- Team form: The home team, Central Norte Salta, have lost form in the Primera Nacional 2026, winning one, drawing two and losing two of their last five.
- Visitors form: Visitors, CA San Miguel, are unbeaten in five, winning two and drawing three.
- Standings: Central Norte are 32nd with 18 points from 18 games, while San Miguel are 16th with 24 from the same number of matches.
Sciacqua’s system has Salta ticking over
Central Norte have struggled for goals and results in Primera Nacional 2026 and coach Mario Sciacqua has set up a pragmatic system in his three months in charge, which focuses on balance and compact lines, with his side pressing in bursts and looking to force turnovers. Salta have been better at home recently, winning one and drawing two of their last three, but the stats tell us that they are still struggling to make an impact in the league.
Central Norte are 32nd with 18 points from 18 matches and Sciacqua's players have averaged just 0.75 goals per game at Estadio El Nuevo Estadio Central Norte in Primera Nacional 2026. Julian Lopez leads the team in Primera Nacional 2026 with two goals in 12, so he is their spark up top, but Sciacqua has made them into an honest, workmanlike team that could just about edge out San Miguel.
Visitors are in good nick
Form and recent results
San Miguel are in better form than Salta with five matches unbeaten, but they are not setting the world on fire either and have been drawing 0-0 at home, a 2-2 away draw with Deportivo Madryn, and winning 2-0 away to Acassuso.
Tactics and players
Gustavo Coleoni has been in charge since 21 April 2025 and has the team playing a vertical, high-tempo transition game that suits the players he has at his disposal. San Miguel's numbers are stubborn rather than flashy on the road in Primera Nacional 2026, where they have averaged 0.78 goals per match scored and 1.33 conceded.
- Bruno Nasta, with five in 16 Primera Nacional 2026 games, is the top scorer and his team will need to convert chances if they are to beat Salta.
- Daniel Juarez has been San Miguel's spark in their unbeaten run, scoring two of their five goals across the last five games, but they remain a team that score goals in bunches rather than individually.
Sciacqua can be cagey
San Miguel's away record of 1 win, six draws and two defeats from nine games in Primera Nacional 2026 and Central Norte's home record of two wins, four draws and two defeats from eight matches are not far off one another. There may be little to choose between these two sides on Sunday and the 3.56 price on San Miguel seems a touch too short given Central Norte are the favorites at 2.18.
The draw is 2.78 and may be the safest of the three odds, but 1.28 on Under 2.5 goals and 1.48 on Both Teams To Score: No are the plays here as neither side are prolific scorers. It is the visitors who are in the better form and they will come out on top, but we cannot justify the odds on San Miguel, so we are sticking with a low-scoring game that they could nick.
