FC Juárez will host Querétaro on 30 October 2026 at Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, in a match that pulls two clubs from opposite ends of the Apertura 2026 table into the same spotlight. Kickoff is set for 09:00 PM ET, with NBC Universo – East carrying the game on TV and Fubo listed for the live stream.
The reason this one is drawing attention is the gap. Querétaro arrives sixth with 11 points, a 3-2-2 record and a +1 goal difference after scoring 6 goals and allowing 5. FC Juárez comes in 17th with 3 points, a 1-0-6 record and a -8 goal difference after scoring 3 goals and allowing 11. That leaves little room for either side to hide what the table already shows.
Oscar Estupiñán gives Juárez a threat that has been hard to ignore even in a difficult season. He has 6 goals and 11 shots on target in the tournament, while Querétaro can point to Ali Ávila, who has 5 goals and 10 shots on target, and Mateo Coronel, who has 4 goals, 1 assist and 9 chances created. José Luis Rodríguez has added 3 assists and 15 chances created, Santiago Homenchenko has generated 12 chances, Francisco Nevarez has created 8 and Jairo Torres 7, which helps explain why Querétaro has found enough balance to sit in the top six.
That same balance is what Juárez has not found. Its 3 points across seven matches have come from one win and six defeats, a return that leaves the club needing to change the shape of its season quickly if it wants the rest of Apertura 2026 to matter. Querétaro does not need the same kind of rescue, but it does need to protect a position that keeps it within reach of the upper half of the table.
So the match is less about mystery than pressure: Juárez needs a result to stop the slide, and Querétaro needs one to keep its place from being only a brief stay. By the time the teams take the field at 09:00 PM ET, the numbers will already have told the story both sides are trying to rewrite.
