17 October 2026, 03:00 UTC

Atlante FC vs Pumas UNAM Liga MX prediction & result

Estadio Banorte, Mexico City
Referee: Luis Santander, Mexico
Full time1 – 2

Final score: Atlante FC 1-2 Pumas UNAM.

Before kick-off the model made it 37% Atlante FC, 27% draw, 36% Pumas UNAM — fair odds of 2.70, 3.70 and 2.78.

Most likely scoreline: 2-1.

The model got this one wrong.

Published · updated

Has the model earned this number?

Atlante FC at 37%: of 4,828 settled 30–40% forecasts, 33.4% came in (average 33.7%). It can be read literally. The full record.

How the model saw it, minute by minute

Atlante FC0%Draw3%Pumas UNAM97%

Rebuilt after the match from the model's pre-match expected goals, frozen in the log before kick-off, plus the score and cards as they stood at each minute — never anything later. A ball marks each of the 3 goals, and a card each of the 1 sending-off. The same replay scores the in-play model on the track record.

Match analysis

Match timeline

Miguel Ernesto Herrera Aguirre
34'
Miguel Ernesto Herrera Aguirre
34'
42'
⚽Olávio Vieira dos Santos Júniorassist: Robert Morales
⚽Luis Calzadillaassist: Edgar Jiménez
45+1'
Aarón Quirós
47'
63'
🔁Alan Medinaout: Victor Arteaga
70'
Pablo Bennevendo
🔁Edgar Jiménezout: Diogo Osmar Bagüí Tobar
71'
72'
⚽Olávio Vieira dos Santos Júniorassist: Adalberto Carrasquilla
🔁Aarón Quirósout: Christian Bermudez
76'
85'
🔁Olávio Vieira dos Santos Júniorout: Álvaro Angulo
🔁Eduardo Terceroout: Jairon Charcopa
86'
🔁Eugenio Pizzutoout: Joaquín Alejandro Moxica Chapa
86'
Walter Portales
90+2'
90+5'
🔁Carlos Antunaout: Santiago Lopez

Match stats — Atlante FC vs Pumas UNAM

54%Possession46%
16Shots6
5On target3
10Corners0
1.04xG1.21

Goals against chances

Atlante FC1 from 1.04 xGabout what the chances were worth
Pumas UNAM2 from 1.21 xGmore than the chances were worth

Expected goals totals what the openings were worth, so the gap between it and the score is the finishing — and the luck. Under half a goal either way is called level: xG is an estimate and a smaller gap than that is inside its own error.

Line-ups

Atlante FC 5-3-2
  • 1Ó. JiménezG
  • 29Walter PortalesD
  • 6J. N. CarreraD
  • 4E. TerceroD
  • 44A. QuirozD
  • 34E. JiménezD
  • 30M. SarrafioreM
  • 8E. PizzutoM
  • 19L. CalzadillaM
  • 9L. PuenteF
  • 7J. JulioF
Substitutes
  • 10O. VazquezM
  • 15Jairón Andrés Charcopa CabezasF
  • 18C. BermúdezM
  • 22R. BarraganG
  • 32D. BagüíD
  • 37W. ClarD
  • 25M. FernándezM
  • 16José GonzálezM
  • 11Joaquin Alejandro Moxica ChapaF
Coach: Miguel Herrera
Pumas UNAM 4-4-2
  • 1K. NavasG
  • 7R. LópezD
  • 6Nathan SilvaD
  • 5Rubén DuarteD
  • 2P. BennevendoD
  • 22A. MedinaM
  • 8A. CarrasquillaM
  • 45P. ViteM
  • 21U. AntunaM
  • 31R. MoralesF
  • 23JuninhoF
Substitutes
  • 18V. ArteagaM
  • 34Á. AzuajeD
  • 202Julio Cesar Dominguez CastillejosD
  • 14L. HerreraF
  • 35P. LaraG
  • 24T. LeoneD
  • 15I. LunaM
  • 30Santiago López LópezF
  • 19J. RivasD
Coach: E. Solari

Form going into Atlante FC vs Pumas UNAM

Atlante FC

All competitions we cover

  • L0-2away to Club Queretaro10 October 2026
  • W4-2Monterrey26 September 2026
  • D1-1away to Puebla19 September 2026
  • L0-3CF Pachuca12 September 2026
  • D1-1away to Atlas6 September 2026

Pumas UNAM

All competitions we cover

  • D3-3Cruz Azul12 October 2026
  • L2-3Atletico San Luis27 September 2026
  • D1-1away to Atlas19 September 2026
  • L0-3away to Guadalajara Chivas14 September 2026
  • W3-1Leon11 September 2026

What these results say

Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first; context, not the model's input. How to read this.

Liga MX table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPts
16Atlante FC163581626-1014
11Pumas UNAM165652426-221

Where the two sides stand today, not on the day of this match. Full table

Leading scorers: Atlante FC and Pumas UNAM

Atlante FC

No player in Liga MX's leading scorers — 16 league goals as a side.

Pumas UNAM

GoalsAssists

  • Juninho91
  • R. Morales54

Top 3 by league goals this season; player availability is not in the model. How to read this.

The result against the call

Pumas UNAM won 2–1 at Atlante FC. The model had leaned towards a win for Atlante FC at 37% and given a win for Pumas UNAM 36%. The goals: Olávio Vieira dos Santos Júnior 42' for Pumas UNAM, Luis Calzadilla 45+1' for Atlante FC, Olávio Vieira dos Santos Júnior 72' for Pumas UNAM. Sent off: Miguel Ernesto Herrera Aguirre (Atlante FC) 34'. On expected goals it finished 1.04–1.21.

What this result changed

Before kick-off the season simulation gave Atlante FC a 41.2% chance to finish in the bottom three: 22.6% after a win, 43.1% after a draw, 56.9% after a defeat. The defeat was the worst of those results for them, and left the figure at 56.9%, 15.7 points higher than before the match.

For Pumas UNAM the question was the chance to finish in the bottom three: 2.1% after a win, 9.1% after a draw, 16.7% after a defeat. The win was the best of those results for them, and left the figure about where it was, at 2.1%.

Read from our Liga MX season simulation as it stood before this match (10,000 runs), counting this result alone. Every result since then has moved the table again, so today's figure is on the competition page.

How the call on Atlante FC v Pumas UNAM has moved

First published on 3 Oct at 37% / 29% / 34% (home / draw / away). By kick-off, after 2 updates, it read 37% / 27% / 36%: the biggest move is Pumas UNAM's chance of winning, up 2 points.

  1. Atlante FC win37%=
  2. Draw27%▼ −2
  3. Pumas UNAM win36%▲ +2

Each update is a full rebuild of both sides' ratings from the latest results, and now and then a change to the model itself. The thin mark is the first published figure.

Statistical estimate, not betting advice This prediction is generated from a statistical model for entertainment and informational purposes only. It does not guarantee any outcome and should not be used as the basis for placing a bet.