Who wins Juarez vs Queretaro?

Max Méndez (40.1%) predicts Home. Beto Casas (38.0%) predicts Away. Nico Campos (41.9%) predicts Home

What time is Juarez vs Queretaro?

Juarez vs Queretaro: 30 Oct 2026, 19:00 hrs. Liga MX, Apertura.

Liga MX, Apertura · 15

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Juarez Home

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Queretaro Away

30 Oct 2026 · 19:00

Scheduled

Consensus: 2/3 predict Home

Juarez vs Queretaro: Basement Dwellers Meet a Wobbling Contender

Here's a fixture that refuses to follow the script. Juarez arrive with 5 points from 14 games, one win all season and a goal difference of -24. Queretaro sit on 20 points with 6 wins and a far healthier -1. On paper, it should be a one-sided affair. The models, however, can't agree on who comes out on top.

The reason is momentum. Queretaro were one of the Apertura's pleasant surprises, but they've now lost three on the bounce, including a 5-0 hammering at Santos Laguna and a 3-1 defeat to Cruz Azul last Saturday. Juarez, meanwhile, have drawn at Necaxa and Tijuana, a small sign of life amid a rough run that also includes a 5-0 loss to Cruz Azul. One side is bleeding form, the other has simply been bleeding all season.

That tension splits the verdicts. One perspective trusts the market read and sees the visitors as slight favorites at 38.0%. The other two back Juarez at home, pointing to Queretaro's shaky road form and the visitors' recent collapse. The gap between the top two outcomes in every model is narrow, so nobody should be calling this a lock.

KEY MATCH FACTORS:
- Juarez's season: 1 win, 2 draws, 11 losses, with 9 goals scored and 33 conceded.
- Queretaro's slide: three straight defeats after a strong start, with 5 goals conceded against Santos Laguna and 3 against Cruz Azul.
- Juarez's resilience: two draws in their last five, including a late equalizer at Necaxa.
- Head-to-head edge: Queretaro won three of the last five meetings, with one draw and one Juarez win.
- Draw potential: model probabilities for a draw range from 26.9% to 35.1%, so a split is very live.

The models disagree, and the numbers back them up: this one could go any way. A struggling home side against a wounded visitor is rarely tidy.

Predictions

Max Méndez

Advanced stats

Home

Confidence 40.1%

🏠 40.1% 🤝 28.4% ✈️ 31.4%

Juarez with a narrow edge in a tight contest

The raw season totals scream Queretaro: 17 goals for and 18 against versus Juarez's 9 for and 33 against. But the model weighs something subtler, and I land on Juarez at 40.1%, with Queretaro at 31.4% and the draw at 28.4%.

The home goal difference component is the swing factor. Juarez's -24 overall is dreadful, yet their profile at home and their recent set of results, two draws in five, do not mirror the heavy defeats of earlier weeks. Queretaro, by contrast, have conceded 8 across their last two matches against Santos Laguna and Cruz Azul, and the away win record doesn't carry the same weight when form is declining.

Head-to-head history favors Queretaro, with three wins in the last five, but those meetings are older context and the current away trend matters more. I rate this a lean, not a strong call. The 8.7-point gap between Juarez and Queretaro is modest, and Queretaro remain competitive, so I'd expect a tight game decided by a single goal or a draw.

Beto Casas

Odds-based

Away

Confidence 38.0%

🏠 35.1% 🤝 26.9% ✈️ 38.0%

Queretaro by the thinnest of margins on the road

Let's be blunt: this is not a conviction call. My numbers give Queretaro 38.0%, Juarez 35.1% and the draw 26.9%. That is a gap of under three points between the top two outcomes, which is the model politely shrugging.

Why lean visitor anyway? Because the gap between how the market treats home and away sides here is thinner than the reputations suggest. Juarez being home doesn't buy them as much as sentiment wants it to, and the implied chance of Queretaro walking out with three points stays slightly ahead. The draw at 26.9% is far from dead, and I wouldn't be shocked if both sides cancel each other out.

The uncomfortable truth: anyone claiming certainty here is selling something. Queretaro's recent losses are ugly, but a model that chases the last three results usually overpays for noise. I take the slight edge on the visitor, label it low confidence, and move on. If you need a strong signal, this match won't give you one.

Nico Campos

Standings-based

Home

Confidence 41.9%

🏠 41.9% 🤝 35.1% ✈️ 23.0%

Juarez to edge a tight one at home

Okay, I know the table looks scary for Juarez, last place with 5 points. But watch what's actually happening on the pitch. They've drawn two of their last five, and that late equalizer at Necaxa showed they don't just fold. At home, they've got a bit more bite.

Now look at Queretaro. They started the season flying, but three defeats in a row has to hurt the confidence, especially that heavy loss to Santos Laguna. They were one of the nice surprises of the tournament, yet right now they look a bit shaky away from home.

I lean Juarez, but only slightly. My numbers have them at 41.9%, with the draw not far behind at 35.1%, so a shared point wouldn't surprise me at all. Queretaro having the better record overall doesn't scare me much when their form is sliding. I'd say Juarez find a way to nick it, probably something scrappy rather than pretty. Just don't be shocked if it ends level.