CD Maipu
- Both teams have been involved in some tight games lately with Maipu, who beat Chacarita Juniors 3-2 at home, losing to Atletico Guemes and Tristan Suarez since the last international break.
- Maipu have won five of their eight home games in Primera Nacional 2026, averaging 1.25 goals per game, and conceding 0.88 themselves, a rate they will want to improve on against a side they have never lost to at home.
- Maipu have been more pragmatic, but no less effective since Mariano Raul Echeverria took charge in April 2026, bringing an air of structure and discipline to the team.
Gimnasia y Tiro
- Gimnasia y Tiro have lost just one of their last five, winning two.
- Gimnasia have struggled away from home this season, winning just one of their seven games and losing five, conceding 11 times in the process.
- Juan Manuel Azconzabal has improved their collective play, getting everyone to play in the same direction and combining his players' individual quality with a system that makes them tick as a collective.
Head-to-Head
- Gimnasia y Tiro have never won away at CD Maipu.
- CD Maipu and Gimnasia y Tiro have both changed coach since their previous meeting in Primera Nacional 2025, when Gimnasia edged to a 1-0 home victory.
Key Players
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Key attacking outlets:
- Lautaro Gordillo - the 24-year-old top scores with seven goals in 14 Primera Nacional 2026 matches.
- Juan Gobetto - popped up with six of Maipu's goals this season.
- Franco Saccone - chipped in with two of the last five.
Prediction
Maipu's average of 1.25 goals per home game in Primera Nacional 2026 , however, leads us to believe that they will edge this one and, given their defensive setup, they should be able to keep Gimnasia at bay.
