- Home form: Atletico de Rafaela have won six, drawn two and lost one of their nine home games in Primera Nacional 2026.
- Away form: CD Maipu have won one, drawn three and lost five of their nine Primera Nacional 2026 away games.
- Head-to-head: Maipu have not won their last away game against Atletico de Rafaela.
Rafaela are rock-solid at home
Current standings and recent form
Atletico de Rafaela have had a disappointing campaign in Primera Nacional 2026 to date, currently sitting 13th with 27 points from 19 games, while visitors CD Maipu are three places and two points behind in 16th. La Crema have lost two of their last five, with 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats, and Maipu have two wins, one draw and two defeats from their most recent five matches.
Tactics
Ivan Juarez has Rafaela well drilled in a compact 4-2-3-1 system, with the team built around order, a tight back four and quick transitions into the channels, while Mariano Raul Echeverria has Maipu set up in a direct 4-4-2 formation that uses width, a high-energy press and second-ball battles to control the tempo.
Maipu’s away form has been a mixed bag
- Martiniano Moreno is La Crema's top-scorer in Primera Nacional 2026 with six goals from 18 appearances and will be the main man in attack, while Juan Gobetto leads the way for CD Maipu with six from 17 and fellow forward Franco Saccone has chipped in with two goals during Maipu's last five matches – five of which came in Primera Nacional 2026.
- The head-to-head is split at one win each over the past two meetings, with Maipu claiming a 2-1 victory when they last played at home in Primera Nacional 2026 four months ago, but Rafaela have the edge in the home field and should be able to nick this game.
Home advantage should see Rafaela through
Atletico de Rafaela have been solid at home in Primera Nacional 2026, with just three goals conceded in nine fixtures, and following Maipu's 0-1 home loss to Tristan Suarez, 0-0 draw with Gimnasia y Tiro and 2-0 win over Agropecuario, they are the slight favorites at 2.02, ahead of 4.02 for visitors Maipu with the draw at 3.0.
The hosts should do enough to beat a team that has conceded 13 goals in nine away matches, and the odds of under 2.5 goals at 1.39 fit the game plan well.
Both teams to score No at 1.53 also appeals as the two teams look to cancel each other out, but home advantage and the form book suggests Rafaela can nick a low-scoring win.
