Chivas vs Atlas: times, how to watch on TV, stream online | Liga MX
Find out how to watch Chivas vs Atlas at Akron stadium, the quarter final return leg is scheduled to kick off at 9:05 p.m. EDT on Sunday 14 May.
Chivas will be looking to their fans to get behind them as they attempt to turn around their quarter final tie in the second installment of the Clásico Tapatío against Atlas at Akron stadium on Sunday night. Visitors Atlas head into the decider with a one-goal advantage from the first leg - Julián Quiñones scored the only goal of the game, a route one move and finish just before half-time.
But it could have finished very differently at the Jalisco - Víctor Guzmán saw his penalty saved by Camilo Vargas on the half hour and Atlas struck the bar at the other end shortly afterwards.
So the tie remains in the balance and Veljko Paunovic is confident that with their fans behind them, his side can pull back level and go on to win the return leg. “We have complete faith that we can get back in this,” he said after last week’s first leg. “We’ll turn it around, 100% sure of that”.
Judging by their recent meetings, it could be another close affair - the regular season clash back in April ended 3-3 and the game before that, during the Apertura 2022 also finished level (1-1).
Viewers in the United States can watch the game live on the streaming platform FuboTV
When does Chivas vs Atlas kick off?
The Liga MX Clausura 2023 quarter final return leg between Chivas and Atlas will be played on Sunday May 14, 2023, at 19:05 hours local time.
- 9:05 p.m. EDT
- 6:05 p.m. PDT
How to watch Chivas vs Atlas
The following channels will be broadcasting the game live in Mexico and the US:
- United States: Telemundo, UNIVERSO NOW, Peacock, UNIVERSO, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, SiriusXM FC
- Mexico: Azteca Deportes En Vivo, TUDN En Vivo, Azteca 7, Chivas TV, VIX+, Canal 5 Televisa, TUDN
The Chivas vs Atlas game will also be offered on streaming services such as Peacock and FuboTV - a free seven-day trial for FuboTV is available here.
Chivas vs Atlas preview
Chivas
Chivas produced their best finish to the regular season in 19 years, finishing level on points with América but with an inferior goal difference (+15 compared to Las Águilas +10).
Atlas
Benjamín Mora’s side finished seven places behind Guadalajara in the regular phase even though they only lost one game more than their quarter final opponents. Atlas eliminated Cruz Azul, beating them home and away to reach the quarter finals. They have worse defensive figures and that could be a crucial factor - they conceded 22 goals on their way to the playoffs compared to the 18 which Guadalajara let in.
Mora admitted after the first leg that he is taking nothing for granted: “We will be approaching the second leg as if we didn’t have an advantage. We will take it game by game. It’s open - we will be doing what we have to do and so will Chivas. We could have scored more in the first leg but then Chivas had chances that, had they scored, could have complicated things for us”.
Chivas vs Atlas: prediction
On paper it promises to be close. There has been very little to separate these two in the most recent meetings. Playing at home will be a massive advantage for Veljko Paunovic’s side, who were also more consistent over the regular season, finishing third with just three defeats and while Atlas’ form was not too dissimilar, they have been unable to kill games off this season and that was reflected in their final position in the table - ninth and drawing over half of their games. Atlas have won two out of the last five meetings - the other three ended level.
Prediction: Chivas 2-1 Atlas