FC Juárez vs Atlas Live Stream, Predictions

📏 Form Guide

FC Juárez

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FC Juárez go into this fixture after a 1-1 Liga MX (Apertura) drawn game versus Necaxa.

In that match, FC Juárez managed 57% possession and 7 shots on goal with 0 of them on target. Necaxa got 9 shots at goal with 1 of them on target. Facundo Batista (16') and Jhon Chancellor (45' Own goal) scored for Necaxa.

It has been a rare occasion in recent games that FC Juárez haven’t conceded. It will be a concern for them that FC Juárez have been scored against in 6 of their previous 6 matches, leaking 7 goals on the way.

Pre-game facts show that FC Juárez:

• have not lost a league tie with Atlas in their last 2 games.
• are undefeated in their previous 4 league matches at home.

Atlas

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Atlas will go into the game following on from a 2-0 Liga MX (Apertura) win to defeat Tigres de la UANL in their last outing.

In that match, Atlas managed 38% possession and 12 shots at goal with 6 on target. For Atlas, the scorers were Juan Zapata (31') and Jordy Caicedo (43'). Tigres UANL got 13 attempts on goal with 1 of them on target.

A succession of very capable performances from the Atlas defensive unit has seen the number of goals they’ve conceded standing at 4 from their last 6 clashes combined. Over that same time, their forwards have scored 5. That trend won’t necessarily be carried forward into this match, though.

👥 Head to head

Inspecting their past head to head meetings stretching back to 26/09/2020 shows us that FC Juárez have won 1 of these games & Atlas 4, with the number of drawn games being 1.

A sum of 11 goals were produced between them in these games, with 3 of them for Los Bravos and 8 belonging to Los Zorros. The average goals per game has been 1.83.

The previous league meeting between these clubs was Liga MX (Clausura) match day 14 on 10/04/2023 when it ended FC Juárez 1-1 Atlas.

In that match, FC Juárez managed 36% possession and 10 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target. Their only player to score was Alan Medina (41').

Atlas got 17 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. Julián Quiñones (6') scored.

The referee was Adonai Escobedo.

🗞️ Team News: FC Juárez

Regarding absentees, there’s just the lone fitness concern for the FC Juárez boss Diego Mejía to be concerned about from of an almost fully healthy group. Manuel Castro (Cruciate Ligament Rupture) won’t play.

It seems likely that Los Bravos look set to opt for a 4-4-2 formation this time, handing starts to Alfredo Talavera, Luis Rodriguez, Moisés Mosquera, J. Garcia Manríquez, Aldo Cruz, Diego Valoyes, Javier Salas, Denzell García, Aitor Garcia, Avilés Hurtado and Amaury Escoto.

ℹ️ Team News: Atlas

In an otherwise available group of players, there is just the sole fitness problem for the Atlas boss Benjamin Mora to be concerned with. Anderson Santamaría (Unknown Injury) misses out for this game.

We believe Los Zorros appear most likely to make use of a 4-3-3 system, giving starts to Camilo Vargas, Gaddi Aguirre, José Abella, Luis Ricardo Reyes, Hugo Nervo, Juan Zapata, Jaziel Martínez, Aldo Paúl Rocha, J. Guzman Rodriguez, Jordy Caicedo and Augusto Solari.

💭 Prediction

In our view, Atlas and FC Juárez could both well score here although it’s hard to see a clear-cut winner.

Let’s see what happens, but it could well be that we end up with scores level. That’s why our selection here is for a very even match with a 1-1 score when all is said and done.

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Victor Martins, 11:11 19/09/2023