FC Juarez host Atlante FC in Liga MX. Juarez have had a really difficult run in the league so far, while Atlante have been steadier without turning that steadiness into many wins.
The two sides last met in a friendly back in June, which Juarez won, but that was pre-season and tells us little about the current campaign. Juarez have won only once in their last five home league games, which is where we'll start.
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Recent form for both sides
Look closer at Juarez's nine league games and it's mostly losses, including a 1-5 defeat to Pumas and a 6-1 hammering away at Monterrey. Their only win came at home to Tigres, 2-0.
FC Juarez: 20 completed matches; Atlante FC: 20 completed matches.
FC Juarez
- Win
- 35% 7 / 20
- Draw
- 10% 2 / 20
- Loss
- 55% 11 / 20
- Scored
- 28
- Conceded
- 42
- Difference
- -14
Atlante FC
- Win
- 20% 4 / 20
- Draw
- 45% 9 / 20
- Loss
- 35% 7 / 20
- Scored
- 24
- Conceded
- 34
- Difference
- -10
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liga MX | FC Juarez | Tigres UANL | 19.09.2026 | 2-0 |
| Liga MX | Santos Laguna | FC Juarez | 14.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| Liga MX | FC Juarez | CF Pachuca | 05.09.2026 | 0-2 |
| Liga MX | Toluca | FC Juarez | 31.08.2026 | 4-0 |
| Liga MX | FC Juarez | Club America | 22.08.2026 | 1-2 |
| Liga MX | Monterrey | FC Juarez | 16.08.2026 | 6-1 |
| Leagues Cup | Real Salt Lake | FC Juarez | 12.08.2026 | 3-0 |
| Leagues Cup | Vancouver Whitecaps | FC Juarez | 08.08.2026 | 1-3 |
| Leagues Cup | Minnesota United FC | FC Juarez | 05.08.2026 | 1-2 |
| Liga MX | FC Juarez | U.N.A.M. - Pumas | 01.08.2026 | 1-5 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liga MX | Atlante FC | Monterrey | 26.09.2026 | 4-2 |
| Liga MX | Puebla | Atlante FC | 19.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| Liga MX | Atlante FC | CF Pachuca | 12.09.2026 | 0-3 |
| Liga MX | Atlas | Atlante FC | 06.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| Liga MX | Atlante FC | Leon | 29.08.2026 | 1-1 |
| Liga MX | Tigres UANL | Atlante FC | 22.08.2026 | 2-0 |
| Liga MX | Atlante FC | Toluca | 16.08.2026 | 0-0 |
| Leagues Cup | Minnesota United FC | Atlante FC | 12.08.2026 | 3-1 |
| Leagues Cup | Real Salt Lake | Atlante FC | 09.08.2026 | 4-0 |
| Leagues Cup | Vancouver Whitecaps | Atlante FC | 05.08.2026 | 0-1 |
Atlante's sample is calmer: five draws, including three separate 1-1 scorelines and a 0-0, plus one win away at Cruz Azul (3-2), and three losses. They're not losing heavily, but they're not scoring freely either.
Atlante look hard to beat without necessarily being a team that finds a way to win.
Comparative Team Statistics: FC Juarez vs Atlante FC

Head-to-head
These two haven't played each other competitively for a few years, with their most recent competitive meetings dating back to 2019 and before. The only recent fixture between them was a friendly in June, which Juarez won 2-0, though that carries little weight for a competitive league match months later.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendlies Clubs | FC Juarez | Atlante FC | 28.06.2026 | 2-0 |
| Copa MX | FC Juarez | Atlante FC | 03.10.2019 | 1-0 |
| Copa MX | Atlante FC | FC Juarez | 14.08.2019 | 0-2 |
| Liga de Expansión MX | Atlante FC | FC Juarez | 07.04.2019 | 2-1 |
| Liga de Expansión MX | FC Juarez | Atlante FC | 04.11.2018 | 2-3 |
| Liga de Expansión MX | FC Juarez | Atlante FC | 04.03.2018 | 0-3 |
| Liga de Expansión MX | Atlante FC | FC Juarez | 14.10.2017 | 0-1 |
| Liga de Expansión MX | FC Juarez | Atlante FC | 02.04.2017 | 1-1 |
| Liga de Expansión MX | Atlante FC | FC Juarez | 29.10.2016 | 2-1 |
League position
Juarez sit 18th in Liga MX with just three points from nine matches, built on a single win, no draws and eight losses. Atlante are in a healthier spot in 14th, with eight points from the same number of games, though five of their results have been draws.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Atletico San Luis | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11/16 | 9 |
| 14 | Atlante FC | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8/13 | 8 |
| 15 | Necaxa | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10/16 | 8 |
| 16 | Tigres UANL | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9/13 | 7 |
| 17 | Santos Laguna | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9/15 | 7 |
| 18 | FC Juarez | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6/23 | 3 |
That gap in points is real, but Atlante's tally comes from grinding out draws rather than banking regular wins, so their form isn't as commanding as the table gap suggests.
