Liga MX Clausura - 14

Tigres UANL 4 - 1 FT Guadalajara Chivas

Estadio Universitario

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Futmetrix Verdict
70
FT
Sat, Apr 11
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Tigres UANL
4-1
Guadalajara Chivas
⚡ Intensity 67
⚖️ Balance 44
🏆 Stakes 67
🎲 Upset 10
Tigres dismantle the league leaders.

Upset at El Volcán: Tigres Shred League Leaders Chivas 4-1

Highly Entertaining Futmetrix Score: 70/100. An absolute tactical masterclass saw a clinical home side dismantle the table-toppers against the run of play.

A Deceptive Start

Guadalajara Chivas arrived at the Estadio Universitario looking every bit the league leaders. They dominated possession early on, dictating the tempo and pushing high up the pitch. Yet, the Upset Factor flared immediately when Tigres UANL struck first against the run of play. J. Brunetta found the net in the 16th minute, finishing off a sharp pass from R. Aguirre. The visitors responded quickly, leveling the score through D. Aguirre just nine minutes later. Despite holding 67% of the ball overall, Chivas left themselves entirely vulnerable in transition. The Stakes were huge for the home side's playoff ambitions, and they embraced their counter-attacking blueprint perfectly.

The Sucker Punch

The match shifted completely right before the break. Instead of sitting back, Tigres raised the Intensity with lethal efficiency. A. Correa set up R. Aguirre to restore the lead at 2-1 in the 42nd minute. Before Chivas could even process the setback, the second half began with a brutal knockout blow. A perfectly weighted pass from Brunetta allowed Correa to score just seconds after the restart. It was a staggering sequence. At the other end, Chivas peppered the target with 19 total shots, but Nahuel Guzmán refused to be beaten again. The veteran keeper was an absolute wall, racking up 6 crucial saves to completely destroy the away side's Balance and spirit.

Statement Victory

Trailing by two, Chivas threw everything forward, completely sacrificing their defensive shape. They kept the ball but lacked the cutting edge required to mount any serious comeback. Tigres happily absorbed the pressure and waited for the perfect moment to seal the rout. In the 80th minute, Brunetta capped off his magnificent performance with his second goal of the night, neatly assisted by F. Gorriaran. The 4-1 scoreline flatters the hosts slightly given the massive shot disparity, but their ruthlessness was undeniable. Our take is simple: this victory sends shockwaves through Liga MX. Tigres look primed for a serious playoff push, while Chivas suddenly face uncomfortable questions at the summit.

Key Questions

What made Juan Brunetta the Man of the Match?

A devastating two-goal, one-assist performance where he perfectly orchestrated and capitalized on nearly every major counter-attack.

What caused the 5-goal thriller?

Chivas committed high up the pitch with 67% possession, leaving massive structural gaps that Tigres ruthlessly exploited on the break.

What does this mean for Tigres UANL's season?

This vital win propels them deeper into the playoff zone and proves they have the tactical discipline to dismantle top-tier opposition.

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
33%
67%
Tigres UANL 33%
Guadalajara Chivas 67%
Shots
10
19
Tigres UANL 10
Guadalajara Chivas 19
Shots on Target
6
7
Tigres UANL 6
Guadalajara Chivas 7
Expected Goals (xG)
1.14
0.92
Tigres UANL 1.14
Guadalajara Chivas 0.92
Passes
276
546
Tigres UANL 276
Guadalajara Chivas 546
Pass Accuracy
72%
85%
Tigres UANL 72%
Guadalajara Chivas 85%
Corners
0
7
Tigres UANL 0
Guadalajara Chivas 7
Fouls
14
12
Tigres UANL 14
Guadalajara Chivas 12
Yellow Cards
3
2
Tigres UANL 3
Guadalajara Chivas 2
Red Cards
0
0
Tigres UANL 0
Guadalajara Chivas 0

