- Home form: Maipu have won five of their eight home Primera Nacional 2026 matches, averaging 1.25 goals scored per game and 0.88 goals conceded.
- Away form: Gimnasia y Tiro have won only one of their seven away Primera Nacional 2026 away matches, losing five and conceding 11 goals.
- Managers: Both teams have changed managers recently, which should add further interest to this Primera Nacional 2026 fixture.
Maipu’s midfielders and wingers the focus
Recent form and results
CD Maipu have won two and lost three of their last five Primera Nacional 2026 outings, suffering consecutive defeats to Atletico Guemes and Tristan Suarez after a 3-2 home victory against Chacarita Juniors.
Key players and formation
The main threat remains Juan Gobetto, the winger who has bagged six Primera Nacional 2026 goals in 16 appearances this season. Franco Saccone has chipped in with two of their five goals and looks another reliable playmaker for the hosts, who line up in a compact 4-4-2, as they rely on players that can provide forward thrust in transition and exploit the wide areas.
Gimnasia’s gifted goal-getter leading the line
Gimnasia y Tiro have lost only once in their last five Primera Nacional 2026 games, but two draws and two wins are hardly enough to get the club out of trouble as they sit five places and one point worse off than Maipu in 23rd place with 20 points from 17 games. They drew 1-1 away to Atlanta before beating CA Ferrocarril Midland 1-0 at home and losing 1-0 to Quilmes at the weekend, with Lautaro Gordillo their most prolific marksman with seven goals in 14 Primera Nacional 2026 appearances.
Juan Manuel Azconzabal's men like to set up in a 4-2-3-1 in which they try to create numerical superiority between the lines and get their central playmaker to push forward. However, Gimnasia have not won at Maipu in any competition in the club's history.
Tactical contrast promises a close game
The contrast in styles should make for a fascinating matchup in which Maipu's zonal discipline could frustrate the visitors' creative players and the hosts' superior home form and defensive solidity could see them edge the game.
- The home team have won five of their eight home games overall in the Primera Nacional 2026, whereas the visitors have won only once on the road all season.
- Maipu are given as slight favorites here at 2.06, but Under 2.5 goals at 1.34 and Both Teams to Score – No at 1.53 are our preferred selections for Sunday's game.
