Gimnasia y Tiro
- Gimnasia y Tiro have won two, tied two and lost one of their last five competitive matches.
- Gimnasia y Tiro are a few points clear of midtable Colegiales in the upper-mid of Zone B in the 2026 Primera Nacional, but they have started the season slightly better than their opponents and will look to use home advantage at El Gigante del Norte.
- Ivo Chaves, the captain and right-back, is a reliable set-piece taker and aerial duel winner while midfielders Nicolas Rinaldi and Fabricio Rojas have been key in recent games.
Colegiales
- Colegiales have won two, drawn two and lost just one of their last five games with several being decided by a single goal.
- Leonardo Fernández’s Colegiales are a pragmatic low-block team that have plenty of energy and can be very compact and solid when they sit deep and defend as a unit.
- They have enough quality in attack to punish opponents who overcommit, but are perhaps better suited to hitting opponents on the break or taking their chances from set plays.
- However, they were promoted recently and have recruited well for this year’s campaign, so don’t be surprised if they have a good go in this fixture.
Head-to-Head
- Gimnasia y Tiro have split two previous Primera Nacional fixtures with Colegiales, 4-2 on aggregate (4-0 H, 2-0 A).
- 4-0 (home)
- 2-0 (away)
Key Players
- Ivo Chaves, the captain and right-back, is a reliable set-piece taker and aerial duel winner while midfielders Nicolas Rinaldi and Fabricio Rojas have been key in recent games.
- Franco Zicarelli has added some cutting edge to their forward line since joining in 2025, but they tend to play a game based around the strengths of their solid squad leaders and will do their best to grind out results rather than play an expansive game.
Betting Insights
- The bookies are on the side of Gimnasia y Tiro in this one at 1.74, making Colegiales5.63 underdogs even though Gimnasia y Tiro beat them 4-0 earlier in 2025.
- However, the odds for a draw at 2.88 are too short in our opinion and we will have a small wager on the home team to edge what should be a close contest.
- Heavy rain and thunderstorms are expected in Salta for this one and that could make the game even more of a set-piece battle, which will suit both clubs well, so we are going with under 2.5 goals at 1.27 - a price we are surprised about as this seems to be the bookies’ favored outcome.
Prediction
It is going to be a tough and tense match-up between a team that wants to impose its structure and a side that wants to catch you on the transition, so one moment or one set-piece could make the difference.
