puebla (30-08-2026)WFC Juarez 1 - 2 Club America (22-08-2026)WClub America 3 - 0 Atletico San Luis (16-08-2026)
4 Club Queretaro 9 17 13 8 +5 WGuadalajara Chivas 0 - 2 Club Queretaro (26-09-2026)DClub Queretaro 1 - 1 Leon (21-09-2026)WClub Tijuana 0 - 1 Club Queretaro (12-09-2026)WAtlas 1 - 3 Club Queretaro (29-08-2026)LClub Queretaro 1 - 2 Toluca (22-08-2026)
5 Leon 10 17 14 11 +3 WLeon 2 - 1 FC Juarez (28-09-2026)DClub Queretaro 1 - 1 Leon (21-09-2026)WLeon 2 - 0 Atletico San Luis (15-09-2026)LU.N.A.M. - Pumas 3 - 1 Leon (11-09-2026)DAtlante FC 1 - 1 Leon (29-08-2026)
6 Atlas 10 17 16 17 -1 WClub Tijuana 2 - 3 Atlas (26-09-2026)DAtlas 1 - 1 U.N.A.M. - Pumas (19-09-2026)LToluca 5 - 2 Atlas (12-09-2026)DAtlas 1 - 1 Atlante FC (06-09-2026)LAtlas 1 - 3 Club Queretaro (29-08-2026)
7 Cruz Azul 10 16 19 18 +1 DCruz Azul 3 - 3 Toluca (26-09-2026)LMonterrey 1 - 0 Cruz Azul (20-09-2026)WCruz Azul 4 - 3 Club America (13-09-2026)WCruz Azul 1 - 0 Santos Laguna (06-09-2026)WNecaxa 1 - 3 Cruz Azul (29-08-2026)
8 Club Tijuana 9 14 14 13 +1 LClub Tijuana 2 - 3 Atlas (26-09-2026)DCF Pachuca 2 - 2 Club Tijuana (21-09-2026)LClub Tijuana 0 - 1 Club Queretaro (12-09-2026)WClub Tijuana 2 - 0 U.N.A.M. - Pumas (29-08-2026)LGuadalajara Chivas 5 - 2 Club Tijuana (22-08-2026)
9 Puebla 10 14 11 12 -1 LTigres UANL 1 - 0 Puebla (27-09-2026)DPuebla 1 - 1 Atlante FC (19-09-2026)LPuebla 0 - 1 Toluca (16-09-2026)WNecaxa 0 - 1 Puebla (12-09-2026)LClub America 2 - 0 Puebla (30-08-2026)
10 Monterrey 9 13 16 14 +2 LAtlante FC 4 - 2 Monterrey (26-09-2026)WMonterrey 1 - 0 Cruz Azul (20-09-2026)DMonterrey 0 - 0 Tigres UANL (13-09-2026)LMonterrey 1 - 3 Atletico San Luis (31-08-2026)LLeon 2 - 0 Monterrey (22-08-2026)
11 CF Pachuca 10 12 15 11 +4 LSantos Laguna 1 - 0 CF Pachuca (27-09-2026)DCF Pachuca 2 - 2 Club Tijuana (21-09-2026)WAtlante FC 0 - 3 CF Pachuca (12-09-2026)WFC Juarez 0 - 2 CF Pachuca (05-09-2026)DCF Pachuca 1 - 1 Guadalajara Chivas (29-08-2026)
12 U.N.A.M. - Pumas 10 12 14 16 -2 LU.N.A.M. - Pumas 2 - 3 Atletico San Luis (27-09-2026)DAtlas 1 - 1 U.N.A.M. - Pumas (19-09-2026)LGuadalajara Chivas 3 - 0 U.N.A.M. - Pumas (14-09-2026)WU.N.A.M. - Pumas 3 - 1 Leon (11-09-2026)LClub Tijuana 2 - 0 U.N.A.M. - Pumas (29-08-2026)
13 Atletico San Luis 10 12 14 18 -4 WU.N.A.M. - Pumas 2 - 3 Atletico San Luis (27-09-2026)WAtletico San Luis 3 - 1 Necaxa (19-09-2026)LLeon 2 - 0 Atletico San Luis (15-09-2026)LAtletico San Luis 0 - 3 Guadalajara Chivas (05-09-2026)WMonterrey 1 - 3 Atletico San Luis (31-08-2026)
14 Atlante FC 10 11 12 15 -3 WAtlante FC 4 - 2 Monterrey (26-09-2026)DPuebla 1 - 1 Atlante FC (19-09-2026)LAtlante FC 0 - 3 CF Pachuca (12-09-2026)DAtlas 1 - 1 Atlante FC (06-09-2026)DAtlante FC 1 - 1 Leon (29-08-2026)
15 Tigres UANL 10 10 10 13 -3 WTigres UANL 1 - 0 Puebla (27-09-2026)LFC Juarez 2 - 0 Tigres UANL (19-09-2026)DMonterrey 0 - 0 Tigres UANL (13-09-2026)DTigres UANL 1 - 1 Necaxa (06-09-2026)DSantos Laguna 0 - 0 Tigres UANL (30-08-2026)
16 Santos Laguna 10 10 10 15 -5 WSantos Laguna 1 - 0 CF Pachuca (27-09-2026)WToluca 2 - 3 Santos Laguna (21-09-2026)WSantos Laguna 2 - 1 FC Juarez (14-09-2026)LCruz Azul 1 - 0 Santos Laguna (06-09-2026)DSantos Laguna 0 - 0 Tigres UANL (30-08-2026)
17 Necaxa 9 8 10 16 -6 LAtletico San Luis 3 - 1 Necaxa (19-09-2026)LNecaxa 0 - 1 Puebla (12-09-2026)DTigres UANL 1 - 1 Necaxa (06-09-2026)LNecaxa 1 - 3 Cruz Azul (29-08-2026)DU.N.A.M. - Pumas 1 - 1 Necaxa (24-08-2026)
18 FC Juarez 10 3 7 25 -18 LLeon 2 - 1 FC Juarez (28-09-2026)WFC Juarez 2 - 0 Tigres UANL (19-09-2026)LSantos Laguna 2 - 1 FC Juarez (14-09-2026)LFC Juarez 0 - 2 CF Pachuca (05-09-2026)LToluca 4 - 0 FC Juarez (31-08-2026)

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