Atlante have the better numbers, but their season hasn't been built on consistent wins either.
Players to watch
Óscar Estupiñán has been Juarez's main source of goals, with five in nine appearances, easily their most productive attacking outlet this season. J. Rodríguez leads their assists with three, while Atlante's J. Julio also has three assists.
Juarez have picked up a fair number of bookings too, with D. García and J. Murillo both on three yellow cards in nine games, worth keeping an eye on given how stretched their season already looks.
Juarez's threat looks concentrated in one man up front rather than spread across the team.

What sort of game this could be
Juarez's home form this season has been shaky: one win in five at home, with three of those defeats coming by two goals or more. That points to a side capable of leaking chances in front of their own crowd.
Atlante's away form has actually held up better than their home form, with a win and two draws from five on the road, and none of their away defeats have been heavy. If that pattern continues, they might be well placed to avoid problems away from home again, even without scoring much themselves.
Juarez's home defensive record and Atlante's tidier away form point in a similar direction.
Squad lists and player details
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Rodríguez | Panama | 28 | Midfielder | 180 | 77 |
| Rodrigo Dourado | Brazil | 32 | Midfielder | 187 | 81 |
| J. Murillo | Colombia | 32 | Defender | 183 | 72 |
| J. Aquino | Mexico | 36 | Defender | 168 | 59 |
| H. Ortega | Mexico | 26 | Defender | 190 | 79 |
| J. Torres | Mexico | 26 | Midfielder | 169 | 70 |
| A. Mayorga | Mexico | 29 | Defender | 177 | 69 |
| G. Sepúlveda | Mexico | 27 | Defender | 182 | 77 |
| S. Jurado | Mexico | 29 | Goalkeeper | 188 | 80 |
| R. Fulgencio | Mexico | 26 | Midfielder | 173 | 60 |
| F. Nevárez | Mexico | 25 | Defender | 180 | 65 |
| Ó. Estupiñán | Colombia | 30 | Attacker | 182 | 76 |
| B. Díaz | Mexico | 27 | Goalkeeper | 187 | 83 |
| Monchu | Spain | 27 | Midfielder | 173 | 68 |
| Madson | Brazil | 27 | Attacker | 164 | 67 |
| Guilherme Castilho | Brazil | 27 | Midfielder | 179 | 70 |
| Ricardinho | Portugal | 28 | Midfielder | 178 | 75 |
| L. Martínez Dupuy | Mexico | 25 | Attacker | 178 | 73 |
| E. Ayón | Mexico | 25 | Attacker | 177 | 63 |
| Guillermo Ruiz | Spain | 22 | Goalkeeper | 194 cm | n/a |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Julio | Ecuador | 28 | Attacker | 168 | 65 |
| M. Sarrafiore | Argentina | 29 | Midfielder | 180 | 70 |
| E. Tercero | Mexico | 30 | Defender | 182 | 69 |
| G. Sánchez | Mexico | 26 | Defender | 178 | 60 |
| Ó. Jiménez | Mexico | 37 | Goalkeeper | 182 | 73 |
| A. Escobar | Mexico | 33 | Defender | 173 cm | 63 kg |
| C. Bermúdez | Mexico | 39 | Midfielder | 167 cm | 68 kg |
| M. Fernández | Uruguay | 25 | Midfielder | 183 | 79 |
| W. Clar | Paraguay | 32 | Defender | 177 | 73 |
| J. Ibarra | Mexico | 28 | Midfielder | 174 cm | 62 kg |
| L. Calzadilla | Mexico | 26 | Midfielder | 165 cm | 57 kg |
| E. Pizzuto | Mexico | 24 | Midfielder | 180 | 74 |
| L. Puente | Mexico | 23 | Attacker | 189 cm | 78 kg |
| Walter Portales | USA | 22 | Defender | 170 | 69 |
| A. Quiroz | Argentina | 24 | Defender | 174 | 72 |
| Jairón Andrés Charcopa Cabezas | Ecuador | 22 | Attacker | 178 | 78 |
| José González | Mexico | 21 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Jordan García | Colombia | 21 | Goalkeeper | 186 | 85 |
| E. Jiménez | Mexico | 25 | Defender | 174 cm | 63 kg |
| A. Padilla | Mexico | 25 | Defender | 180 cm | 68 kg |
With no market on offer here, there's no pick to make. What we can say is that Juarez's home form has been leaky and Atlante have made a habit of drawing rather than winning, so neither team looks like a nailed-on certainty right now.
If a market does open up closer to kickoff, Juarez's defensive record at home and Atlante's tendency to avoid heavy away defeats are the two threads worth revisiting.
