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On Thursday, July 27, Cincinnati will host Guadalajara at the TQL Stadium in the 2023 Leagues Cup. Cincinnati leads their division with two of a possible three points. With all three points, they will win the group and secure a place in the knockout stages.
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The hosts are now focusing on continental football after a successful MLS season. In their Leagues Cup opener on Monday, Cincinnati and Sporting Kansas City drew 2-2 before Cincinnati won on penalties.
Meanwhile, Guadalajara has had an outstanding start to the Liga MX season and will aim to carry that momentum into the Leagues Cup. In their most recent league game, they defeated Club Nexaca 2-0, with goals from Juan Brigido and Fernando Beltran on either side of the half.
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Chivas vs Cincinnati kick-off time
| Date: | Jul 27, 2023 |
| Kick-off time: | 8:00 pm ET / 5:00 pm PT |
| Venue: | TQL Stadium |
Chivas and Cincinnati face off on Jul 27 at TQL Stadium. Kickoff is set for 8:00 pm Eastern Time (ET), or 5:00 pm Pacific Time (PT).
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Team news & squads
Chivas team news
Jonathan Padilla, who scored in both of their previous league matches, will surely retain his place on the left wing. He is off to a great start and will hope to keep adding goals to the bag.
Ronaldo Cisneros could make a case for a starting position in the attack after scoring thrice as a substitute this season.
Chivas predicted XI: Jimenez; Mozo, Orozco, Sepulveda, Briseno, Calderon; Guzman, Beltran; Brizuela, Cisneros, Padilla.
| Position | Players |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers: | Oscar Whalley, Miguel Jimenez, Raúl Rangel |
| Defenders: | Alan Mozo, Gilberto Sepulveda, Antonio Briseno, Jesus Orozco, Jesus Sanchez, Alejandro Mayorga, Hiram Mier, Cristian Calderon |
| Midfielders: | Victor Guzman, Pavel Perez, Alexis Vega, Isaac Brizuela, Erick Gutierrez, Roberto Alvarado, Fernando Beltran, Carlos Cisneros, Fernando Gonzalez, Alan Torres, Zahid Munoz |
| Forwards: | Daniel Rios, Jose Juan Macias, Ricardo Marin, Ronaldo Cisneros, Padilla |
Cincinnati team news
Joey Akpounonu has missed the majority of the season due to injury and is expected to miss out yet again. Luciano Acosta has been in fine form in front of the goal and has been the club's top scorer with eleven goals to his name.
Cincinnati possible XI: Celentano; Arias, Gaddis, Murphy; Powell, Nwobodo, Moreno, Barreal; Kubo; Acosta, Badji.
| Position | Players |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | Celentano, Kann |
| Defenders | Hagglund, Miazga, Mosquera, Arias, Powell, Murphy, Gaddis |
| Midfielders | Moreno, Nwobodo, Barreal, Acosta, Kubo, Angulo |
| Forwards | Vazquez, Santos, Brenner, Ordonez, Badji |
Head-to-Head Record
These two sides have never played against each other in official tournaments. They played a friendly last year in a 3-1 win for Cincinnati.