Prediction Cruz Azul - FC Juarez today 10:10 18/10/2026.

Cruz Azul has a stable team structure with key players such as Nicolás Ibañez (scored 4 goals, created 2 assists), Carlos Rodriguez (created 5 assists), and Ángel Márquez (scored 3 goals, made 23 tackles) who are playing regularly and playing a pivotal role in the team's style of play.

Cruz Azul maintains a stable goal-scoring ability, with 50% of their matches featuring three or more goals, evidenced by their decisive 4-3 victory over Club America and a 1-0 win against Santos Laguna.

Cruz Azul is currently ranked 7th in Liga MX with 17 points from 11 matches, reflecting a moderate performance, sufficient to maintain competitiveness in the Playoffs but not enough to move up to the top of the table.

The flexible playing style in changing tactical formations (5-4-1, 4-2-3-1) shows that Cruz Azul has the ability to adapt to different opponents, even though they don't follow a fixed formation.

An average goal-scoring rate of 1.5 per game and a 50% rate of matches with three or more goals shows that Cruz Azul is maintaining their attacking strength, but not overly dominant compared to other opponents.

Cruz Azul's recent performance has been inconsistent, with a streak of four consecutive losses (including a heavy 2-0 defeat against Inter Miami and a 0-2 loss against Atlas) and has only secured three wins and three draws in their last ten matches.

Poor defensive performance, conceded 17 goals (average 1.7 per game) in 10 matches, with several heavy losses (0-2, 1-0) and only kept a clean sheet in 2 out of 10 matches, showing a lack of focus in defense.

Cruz Azul has many yellow cards (21 in 10 games, an average of 2.1 per game), particularly in games with 4-5 yellow cards (game 3 vs Toluca, game 6 vs Club America), reflecting a lack of discipline and numerous unnecessary physical confrontations.

Oscar Estupiñan, the key forward of FC Juarez, is showing consistent performance with 6 goals in his last 11 matches, being the only bright spot in the attacking line.

FC Juarez tends to play an open style, with an 'Over' 0.5 goals rate of 100% and an average of 3.09 goals per game, indicating a strong ability to create scoring opportunities in matches.

FC Juarez employs a variety of tactical formations (4-2-3-1, 5-3-2, 4-1-3-2) depending on the opponent, demonstrating flexibility in tactical adjustments

Some substitute players like Madson de Souza Silva (9 games, 341 minutes) and Rodrigo Dourado (8 games, 402 minutes) are in the lineup, although their effectiveness is unclear, they still provide some substitution options.

FC Juarez is going through a period of poor form with a win rate of only 20% (2 out of 10 matches), losing 7 matches and drawing 1 match, highlighting a serious lack of stability.

FC Juarez's defense has a disastrous goal-conceding rate (23 goals in 10 matches, an average of 2.3 goals per game), along with only 1 clean sheet, reflecting poor defensive skills and the ability to withstand pressure.

FC Juarez is at the bottom of the table with only 4 points after 11 matches, a goal difference of -18, showing a large gap with other teams in the tournament.

The absence of key players such as Ían Torres, Lucas Ramón Romero Gómez, and Bryan Romero weakens the team's quality, especially in the midfield and attacking areas.