FC Juárez and Atlante will meet on 20 October 2026 at 09:00 PM ET in Ciudad Juarez, with both clubs arriving under pressure to take points. The match is set for Estadio Olimpico Benito Juarez in Mexico, and FOX Deportes will carry it live while Fubo offers the stream.
The timing matters because FC Juárez has gone six matches without a win in the Apertura and sits last in 18th place with 0 points and a -9 goal difference. Atlante is higher at 13th with 4 points and a -4 mark, but its recent trip leaves it with a hard edge to solve after losing to Pumas UNAM before heading north.
Juárez has not just been beaten in those six league matches; it has lost all six, scored only 2 goals and allowed 11, with one clean sheet and an average of 44% possession. Atlante has done more going forward, with 4 goals from 124 attempts and 53 shots on target, but that has not been enough to lift it past a record of one win, one draw and four losses. The numbers show a side that can create, then leave itself exposed.
That is where Óscar Estupiñán comes in for FC Juárez. He leads the team with 6 goals and 10 shots on target, giving Juárez its clearest route out of a run that has gone nowhere so far. José Luis Rodríguez adds 3 assists and 14 chances created, while Jhojan Julio has 4 assists and 11 shots on target, but the team still has not converted that activity into a result.
Atlante has its own threat spread across the side. Martín Sarrafiore has 2 goals, 9 shots on target and 10 chances created, Eugenio Pizzuto has 2 goals, 6 shots on target and 9 chances created, and Luis Calzadilla has 3 goals in the tournament. Even with that mix, Atlante has conceded in each of its last seven matches and has not won any of its last six away matches, which leaves little margin for another loose spell on the road.
Recent history does not separate them by much. In the last 12 direct meetings, Atlante has six wins, Juárez has five, and there has been one draw. That balance is part of why this one matters now: both teams have enough form to believe they can hurt the other, and both have enough problems to know a slip would deepen the damage. With the match looming on 20 October, the standings can shift quickly for a Juárez side trying to escape the bottom and an Atlante side trying to stop the slide before it hardens.
