- Defensores form: CA Defensores de Belgrano's recent form reads: 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats in 5 games.
- Los Andes form: CA Los Andes have won 2, drawn 1 and lost 2 of their last 5 games.
- Away form: CA Los Andes have scored 4 goals in their last 5 away games across all competitions.
Sides with differing approaches should result in a low-scoring match
Recent form and results
The hosts come into Saturday's game in mixed form having beaten Deportivo Moron 1-0 at home, before losing 1-0 away to Godoy Cruz last time out. Meanwhile, CA Los Andes had a disappointing result last game, losing 1-0 away to Almirante Brown, but had bounced back from a 1-0 away defeat with a 3-1 win over Ciudad de Bolivar at home.
Tactics and structure
César Vigevani has only just taken over as coach at Defensores, starting a new cycle on 19 May 2026. His early calls have been mixed but the signs are that he is a versatile coach, with a preference for playing in a more vertical, transition-based way than his opponents here.
Defensores will look to play long at times, sit deep when without the ball and look to hit opponents on the counter-attack. Los Andes tend to play a more compact, patient style in a 4-4-2, keeping the block tight and using the width to break lines when they have the ball.
The home side will hope to be the more dangerous in this fixture, as they should have more space to attack Los Andes, while Los Andes will want to suffocate space and stifle the game. That contrast in structure and style should make this a chess match, so we're staying away from the game outcome lines and focussing on the goal markets.
Odds on this game are a bit of a mystery
The odds on this fixture make little sense, with Defensores in at 2.57, Los Andes in at 3.15 and the draw coming in at 2.67. We think that makes a strong case for the Under 2.5 goals option at 1.32, as this has every chance of being a low-scoring game, while Both teams to score: No at 1.5 also appeals.
He is a real goal poacher and he'll have a good chance of exploiting space as this match develops in the box.
Leonardo Lemos has been at the club since 23 September 2024, and his side have performed in a well-drilled, compact way, while Defensores have been much more inconsistent in their results and performance levels.
- Los Andes have the better form across the last 10, winning 4, drawing 4 and losing 2 of their matches, while Defensores have 2 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats in their most recent 10.
- At home, Defensores have won 2, drawn 2 and lost 2 of their 6 games this season, scoring 0.67 and conceding 1.00 goals per game.
- Mauricio Asenjo has been Los Andes' most reliable threat this term, he's the club's top scorer in the Primera Nacional 2026 season, finding the back of the net 7 times in 18 appearances.
