Atlas FC vs Pumas UNAM: Predictions, Picks, Odds & Lineups

Atlas FC host Pumas UNAM at Estadio Jalisco on Saturday, September 19 (7:00 PM ET / 6:00 PM CT / 4:00 PM PT).

No fresh absences are flagged for either side heading into Estadio Jalisco. Atlas FC will again lean on Luis Henriques de Barros Lopes, the attacking midfielder good for 2 goals and 2 assists from 492 minutes, alongside striker Florian Gonzalo de Jesus Monzon, who has 2 goals from 11 shots, while defensive midfielder Edgar Zaldivar Valverde offers a set-piece and aerial threat of his own after 2 goals this term. Pumas UNAM’s central thread again runs through Robert Osmar Morales Benitez, the midfielder who has created 10 chances and scored 2 goals in 705 minutes, with striker Olavio Vieira dos Santos Junior the line leader on 4 goals from 10 shots.

Expect a tight, low-event contest at Estadio Jalisco. Atlas FC’s home form has been streaky — a win over Tigres UANL and another at Cruz Azul either side of defeats to Monterrey and Queretaro FC — and there’s little in this season’s sample to suggest they’ll create enough against a Pumas UNAM side that has kept things tight even while chasing goals of its own, evidenced by back-to-back goalless and one-goal draws with Queretaro FC and Necaxa. This has the feel of a fine-margins night settled by one moment rather than an end-to-end shootout.

US viewers can watch Atlas FC vs Pumas UNAM on ViX, TUDN or Fox.

Season Form & Standings

Firm table data isn’t settled for Atlas FC in this set, so their read comes down to form: a stop-start L W W L D across their last five outings. Pumas UNAM, by contrast, have banked 11 points from 8 games (W D D L W), a solid if unspectacular return that keeps them squarely in the Liguilla conversation.

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Potential Match-Winners

• Luis Henriques de Barros Lopes (Atlas FC): The attacking midfielder has 2 goals and 2 assists in 492 minutes this season, with 7 chances created underlining his creative range.
• Robert Osmar Morales Benitez (Pumas UNAM): A fixture in Pumas UNAM’s midfield with 705 minutes played, he leads their playmaking with 10 chances created, 2 goals and 3 assists.
• Olavio Vieira dos Santos Junior (Pumas UNAM): The striker’s 4 goals from 10 shots make him the most productive forward on either team sheet this season.

Recent Form

Atlas FC: L W W L D

• 2026-09-05: Atlas FC 1-1 Atlante FC (D, home)
• 2026-08-29: Atlas FC 1-3 Queretaro FC (L, home)
• 2026-08-22: Cruz Azul 0-2 Atlas FC (W, away)
• 2026-08-15: Atlas FC 2-1 Tigres UANL (W, home)
• 2026-08-01: Atlas FC 0-2 Monterrey (L, home)

Atlas FC’s last five have swung from a 0-2 home defeat to Monterrey and a 1-3 home loss to Queretaro FC, to wins over Tigres UANL (2-1) and away at Cruz Azul (2-0), before a 1-1 draw with Atlante FC most recently.

Pumas UNAM: W D D L W

• 2026-09-11: Pumas UNAM 3-1 Club Leon (W, home)
• 2026-08-28: Club Tijuana 2-0 Pumas UNAM (L, away)
• 2026-08-23: Pumas UNAM 1-1 Necaxa (D, home)
• 2026-08-16: Pumas UNAM 0-0 Queretaro FC (D, home)
• 2026-07-31: FC Juarez 1-5 Pumas UNAM (W, away)

Pumas UNAM’s run reads: a 5-1 win at FC Juarez, a scoreless draw with Queretaro FC, a 1-1 draw with Necaxa, a 2-0 loss at Club Tijuana, and a 3-1 win over Club Leon most recently.

Atlas FC vs Pumas UNAM Prediction

Pumas UNAM’s 11 points from 8 games have come without much fluency going forward, but that defensive solidity should be enough at Estadio Jalisco against an Atlas FC side low on home comfort themselves this season. Expect a scrappy, low-scoring affair that Pumas UNAM edge 0-1.