Estadio Victoria hosts a Liga MX Apertura Matchday 12 fixture on Saturday as bottom-two Necaxa face sixth-placed Atlas, two sides sitting at very different ends of the table heading into the match.
Necaxa occupy 17th place in the 18-team table with nine points from 11 matches, a record of two wins, three draws and six defeats, and a goal difference of 15 scored against 23 conceded. Their last five matches have yielded just two points, a run that includes three defeats and two draws.
Atlas arrive in considerably stronger shape. Sixth in the table and in the top third of the standings, they have accumulated 18 points from 11 matches — five wins, three draws and three losses — and have scored 17 goals while conceding 18. Their last five matches have brought six points, with a draw against Guadalajara Chivas most recently, followed by a win away at Club Tijuana before that.
The points gap between the two sides currently stands at nine, with Necaxa sitting in the bottom two of the table. The stakes for the hosts are clear from the numbers alone.
Recent head-to-head meetings have gone in Atlas's favour. In January 2026, Necaxa fell 0-1 to Atlas, and in September 2025 Atlas won 3-2. Both those results were recorded in what is now a two-match winning run for Atlas in this fixture.
Kick-off at Estadio Victoria is at 01:00 UTC on Saturday, 17 October 2026.