Click Here For The Best Takeaways From The Thrashing Of Pumas!

Milito’s Chivas did it again. After a brilliant display of football and clear control of the match, the Rebaño cruised to a 3-0 win over Pumas on Matchday 8 of the Apertura 2026 at Estadio AKRON, in front of a Nación Rojiblanca that backed its team wholeheartedly for the full 90 minutes.

Once again, Guadalajara made it clear that it means business in staying at the top of the overall standings and that the motivation to represent Chivas as it deserves remains fully intact. The rout over Pumas left plenty of notable numbers. Join us as we take a closer look at them.

The best stats from Chivas’ big win on MD8 of AP26

- Guadalajara picked up its fifth win of Apertura 2026 and its second in a row, confirming its excellent form in the tournament.

- With this rout, Gabriel Milito’s side temporarily climbed to the top of the standings with 17 points.

- The three goals scored and the clean sheet also moved the Rebaño among the tournament’s best in both categories: Chivas has the best defense in AP26 and the third-best attack.

- It was the sixth straight match without defeat for the Rebaño:it has earned results against Seattle Sounders, Santos, Xolos, Pachuca, San Luis and now Pumas.

- The Rojiblancos have turned matches against the felines in Guadalajara into a real stronghold. Chivas has now gone 10 straight home games in the Perla Tapatía without losing to Pumas, with a record of 7 wins and just 3 draws.

- In addition, the Rebaño is now on a run of 6 straight matches without defeat against the team from Universidad, with 4 wins and just 2 draws.

- Gabriel Milito has won 28 of his 54 matches as Guadalajara’s head coach.

- Santiago Sandoval scored his second brace for the Chiverío, taking him to 3 goals in Apertura 2026 and 9 in the top flight.

- Meanwhile, Bryan González returned from injury—and what a way to do it! He needed only 9 minutes after coming on as a substitute to score his seventh goal as a Rojiblanco, his first of the tournament, and put the finishing touch on the rout over Pumas.

- Raúl Rangel recorded his fourth clean sheet of the current tournament, another sign of the Rebaño’s defensive solidity.

- It was the third time that Guadalajara has scored 3 or more goals in the tournament: the 5-2 win over Xolos, the 3-0 away win at San Luis, and the 3-0 win over Pumas.

- The team from Guadalajara completed 624 passes against the auriazules, a reflection of the control it exerted throughout the match.- The rout over Pumas also marked the second straight game in which Chivas scored 3 goals, following the 3-0 win at San Luis.

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