Match Events

9' 🟨 R. Aguirre
16' J. Brunetta (R. Aguirre)
22' 🟨 R. Guerrero
D. Aguirre (B. Gonzalez) 25'
42' R. Aguirre (A. Correa)
45'+3 🟨 F. Gorriaran
HT
M. Gomez S. Sandoval 🔄 46'
46' A. Correa (J. Brunetta)
D. Campillo Del Campo B. Gutierrez 🔄 57'
E. Alvarez R. Marin 🔄 58'
62' 🔄 R. Aguirre Romulo
B. Gutierrez 🟨 65'
O. Whalley 🟨 66'
B. Gonzalez H. Camberos 🔄 67'
77' 🔄 J. Angulo J. Vigon
D. Aguirre M. Tapias 🔄 77'
80' J. Brunetta (F. Gorriaran)
85' 🔄 J. Brunetta D. A. Sanchez Guevara
FT

Player Cards

Our take on every player in this match

Tigres UANL

Goalkeepers
Nahuel Guzmán
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
94
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Defenders
Jesus Garza
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
94
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Joaquim
WALL
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
2
Tackles
75%
Duel Win %
Rafael Guerrero
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
94
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Jesús Angulo
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
2
Fouls Won
2
Fouls Won
6
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Midfielders
Fernando Gorriarán
PROVIDER
PROVIDER
1
Assists
1
Assists
1
Key Passes
6.9
Rating
César Araújo
ENFORCER
ENFORCER
4
Tackles
4
Tackles
8
Duels Won
73%
Win %
Ángel Correa
SNIPER
SNIPER
100%
Conversion
100%
Conversion
1
Goals
1
Shots
Juan Brunetta
CLOSER
CLOSER
1
Late Goals
1
Late Goals
0
Late Assists
75
Minute
Ozziel Herrera
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
94
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Forwards
Rodrigo Aguirre
SNIPER
SNIPER
50%
Conversion
50%
Conversion
1
Goals
2
Shots
BENCH
Felipe Rodriguez
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Fernando Ordoñez
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Juan José Purata
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Francisco Reyes
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Rômulo Zwarg
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
32
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Henrique Simeone Koifman
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Juan Vigón
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
17
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Ivan López
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Diego Sánchez
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
9
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Andre Pierre Gignac
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry

Guadalajara Chivas

Goalkeepers
Raúl Rangel
SIEVE
SIEVE
33%
Save %
33%
Save %
4
Conceded
2
Saves
Defenders
Diego Campillo
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
57
Total Mins
57
Entry
Luis Romo
MAGNET
MAGNET
87
Activity
87
Activity
78
Passes
9
Duels
José Castillo
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
2
Shots
2
Shots
0
Goals
1
On Target
Midfielders
Miguel Gómez
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
45
Total Mins
46
Entry
Daniel Aguirre
SNIPER
SNIPER
100%
Conversion
100%
Conversion
1
Goals
1
Shots
Fernando González
MAGNET
MAGNET
80
Activity
80
Activity
73
Passes
7
Duels
Bryan González
PROVIDER
PROVIDER
1
Assists
1
Assists
1
Key Passes
6.3
Rating
Forwards
Roberto Alvarado
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
3
Key Passes
3
Key Passes
0
Assists
57%
Pass Acc
Efrain Alvarez
MAGNET
MAGNET
43
Activity
43
Activity
31
Passes
12
Duels
Armando González
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
94
Total Mins
Started
Entry
BENCH
Óscar Whalley
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Miguel Tapias
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
17
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Gilberto Sepúlveda
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Santiago Sandoval
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
3
Fouls Won
3
Fouls Won
5
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Brian Gutierrez
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
37
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Jonathan Perez
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Hugo Camberos
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
2
Shots
2
Shots
0
Goals
1
On Target
Ricardo Marín
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
36
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Yael Padilla
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Sergio Armando Aguayo Castillo
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry

