Chivas Vs Santos is back on the calendar for Sunday, August 16, when the two clubs meet in Jornada 4 of the Liga MX Apertura 2026 after the Leagues Cup break. It is a fixture that lands with very different stakes for each side: Santos Laguna is at the bottom of the table without a point, while Chivas arrives on four and sitting 12th.
That position gives the match an immediate edge. Santos needs a result fast to climb away from the bottom, and Chivas is trying to turn a modest start into something that looks more like a qualification push. The matchup also brings recent form into the spotlight, because Santos was beaten 3-0 by América in its last Liga MX outing, while Chivas came in off a 1-1 draw with Puebla in its most recent league game.
The numbers around the table matter because there is no cushion here. Santos is level on the bottom with Juárez, but unlike its rival it has yet to collect anything at all. Chivas, by contrast, has at least put four points on the board, enough to keep it within reach of the places that matter even if it is still outside them for now. In a short tournament, that difference can shape the pressure on both benches before the first whistle even sounds.
History leans Chivas' way too. In its last five matches against Santos, it has three wins, one draw and one loss, and that lone defeat came in Apertura 2025 by 1-0. The most recent meeting was even more decisive: Chivas won 3-0 in Clausura 2026, with Armando González scoring twice at 12' and 31' and Ricardo Marín adding a third in the 90+2' minute. For Santos, that is the kind of memory that makes an already urgent Sunday feel even heavier.
What remains unresolved is the exact setup for kickoff. The date is fixed and the context is clear, but the match time and viewing details have not been confirmed in the available information. What is certain is that Santos Laguna and Chivas will step back into Liga MX play on Sunday, and the result will immediately tell one of them whether the restart after the Leagues Cup break brings relief or more pressure.
