Chivas host Pumas UNAM at Estadio AKRON on Sunday, September 13 (9:07 PM ET / 8:07 PM CT / 6:07 PM PT).
Chivas have a clean bill of health to choose from, and that means Ricardo Marin Sanchez and Roberto Carlos Alvarado Hernandez — both on 4 goals apiece already this season — should retain their spots at the sharp end of the team news. Pumas UNAM arrive with no fresh fitness concerns reported either, so Olavio Vieira dos Santos Junior and Robert Osmar Morales Benitez, the visitors’ two most productive forward options, are set to lead the line again at Estadio Akron.
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Season Form & Standings
Pumas UNAM head into Sunday’s game with 8 points from 6 games this Apertura, built on 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, with their goal difference dead level at 0. Chivas don’t have a full points picture to lean on here, but their form line of D W W D W points to a team playing with real rhythm heading into this one.
Liga MX
| Team | Pos | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pumas UNAM | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
Chivas vs Pumas UNAM Predicted Lineups
Predicted XI — updated for the latest team news.
Chivas
3-4-2-1Pumas UNAM
5-4-1Potential Match-Winners
- Ricardo Marin Sanchez (Chivas): Marin Sanchez has 4 goals and 2 assists in just 361 minutes of work, with 8 of his 12 shots hitting the target — a seriously high conversion rate up front for Chivas.
- Roberto Carlos Alvarado Hernandez (Chivas): Alvarado Hernandez matches him for goals with 4, but it’s his creativity that stands out — 15 chances created from 630 minutes shows he’s the side’s primary source of service.
- Olavio Vieira dos Santos Junior (Pumas UNAM): Vieira dos Santos Junior leads the visitors’ scoring charts with 3 goals in 382 minutes, and 3 of his 6 shots have been on target.
Recent Form
Chivas: D W W D W
- 2026-09-06: Atletico San Luis 0-3 Chivas (W, away)
- 2026-08-29: Pachuca 1-1 Chivas (D, away)
- 2026-08-22: Chivas 5-2 Club Tijuana (W, home)
- 2026-08-16: Santos Laguna 0-1 Chivas (W, away)
- 2026-07-31: Club Puebla 1-1 Chivas (D, away)
Chivas’ recent form reads D W W D W, having beaten Club Tijuana 5-2 at home, won away at Santos Laguna and Atletico San Luis, and drawn with Pachuca and Club Puebla.
Pumas UNAM: W W D D L
- 2026-08-28: Club Tijuana 2-0 Pumas UNAM (L, away)
- 2026-08-23: Pumas UNAM 1-1 Necaxa (D, home)
- 2026-08-16: Pumas UNAM 0-0 Queretaro FC (D, home)
- 2026-07-31: FC Juarez 1-5 Pumas UNAM (W, away)
- 2026-07-21: Toluca 1-2 Pumas UNAM (W, away)
Pumas UNAM’s form reads W W D D L, a run that includes a 5-1 win at FC Juarez and a 2-1 win at Toluca, either side of back-to-back draws with Necaxa and Queretaro FC before a 2-0 loss at Club Tijuana.
Chivas vs Pumas UNAM Prediction
Chivas can still point to the goals of Marin Sanchez and Alvarado Hernandez — 4 each already this season — and their home comfort at Estadio Akron, but Pumas UNAM arrive with a quiet resilience that’s easy to overlook in 8 points from 6 games without ever building a real run. This one feels tighter than the form table suggests, and Pumas look the value side the market has underpriced: 0-1 to the visitors.
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