Guadalajara vs. Necaxa: Chivas win 1-0 on a late own goal, but fans boo at Estadio Akron

Liga MX has a large audience in the US, and Tuesday night’s game in Guadalajara showed it. Chivas beat Necaxa 1-0 at Estadio Akron on Oct. 20 in Matchday 13 of the Apertura 2026, and “guadalajara - necaxa” drew more than 100,000 US searches, according to Google Trends. Many of the related searches were in Spanish, including “posiciones de Chivas contra Necaxa,” meaning people were checking the standings.

The three points mattered. The way Chivas earned them didn’t please the home crowd.

Guadalajara vs. Necaxa: the result

The only goal came in the 77th minute, and it was an own goal. Uruguayan defender Agustín Oliveros slid in inside his own six-yard box to try to cut out a cross from Roberto “El Piojo” Alvarado and turned the ball into his own net, SI México reported.

Until then, Chivas had struggled to break down a Necaxa team that hasn’t won in weeks. Necaxa coach Juan Reynoso said the first half was even and that in the second half, the Chivas goalkeeper became the decisive figure. Coverage of the game singled out Raúl “Tala” Rangel for his saves.

Why Chivas fans booed a win

Even with the victory, Chivas left the field to boos and whistles from their own supporters, according to SI México. Coach Gabriel Milito acknowledged the reaction afterward.

“We’ve all gotten used to the team having a lot of shine and a lot of attacking volume, and dominating clearly, but you have to give the opponent credit,” Milito said, according to SI México (translated from Spanish). “It was really a very complicated match. We had chances to open the scoring, and when that doesn’t happen and time passes, the game gets very uphill given the need to win the three points.”

Liga MX standings: posiciones after Chivas vs. Necaxa

According to SI México’s report after the game:

• Chivas moved to second place with 23 points, one behind leader América, which was scheduled to visit Atlas on Wednesday.
• Necaxa stayed on 9 points in 17th place after its eighth loss of the tournament.

Because América and other teams still had games left in the matchday, the table could shift by the end of the week. Check the official Liga MX table for the latest positions.

Necaxa’s winless run under Juan Reynoso

The loss stretched Necaxa’s run to 11 matches without a win, SI México reported. Peruvian coach Juan Reynoso took charge from Matchday 9 and has not won any of his five games, with four losses and a draw.

“Sometimes you have the streak against you, and we’re in that moment,” Reynoso said (translated from Spanish). “It may be a very simplistic conclusion, but in the flow of the game the first half was even, and in the second their goalkeeper emerges as the standout.”

Elsewhere in Liga MX on Tuesday

SI México’s roundup also reported two other results from the same night:

• San Luis 2, Querétaro 1: Felipe Mora scored, and Daniel Parra’s own goal made it 2-0 before Alí Ávila’s penalty. San Luis moved to 16 points; Querétaro stayed sixth with 20.
• Juárez 0, Atlante 1: Nicolás Carrera’s 76th-minute header kept Juárez last with four points; Atlante reached 14.

What’s next

For Chivas, the win keeps them in the race for first place as the regular season heads into its final stretch. For Necaxa, the priority is simpler: ending an 11-game winless run. The reports we reviewed did not list the next fixtures for either club, so check the official Liga MX schedule for dates and kickoff times.

FAQ

What was the score of Chivas vs. Necaxa? Chivas (Guadalajara) won 1-0.

Who scored? Necaxa defender Agustín Oliveros scored an own goal in the 77th minute.

Where are Chivas in the standings? Second, with 23 points, one behind América, as of Tuesday night.

Why did fans boo? Supporters were unhappy with the team’s performance despite the win, according to SI México.