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- Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy have been in exceptional form recently and will provide Club Atletico Colegiales with a tough challenge in Primera Nacional 2026 on Saturday.
- Hernan Pellerano has been in charge since 18 November 2025, and his side have much more energy and bite in their game than most teams, playing with a high block, pressing hard and attacking with the ball.
- Gimnasia Jujuy are currently 2nd in Primera Nacional 2026, having taken 41 points from 21 matches.
- Jujuy are unbeaten in 5, winning 3 and drawing 2.
Away - Club Atletico Colegiales
- Colegiales are 26th on 23 points from 20.
- Colegiales are on a losing run of two after defeats to Gimnasia y Tiro and Atlanta, and they've won just 2 of their last 5 matches.
- However, their home form has been better, losing just 1 of their last 3.
- Leonardo Fernandez has done a decent job since taking over on 1 July 2023, but he still relies on structure, discipline and the counterattack.
Head-to-Head
The most recent Primera Nacional 2026 head-to-head ended with Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy winning 2-1 at home to Club Atletico Colegiales 4 months ago .
Key Players
- Cristian Menendez has been on fire for Gimnasia of late, with 6 goals in 17 games, so Jujuy have a reliable finisher up top.
- Nicolas Toloza is Colegiales' main outlet, although Rodrigo Monserrat has chipped in with 2 of the 6 goals the home side have scored in their last 5.
Betting Insights
- However, odds of 2.5 make Jujuy the favorites ahead of Colegiales at 3.1 and the draw at 2.82.
- The away record of Gimnasia in Primera Nacional 2026 has been good, but not great, with 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses from 10.
- They've averaged 1.00 goals scored and 1.60 conceded on the road.
- Colegiales have turned their home into a sanctuary in Primera Nacional 2026, going 6-3-1 in their 10 games so far and averaging 1.50 goals per game at their own ground.
- Under 2.5 goals at 1.42 looks about right for a close, grind-it-out match.
Prediction
However, Gimnasia are more likely to edge it on Saturday , so that's our main bet.
