Central Norte (home)
- Central Norte Salta are 29th and Club Atletico Acassuso 34th in the Primera Nacional 2026 table with 37 and 33 points from 34 games respectively.
- Central Norte have not been doing much better at home, where they have 4 wins, 10 draws and 3 losses.
- Their record has been a grind-it-out record built on the back of just 0.71 goals per game scored and 0.65 per game conceded.
- Central Norte have won only 1 of their last 5 (W1, D3, L1).
Acassuso (away)
- Acassuso have 2 wins from their last 2 away matches, a sharp contrast to the 3 wins, 5 draws and 9 defeats from 17 Primera Nacional 2026 away matches to date.
- The 0.71 goals per game that Acassuso have scored away and the 1.18 goals they have conceded per game on the road do not suggest they can win this, but their recent upturn means they are still in the game.
- Acassuso's recent away form gives them momentum despite the overall away numbers.
Head-to-Head
- Central Norte have 0 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in their recent home spell and so they cannot expect to be sure bets in this clash.
- They may have the edge at their own ground, but El Quemero have been good enough to take the points from two of their most recent matches away from home.
- The last meeting of these two in Primera Nacional 2026 was the reverse where Acassuso claimed a 2-1 victory.
Key Players
- In the second half of Primera Nacional 2026, Alexis Matteo has made a pragmatic 4-4-2 system work for the Cuervo by sitting deep, protecting the box and then hitting on the counter.
- Francisco Borda has been a poacher's delight up front for Central Norte this term with 4 goals in 26 Primera Nacional 2026 matches, but the team has done well by keeping things tight.
- Acassuso prefer a measured pressing game and prefer to play in transition, and an improved run from Agustin Hermoso (5 goals in 31 Primera Nacional 2026 appearances) is a livewire on counter.
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Key players (quick view):
- Francisco Borda - 4 goals in 26 matches.
- Agustin Hermoso - 5 goals in 31 appearances.
- Alexis Matteo - tactics: 4-4-2, compact and counter-focused.
Betting Insights
- Central Norte have been 1.94 favorites to beat Acassuso on Saturday, against 3.0 for the tie and 4.16 for the visitors.
- The low odds for Central Norte do not encourage us to play in the moneyline markets and, instead, we look to the total goals markets to find value.
- Given both teams' tendency to keep things tight and the recent form outlined above, markets like Both Not To Score and the Under are highlighted as the more appealing options.
Prediction
- Central Norte are the better team and will be favourites on the night to win in their own back yard, but Acassuso's recent away upturn suggests it will be tight.
- This is not likely to be a slick possession game and there may not be enough in it for both teams to register, so the lean is towards both not to score and the Under as the most likely outcome.
