Atlas vs Pumas UNAM — match summary
Mexico · Liga MX · kick-off 20 Sept 2026 06:00
Full time · score 1-1
pPS pre-match readiness (0-100): Atlas 47 · Pumas UNAM 40
mPS in-play performance (0-100): Atlas 47 · Pumas UNAM 41
Shots on target 4-3 · corners 8-6 · possession 54-46
NextGOAL tip: Atlas (level) · 4 stars
In this Liga MX fixture, Atlas host Pumas UNAM at Estadio Jalisco, with the two teams separated by just two points from the same number of games played. Atlas have collected 13 points from 8 matches, while Pumas UNAM have 11 points from 8 matches, so this is a game where both sides need points to move up from mid-table. Atlas have just lost 2-5 in their latest match, but before that they picked up results in several games. This season they have scored 12 and conceded 14 in 8 matches. Pumas UNAM also just lost 0-3 and their attack is still not consistent, scoring 11 and conceding 12 in 8 matches. According to the expected line-ups, Atlas are likely to set up with a back five, with Florian Monzon as the lone centre-forward, holding the ball up and waiting for teammates to join. Pumas UNAM will field three centre-backs with Juninho as the target for long balls. The pattern of play is likely to see Atlas with slightly more possession, based on the numbers from the last 10 matches where they had 48.4% compared to 44.2% for the other side, and then gradually push the game forward step by step. Meanwhile, Pumas UNAM are likely to drop into a defensive block and wait for counter-attacking moments through Juninho and Carlos Uriel Antuna Romero, who are expected to be released quickly. If Atlas can open up the game as planned and avoid conceding from counter-attacks, the game should be more in the home side's hands than slipping away to the visitors.