- Head-to-head: Gimnasia y Tiro have won 4 of the last 5 H2H meetings and drawn the other (2-0 at home).
- Home form: Almagro are unbeaten in 3 home games (W2, D1).
- Current run: Gimnasia y Tiro arrive on a 2 game winning streak.
Almagro will try to suffocate visitors
Carlos Mayor has done a decent job with Almagro since taking over in March, but Juan Manuel Azconzabal has been at Gimnasia y Tiro since 7th April 2026 and they have been in much better form of late. The head-to-head record is heavily weighted in favour of Gimnasia y Tiro in Primera Nacional 2026 so far and they should have the confidence to take the 3 points in this midweek game.
In the overall standings, Gimnasia y Tiro sit 16th with 31 points from 22 games, two points above Almagro who are 21st on 29 points. But those two teams have gone their separate ways in recent months and their most recent clash, which fell five months ago, saw Gimnasia y Tiro win 2-0 at home. Almagro have not won either of their last 2 home games against this opponent, so the visitors will indeed come into the game with confidence.
Gimnasia y Tiro are in much stronger form right now, going unbeaten in their last 5 (W3, D2) and arriving at Estadio Almagro on a 2-game winning run. Almagro's recent form has been mixed, but there is an upward trend – W3, D1, L1 in their last 5 matches in all competitions. Their most recent games include a 1-1 home draw with Patronato de Parana, a 1-0 home win over Deportivo Maipu and a 2-1 win away at Temperley.
Gimnasia y Tiro have the edge
Betting view:
Gimnasia y Tiro have won 4 of their last 5 H2H meetings and Almagro have failed to win their last 2 at home against them, so there is an obvious pick in the moneyline odds. But we want to play it safer and instead go for the under 2.5 goals market, which seems to be the cleanest of the three available.
Tactical battle:
This should be a chess match with Almagro trying to suffocate space and Gimnasia y Tiro possessing the pressing strength, structure and pace to break the home side's shape and turn over the ball in dangerous areas. Almagro have played their best football in Primera Nacional 2026 when they have kept things simple in a 4-4-2, kept the tempo of the game measured and worked as a solid block to repel the attacks of opponents.
Form and stats:
But Mayor's men have conceded only seven times in 11 home Primera Nacional 2026 games, winning 6, drawing 2 and losing only 3. Gimnasia y Tiro have been less impressive on the road, winning 3, drawing 2 and losing 5 of 10 Primera Nacional 2026 away games, scoring only 0.90 goals per game and conceding 1.30.
Key players:
- Mateo Benegas has scored 5 Primera Nacional 2026 goals in 21 appearances this season, making Almagro's top-scorer and the main threat in the box.
- But Lautaro Gordillo, with 8 Primera Nacional 2026 goals in 17 games, has been much more prolific in front of goal for Gimnasia y Tiro and he has added 2 more in their current 5-game unbeaten run.
