Nueva Chicago
- Nueva Chicago are having a decent season in Primera Nacional 2026, sitting 8th in the table with 17 points from 11 games.
- Nueva Chicago are unbeaten in their last 5 home matches (W1, D4).
- Luis Garcia’s men have been solid at home recently, drawing 0-0 at home with Colegiales and narrowly losing 2-1 away to Patronato de Parana.
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Recent stats:
- 1.00 goals per home match average.
- 5 goals in their 5 home matches this season.
Almagro
- Almagro have had a miserable start to their Primera Nacional 2026 campaign and currently sit 35th with 9 points from 11 matches.
- Almagro are winless in their last 6 away games (D2, L4).
- Gabriel Gomez is trying to lead this struggling side through a transitional period and they have been adaptable but limited since he took over.
- Almagro are typically a pragmatic side that like to adapt their defensive structure depending on the game state.
- They prefer to build from the back and play a patient game, but they don’t have the attacking quality to make this style consistently effective.
Key Players
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Players to watch:
- Sebastian Cocimano has been in excellent form, netting 4 Primera Nacional 2026 goals in 11 games for Nueva Chicago.
- Mateo Benegas has been Almagro’s talisman, netting 4 times in 11 appearances and scoring both of his side’s goals in their last 5 games.
Betting Insights
- Nueva Chicago average 1.00 goals per home game, netting 5 in their 5 home matches and conceding very few.
- Almagro have been dire away, averaging 0.33 goals per away game and failing to score in 4 of their 6 away matches.
- Chicago are the favorites at 1.82 and have home advantage.
- Both Teams to Score - No at 1.48 looks appealing given Almagro’s away struggles.
- Total Score Under 2.5 at 1.34 also looks like good value for a likely low-scoring game.
Prediction
- Given the home advantage and form, backing Nueva Chicago to edge out this struggling Almagro side is our preferred call.
- Almagro haven’t won in their last 2 trips to face Nueva Chicago and have lost 3 consecutive away games, so expect a low-scoring affair with the home side narrowly prevailing.