Head to Head

Date Home Score Away Competition Venue
05/03/2026 Tigres UANL 3 - 1 Guadalajara Chivas Liga MX Estadio Universitario
04/11/2026 Tigres UANL 4 - 1 Guadalajara Chivas Liga MX Estadio Universitario
09/18/2025 Guadalajara Chivas 0 - 0 Tigres UANL Liga MX Estadio Akron
01/26/2025 Guadalajara Chivas 1 - 1 Tigres UANL Liga MX Estadio AKRON
08/25/2024 Tigres UANL 1 - 1 Guadalajara Chivas Liga MX Estadio Universitario
01/22/2024 Tigres UANL 1 - 0 Guadalajara Chivas Liga MX Estadio Universitario
10/29/2023 Guadalajara Chivas 0 - 4 Tigres UANL Liga MX Estadio Jalisco
05/29/2023 Guadalajara Chivas 2 - 3 (AET) Tigres UANL Liga MX Estadio AKRON
05/26/2023 Tigres UANL 0 - 0 Guadalajara Chivas Liga MX Estadio Universitario de Nuevo León
02/26/2023 Tigres UANL 1 - 2 Guadalajara Chivas Liga MX Estadio Universitario de Nuevo León
05/03/2026
Liga MX Estadio Universitario
04/11/2026
Liga MX Estadio Universitario
09/18/2025
Liga MX Estadio Akron
01/26/2025
Liga MX Estadio AKRON
08/25/2024
Liga MX Estadio Universitario
01/22/2024
Liga MX Estadio Universitario
10/29/2023
Liga MX Estadio Jalisco
05/29/2023
Liga MX Estadio AKRON
05/26/2023
Liga MX Estadio Universitario de Nuevo León
02/26/2023
Liga MX Estadio Universitario de Nuevo León
Tigres UANL Win
Guadalajara Chivas Win
Draw

