Chacarita Juniors (home)
- Chacarita Juniors are in mixed form (W2, L3 from last five), but they have won two from the last two at home.
- Chacarita Juniors have some momentum to take into Saturday's game with CD Maipu as they have won their two previous home games.
- Rondina's side set up in a 4-4-2 formation and like to press high up the pitch in order to win possession in the opposition's half and create chances to nick a goal.
- They are not prolific scorers, however, with an average of 1.06 goals per home game in Primera Nacional 2026 (17 scored in total), but a low-scoring game suits them more.
- Maximiliano Melendez is the team's top scorer with six goals in 27 Primera Nacional 2026 games, but they have received a timely boost with Cristian Guanca netting twice in the last five matches.
CD Maipu (away)
- CD Maipu are in good form (W2, D3 from their last five), but they have only won one and drawn one of their last two away games.
- CD Maipu, who can be a real handful on their day, are in fine fettle and come into this with a five-game unbeaten run, although they beat Nueva Chicago 1-0 away and drew with San Martin San Juan in their past two.
- Mariano Raul Echeverria's men set up in a 4-2-3-1 or 4-1-4-1 formation and are usually more compact, sitting back and looking to remain balanced when in possession before trying to hurt the opposition in transition.
- Juan Gobetto is the highest scorer with seven in 26 Primera Nacional 2026 appearances, although Mirko Bonfigli is in good touch with two in the past five.
Head-to-Head
- Chacarita Juniors have the edge in the overall head-to-head, winning four of the last five meetings with no ties.
- The visitors are in better form than their hosts, but they also failed to beat Chacarita Juniors in their two most recent away games, which has left them in the frame for this clash.
Key Players
- Maximiliano Melendez is the team's top scorer with six goals in 27 Primera Nacional 2026 games.
- Cristian Guanca has netted twice in the last five matches for Chacarita.
- Juan Gobetto is CD Maipu's highest scorer with seven in 26 Primera Nacional 2026 appearances.
- Mirko Bonfigli is in good touch with two in the past five for Maipu.
Betting Insights
- The odds favor the home side at 2.19, while the draw and away win are 2.9 and 3.59, respectively.
- Under 2.5 goals at 1.42 and BTTS No at 1.6 are the plays here as we think this could be a pressing-versus-structure match-up where Chacarita could nick it.
Prediction
- We will take Chacarita to win at a slight favorite as the home form and overall head-to-head points in their favour, but this could be a tight affair.
- Chacarita will look to press in order to get the ball in the front half and test the visitors, who are patchy away from home, but have only won four and drawn four from 16 games in Primera Nacional 2026.