Chivas Under-21s keep on track: consistency and solidity in Apertura 2026 | OneFootball

The championship won by Chivas U-21 in the Clausura 2026 marked the highest point of a process that began with the implementation of the category. Now, in the Apertura 2026, Guadalajara’s youth side has maintained a competitive edge and is looking to build on what was achieved during the previous semester.

The road to the championship

Since Apertura 2025, the category’s first tournament, Guadalajara began to show growth that led it to compete in important stages. However, it was in the following tournament when the project took the definitive step forward. In Clausura 2026, the team coached by Luis Arce delivered a consistent performance during the Regular Phase and later completed an outstanding Liguilla run to win the championship.

Now, the challenge is to give continuity to this process and keep strengthening the foundations that led the team to win the title.

The champion’s current form

In Apertura 2026, the U-21 side is coming off a win in El Clásico de México against América on Matchday 9. That result also extended its unbeaten streak to four matches.

Guadalajara currently sits fifth in the overall standings with 15 points and still has its Matchday 2 game against Juárez pending. So far, its record stands at three wins, four draws, and one loss. Defensively, there are also numbers worth highlighting. The Rojiblancos have the fourth-best defense and have kept three clean sheets.

An attack with different options

Up front, Anwar Ben Rhouma has become one of the team’s main attacking references. The striker is playing his first tournament with Guadalajara and already has five goals, averaging one every 141 minutes—figures that place him second in the category’s individual scoring table.

But the team’s attacking output has also come through different routes. Raúl Martínez, Hugo Mata, Zinedine Hernández, Gael García, Diego González, and Leonel Calderón have also found the net so far this tournament.

This variety allows the Rebaño to have different ways to create danger and share the attacking responsibility.

Continuity, the next step

With several matchdays still to come, the U-21 side has room to keep climbing the standings and strengthen the numbers it has built so far.

The objective is clear: consolidate the work, compete for the top spots, be one of the leading sides, and once again pursue the championship.

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