League Standings

Pos Team P Pts GF GA GD Form
1 Cruz Azul 20 42 35 21 +14 WU.N.A.M. - Pumas 1 - 2 Cruz Azul (25-05-2026)DCruz Azul 0 - 0 U.N.A.M. - Pumas (22-05-2026)WGuadalajara Chivas 1 - 2 Cruz Azul (17-05-2026)DCruz Azul 2 - 2 Guadalajara Chivas (14-05-2026)WCruz Azul 1 - 0 Atlas (10-05-2026)
2 CF Pachuca 18 37 25 14 +11 LU.N.A.M. - Pumas 1 - 0 CF Pachuca (18-05-2026)WCF Pachuca 1 - 0 U.N.A.M. - Pumas (15-05-2026)WCF Pachuca 2 - 0 Toluca (10-05-2026)WToluca 0 - 1 CF Pachuca (04-05-2026)WCF Pachuca 4 - 2 Santos Laguna (12-04-2026)
3 Guadalajara Chivas 18 35 34 24 +10 LGuadalajara Chivas 1 - 2 Cruz Azul (17-05-2026)DCruz Azul 2 - 2 Guadalajara Chivas (14-05-2026)WGuadalajara Chivas 2 - 0 Tigres UANL (10-05-2026)LTigres UANL 3 - 1 Guadalajara Chivas (03-05-2026)LTigres UANL 4 - 1 Guadalajara Chivas (11-04-2026)
4 U.N.A.M. - Pumas 20 33 34 24 +10 LU.N.A.M. - Pumas 1 - 2 Cruz Azul (25-05-2026)DCruz Azul 0 - 0 U.N.A.M. - Pumas (22-05-2026)WU.N.A.M. - Pumas 1 - 0 CF Pachuca (18-05-2026)LCF Pachuca 1 - 0 U.N.A.M. - Pumas (15-05-2026)DU.N.A.M. - Pumas 3 - 3 Club America (11-05-2026)
5 Toluca 16 27 20 12 +8 LCF Pachuca 2 - 0 Toluca (10-05-2026)LToluca 0 - 1 CF Pachuca (04-05-2026)DToluca 1 - 1 Atletico San Luis (13-04-2026)LClub Queretaro 1 - 0 Toluca (04-04-2026)DCF Pachuca 1 - 1 Toluca (22-03-2026)
6 Tigres UANL 16 23 25 19 +6 LGuadalajara Chivas 2 - 0 Tigres UANL (10-05-2026)WTigres UANL 3 - 1 Guadalajara Chivas (03-05-2026)WTigres UANL 4 - 1 Guadalajara Chivas (11-04-2026)LClub Tijuana 1 - 0 Tigres UANL (04-04-2026)LFC Juarez 2 - 1 Tigres UANL (23-03-2026)
7 Club America 16 21 21 19 +2 DU.N.A.M. - Pumas 3 - 3 Club America (11-05-2026)DClub America 3 - 3 U.N.A.M. - Pumas (03-05-2026)DClub America 1 - 1 Cruz Azul (12-04-2026)DSantos Laguna 1 - 1 Club America (05-04-2026)LU.N.A.M. - Pumas 1 - 0 Club America (22-03-2026)
8 Atlas 16 19 16 22 -6 LCruz Azul 1 - 0 Atlas (10-05-2026)LAtlas 2 - 3 Cruz Azul (03-05-2026)DAtlas 0 - 0 Monterrey (12-04-2026)LLeon 2 - 0 Atlas (05-04-2026)DAtlas 0 - 0 Club Queretaro (21-03-2026)
9 Leon 14 19 16 24 -8 WPuebla 0 - 1 Leon (11-04-2026)WLeon 2 - 0 Atlas (05-04-2026)WAtletico San Luis 1 - 2 Leon (22-03-2026)LGuadalajara Chivas 5 - 0 Leon (19-03-2026)LLeon 0 - 3 Club Tijuana (15-03-2026)
10 Club Tijuana 14 18 15 15 0 WFC Juarez 1 - 2 Club Tijuana (11-04-2026)WClub Tijuana 1 - 0 Tigres UANL (04-04-2026)LNecaxa 3 - 0 Club Tijuana (21-03-2026)WLeon 0 - 3 Club Tijuana (15-03-2026)LClub Tijuana 1 - 2 Santos Laguna (09-03-2026)
11 FC Juarez 14 16 21 24 -3 LFC Juarez 1 - 2 Club Tijuana (11-04-2026)DClub Queretaro 1 - 1 FC Juarez (08-04-2026)DPuebla 1 - 1 FC Juarez (04-04-2026)WFC Juarez 2 - 1 Tigres UANL (23-03-2026)DFC Juarez 2 - 2 Monterrey (14-03-2026)
12 Necaxa 14 16 17 20 -3 LClub Queretaro 3 - 1 Necaxa (11-04-2026)WNecaxa 2 - 1 Mazatlán (04-04-2026)WNecaxa 3 - 0 Club Tijuana (21-03-2026)DPuebla 0 - 0 Necaxa (14-03-2026)LNecaxa 0 - 1 U.N.A.M. - Pumas (07-03-2026)
13 Monterrey 14 15 19 17 +2 DAtlas 0 - 0 Monterrey (12-04-2026)LMonterrey 1 - 2 Atletico San Luis (04-04-2026)LMonterrey 2 - 3 Guadalajara Chivas (22-03-2026)DFC Juarez 2 - 2 Monterrey (14-03-2026)LTigres UANL 1 - 0 Monterrey (08-03-2026)
14 Atletico San Luis 14 15 21 23 -2 DToluca 1 - 1 Atletico San Luis (13-04-2026)WMonterrey 1 - 2 Atletico San Luis (04-04-2026)LAtletico San Luis 1 - 2 Leon (22-03-2026)DAtletico San Luis 1 - 1 CF Pachuca (14-03-2026)LCruz Azul 3 - 0 Atletico San Luis (07-03-2026)
15 Club Queretaro 14 15 13 18 -5 WClub Queretaro 3 - 1 Necaxa (11-04-2026)DClub Queretaro 1 - 1 FC Juarez (08-04-2026)WClub Queretaro 1 - 0 Toluca (04-04-2026)DAtlas 0 - 0 Club Queretaro (21-03-2026)DTigres UANL 0 - 0 Club Queretaro (15-03-2026)
16 Puebla 14 13 11 17 -6 LPuebla 0 - 1 Leon (11-04-2026)DPuebla 1 - 1 FC Juarez (04-04-2026)LSantos Laguna 2 - 1 Puebla (22-03-2026)DPuebla 0 - 0 Necaxa (14-03-2026)LCF Pachuca 2 - 1 Puebla (08-03-2026)
17 Mazatlán 14 11 16 28 -12 LU.N.A.M. - Pumas 3 - 1 Mazatlán (12-04-2026)LNecaxa 2 - 1 Mazatlán (04-04-2026)DMazatlán 1 - 1 Cruz Azul (21-03-2026)LClub America 2 - 0 Mazatlán (16-03-2026)WMazatlán 4 - 2 Leon (07-03-2026)
18 Santos Laguna 14 9 17 35 -18 LCF Pachuca 4 - 2 Santos Laguna (12-04-2026)DSantos Laguna 1 - 1 Club America (05-04-2026)WSantos Laguna 2 - 1 Puebla (22-03-2026)LGuadalajara Chivas 3 - 0 Santos Laguna (14-03-2026)WClub Tijuana 1 - 2 Santos Laguna (09-03-2026)