- Team form: Atlas are the third-best team in Liga MX 2026/2027 with 27 points from 15 games.
- Pachuca form: Pachuca CF are 11th, with 19 points from their 15 games.
An entertaining contest is likely
Atlas under Crespo:
CF Atlas Guadalajara are a good team who should be in the race at the top of Liga MX 2026/2027 to the end of the campaign after taking 27 points from their first 15 games, but they have played some crazy soccer under Hernan Crespo since he took over as coach on 16 July 2026. His attack-first, wing-heavy philosophy is still a work in progress and it creates all kinds of dramas in the games he oversees.
The Rojinegros will look to stretch the field, overload the wide areas and make runs in behind but Pachuca are a much more compact and efficient side.
Pachuca under Mora:
Benjamin Mora has done a decent job at the helm of the Tuzos since taking over on 1 July 2026, and the visitors are a tough team to break down and can be a real threat when they press.
Tuzos are the more dangerous away from home
With the Tuzos looking to make the game tight and compact, Pachuca may be the more likely winner on Sunday as they have been the more efficient of these two sides in terms of scoring goals and preventing the opposition from getting chances.
In a nod to that, our main selection for this Liga MX 2026/2027 fixture will be a Pachuca double chance.
- Atlas are slight favorites at 2.25, while the Tuzos are 2.94 and the draw is 3.5.
- It could be close, but Pachuca have had the better of the head-to-head record and Pachuca's 3-1 victory as visitors in Liga MX 2025/2026 was only last season.
- The visitors have taken two of the last three meetings and drew the other, and Mora's side have been the better travellers.
Goals and drama likely at Estadio Jalisco
The hosts have won two, drawn three and lost three of their eight Liga MX 2026/2027 home games so far, so the home advantage isn't that strong for the Rojinegros. Pachuca have conceded only six goals in eight away Liga MX 2026/2027 games so they should be able to keep this contest close.
Atlas have scored 12 goals in those eight home games so they can definitely cause Pachuca some problems, but they will also create enough space for a counter-attacking team such as Pachuca to thrive.
Luis Esteves leads the Atlas goal scoring charts with four in Liga MX 2026/2027 from 10 appearances, so the Rojinegros have a reliable finisher while Rodolfo Pizarro has provided three assists in the last five games, so the final ball has been humming for Pachuca.
A high-tempo game can be expected at Estadio Jalisco on Sunday, so over 2.5 goals at 1.7 is a solid option in the match result bets, while both teams to score looks equally valid at 1.57.
