FC Juarez vs Club Queretaro Prediction

Recent form

Queretaro's last 20 matches across all competitions make decent reading: nine wins, seven draws and just four defeats, with 27 goals scored against 21 conceded. That sample mixes Liga MX with Leagues Cup and friendly games, but the overall trend is steady.

FC Juarez: 20 completed matches; Club Queretaro: 20 completed matches.

FC Juarez

20 matches

Win

30% 6 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

55% 11 / 20

Scored

25

Conceded

40

Difference

-15

Club Queretaro

20 matches

Win

50% 10 / 20

Draw

30% 6 / 20

Loss

20% 4 / 20

Scored

28

Conceded

20

Difference

+8

Juarez's equivalent run is much tougher: six wins, two draws and twelve losses, shipping 42 goals while scoring 25. Recent weeks have brought defeats to Leon, Santos Laguna and a heavy loss at Monterrey, though they did beat Tigres UANL 2-0 at home in September.

Queretaro's steadier underlying form gives them a platform coming into this one, though neither side's recent run has been spotless.

Comparative Team Statistics: FC Juarez vs Club Queretaro

Head-to-head record

The head-to-head log leans towards Queretaro. Looking at matches played at Juarez's own ground, Queretaro have won three of the last four visits, with Juarez's own home record against them stretching back to October 2020 for their last win in this fixture.

The most recent meeting, in April this year, finished 1-1 at Queretaro. In their two previous trips to Juarez, Queretaro won both, 2-1 and 2-0, suggesting they've had the upper hand in recent head-to-head trips specifically.

League standings gap

The table tells a clear story. Queretaro sit fifth with 14 points from eight games, while Juarez are down in eighteenth with just three points from nine matches.

That's a significant gap in both points and goal difference. Queretaro have scored 11 and conceded 8, while Juarez have managed only 6 for and shipped 23 against. It underlines just how differently these two campaigns have gone.

The scale of that gap means Juarez will need a performance well above their current level to trouble Queretaro here.

Players to watch

Juarez's main threat has been Óscar Estupiñán, who has scored five goals in nine appearances, with Jesús Rodríguez supplying three assists over the same stretch.

FC Juarez:

Best scorers:

Ó. Estupiñán - 5

Best assist providers:

J. Rodríguez - 3

Penalty cards:

D. García x 3

J. Murillo x 3

Club Queretaro:

Best scorers:

A. Ávila - 4

S. Homenchenko - 4

M. Coronel - 3

Best assist providers:

S. Homenchenko - 2

Penalty cards:

B. Duarte x 5

L. Abascia x 5

Paulo Victor x 4

Queretaro spread their scoring more evenly, with Agustín Ávila and S. Homenchenko on four goals apiece and Marcel Coronel adding three more. A handful of Queretaro players have also picked up four or five yellow cards this season, which is worth bearing in mind given how physical these meetings tend to be.

How this one could play out

Given Juarez's leaky defence and Queretaro's more balanced attack, goals at both ends wouldn't be a surprise if Juarez are forced to chase the game. Queretaro's steadier recent form could let them control the tempo for long spells.

Juarez have shown occasional flashes at home, including that win over Tigres, so a backs-to-the-wall display isn't impossible. But the weight of evidence, from the table to recent head-to-head trips, points towards Queretaro carrying the greater threat on the day.