- Home form: All Boys are unbeaten at home in Primera Nacional 2026 but they've drawn eight of their 11 games here (Won 3, Drawn 8, Lost 0).
- Away form: Central Norte have won just two of their 12 Primera Nacional 2026 away games (Drawn 2, Lost 8).
- Scoring stats: All Boys have scored just 0.64 goals per match on average at home in Primera Nacional 2026, scoring only seven in total.
Tight game expected in basement battle
A tight game is expected when two of Primera Nacional's bottom three sides meet at Estadio Ciudad de All Boys on Monday. CA All Boys are 31st with 23 points from 23 games, while Central Norte Salta are 34th with 22 from 22. Both are in poor form with All Boys W0 D4 L1 in their last five and Central Norte W2 D1 L2 in their last five.
The home side have drawn their last two games 0-0 and were beaten 2-0 at Deportivo Madryn yesterday. Central Norte claimed a confidence-boosting 1-0 home win over Los Andes yesterday, but they were hammered 4-0 away by Colón and 2-1 by Godoy Cruz prior to that. So their momentum is not strong enough to back them away, despite All Boys' stuttering recent performance.
Stalemate looms in All Boys
Tactical setup
Mauricio Giganti has his All Boys side set up to be compact and disciplined, while Mario Sciacqua has made Central Norte a more physical, pragmatic unit that can press aggressively and then sit back in a defence-first 5-4-1. The contrasting styles will make this a block-versus-counter clash with All Boys trying to grind their way through Central Norte's deep shell and the visitors looking to counter-attack.
Odds and prediction
A 1-0 home win for All Boys seems the best option for bettors because Central Norte have a shaky away record, but the odds are close, with All Boys as slight favourites. All Boys are 2.45, the same as the draw, with Central Norte at 3.8. A draw or 1-0 All Boys is most likely in this matchup between two bottom teams, so we will take the host side as the most valuable play here.
All Boys lack a reliable finisher
Scoring and defence
All Boys are simply not scoring enough goals to win games at present, averaging just 0.64 goals at home in Primera Nacional 2026, so any advantage that comes their way in the game should be taken. Central Norte have conceded 16 goals away in Primera Nacional 2026, an average of 1.33 goals per game away, so that will be their weakness if All Boys can pick up their scoring pace.
Key players
- Alejo Tabares is the team's best finisher in Primera Nacional 2026 with just two goals in 22 appearances, so if All Boys are going to nick it on Monday he needs to be at his best.
- Francisco Borda is Central Norte's sharpest forward with two in 17 Primera Nacional 2026 appearances, but the game still looks more likely to go All Boys' way than the visitors'.
Context and betting
Central Norte won the reverse fixture at home 1-0 four months ago, so won't be too intimidated by the hosts in this bottom-of-the-table clash. There is a feel to this that it will be a cagey, tense affair with All Boys just edging it, so we're taking the 2.45 odds on the home team to win and under 2.5 goals at 1.32 and both teams to score – No at 1.55 both back the low-scoring affair.
