- Team form: In Liga MX 2026/2027, FC Juarez are winless in 3 home fixtures (0 wins, 0 draws, 3 losses).
- Recent form: Pachuca have also been patchy, picking up 1 win, 1 draw, and 3 losses in their last 5 matches in all competitions.
Pachuca can find a way to edge out Juarez
Pachuca CF are the favorites to win Saturday's Liga MX 2026-2027 clash at Estadio Benito Juarez, but the odds for a home win look very tempting in comparison. The bookies have the Tuzos at 1.93, Juarez at 3.83 and the draw at 3.75 for this fixture in Mexico.
The draw looks the most live option, but Pachuca are the sharper of the two sides away from home and the form of their danger man, Jose Salomon Rondon, gives the visitors the edge in this matchup.
They haven't won on any of their previous three away trips to Juarez, however, so the Bravos will be expecting to have a chance in this one.
- Juarez come into the game after three straight defeats after a 3-0 away defeat to Real Salt Lake in the CONCACAF Leagues Cup, a 6-1 mauling at Monterrey in Liga MX and a 1-2 home reverse against Club America.
- Pachuca are not much further up the standings in 14th with four points from five, but their recent form is marginally better with one win, one draw and three losses across their last five.
Pachuca’s pace should see them edge a close game
Home and away records
Pachuca have won once, drawn once and lost once away from home in Liga MX 2026/2027, averaging 1.33 goals scored and 0.67 conceded in those matches. Juarez have averaged 0.67 goals scored and 2.67 goals conceded in their three home Liga MX 2026/2027 fixtures, which is an awful record.
Tactics and key players
But Benjamin Mora has his side playing at a much higher tempo than Pedro Caixinha's Juarez, who are set up in a pragmatic 4-2-3-1 system with a compact block, fast transitions and a set-piece threat. Oscar Estupinan is the Bravos' outlet man, bagging two goals and driving four of the last seven goals Juarez have notched in their previous five games, while Jose Luis Rodriguez has been the chief creator with two assists in five.
Pachuca's Rondon, meanwhile, has bagged five times in five and added another two goals in their recent 5-game run. He can be the difference in this game if Pachuca get the early upper hand and it could be a scrappy, tight encounter in which the away side will dominate the tempo. If Juarez get the first goal, they will make it a hard game for Pachuca to win.
