Estadio Olimpico Universitario: Pumas UNAM vs Atlas Liga MX preview

It's no vacation for neither Pumas UNAM nor Atlas as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

Pumas UNAM form and stats

Pumas UNAM are steadily winning Liga MX games and points here at Estadio Olimpico Universitario. 5 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats is the summary from 8 games.

The Pumas UNAM supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Atlas in Liga MX and win 5-1. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Querétaro (0-3).

As mentioned above, Pumas UNAM "killed" Atlas in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Pumas UNAM have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found nine games) they have won 5 times, drawn 4 and lost 0.

The Pumas UNAM fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 15 goals in 8 league matches. Pumas UNAM have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

Atlas form and stats

Playing away, Atlas have won 3 games, drawn 2 and suffered 3 defeats in the Liga MX this season.

Two away games in a row for Atlas, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-5 versus Pumas UNAM in the Liga MX. A 0-2 loss hosting Necaxa before that.

Atlas lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 1-5 beating and focus on this one.

Atlas are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 3 wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats. From a total of eleven matches.

Atlas have scored 9 goals on their travels this season, from 8 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Atlas have conceded 13 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Pumas UNAM - Atlas 5-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 5 Pumas UNAM victories, 3 draws and 2 Atlas wins. 6 of these games ended with three goals or more, 4 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

C. González 5 goals

F. Barcelo 4 goals

J. Isijara 3 goals

Pumas UNAM missing players

Atlas missing players