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

FC Juárez host Pumas UNAM at the Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez on Friday, July 31 at 11:00 PM ET / 10:00 PM CT / 8:00 PM PT, with the winless hosts still chasing their first goal of the Apertura 2026 season.

Our FC Juárez vs Pumas UNAM prediction starts with a home side rooted to the foot of the Tabla General. Juárez have lost both games without scoring, while Pumas sit 12th with a win and a loss so far.

The market makes this a close call. The Kalshi Liga MX contracts price Pumas as slight favorites at around 38%, with Juárez at 34% and the tie at 28%. That is a coin flip that leans, just, to the visitors.

FC Juárez vs Pumas UNAM: Best Bets & Predictions

Pumas are marginal favorites on the road against a Juárez side yet to score this Apertura — our card leans to a tight, low-scoring away win.

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Pumas UNAM to WinTop pickThe market’s narrow favorites arrive off a 2-1 win at Toluca, and they face a Juárez side still without a goal in the Apertura. A slim edge, but the right side of it.

38%win prob.Lines opening soon

Both Teams to Score: NoJuárez have drawn a blank in both games so far, beaten 1-0 each time. Backing them to stay quiet again is the read.

42%chanceLines opening soon

Under 2.5 GoalsBoth Juárez games have carried a single goal in total. The under is the pattern until the hosts find their range.

49%chanceLines opening soon

Víctor Arteaga to score anytimeArteaga scored in the win at Toluca and starts in midfield for Pumas, arriving late into the box as a live runner from deep.

20%chanceLines opening soon

Correct Score: Juárez 0-1 Pumas UNAMA tight one-goal away win ties the result, the under and both-teams-to-score No into a single line that fits Juárez’s goalless, low-event starts.

13%chanceLines opening soon

Our approach: anchor on Pumas to win, keep the total low with the under and both-teams-to-score No, and take Víctor Arteaga to score anytime as the value add.

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Season Form & Tabla General

Juárez are 18th and the only side yet to score in the Apertura 2026 Tabla General, two straight 1-0 defeats leaving them without a point. Pumas are 12th on three points, a 2-1 win at Toluca offsetting an opening 3-0 home loss to Pachuca.

Potential Match-Winners

• Óscar Estupiñán (FC Juárez): The Colombian striker is Juárez’s designated goal source and scored in their 3-1 home win over Pumas last September, though he and the attack have been shut out in both games this season.
• Guilherme Castilho (FC Juárez): The Brazilian midfielder also found the net in that September win over Pumas and offers the hosts their most likely route to a first goal from deeper.
• Sebastián Córdova (Pumas UNAM): Córdova came off the bench to score in the 2-1 win at Toluca and remains one of the visitors’ sharpest operators between the lines.
• Guillermo Martínez (Pumas UNAM): The striker punished Juárez for a brace the last time these sides met, in Pumas’ 4-2 win in April, and leads the line again here.

Recent Form

FC Juárez: L L

• Jul 25, 2026: Chivas 1-0 Juárez (L, away)
• Jul 17, 2026: Juárez 0-1 Puebla (L, home)

Two games, two 1-0 defeats, and still no goal. Juárez have been beaten without ever really threatening, and the pressure at the bottom is already building.

Pumas UNAM: L W

• Jul 21, 2026: Toluca 1-2 Pumas UNAM (W, away)
• Jul 18, 2026: Pumas UNAM 0-3 Pachuca (L, home)

Thrashed 3-0 at home by Pachuca on the opening night, Pumas responded with a 2-1 win at Toluca. The defense remains a worry, having conceded in both.

FC Juárez vs Pumas UNAM Prediction

This has the shape of a cagey, low-scoring night in Ciudad Juárez. Pumas are the marginally stronger side and the form call, though a first Juárez goal of the season would not shock anyone in front of their own crowd. We will side with a tight away win, Pumas UNAM to win, with the goals staying low. For the wider picture, our soccer predictions and the full Liga MX hub track every angle, while the schedule page has the rest of the round. Prefer to shop the price? The bet365 review covers the sign-up. Kick-off is 11:00 PM ET at the Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez.

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