- Team form: Chacarita are unbeaten in their last two games, winning 1-0 away at San Martin San Juan last time out.
- Opposition form: Güemes are on a four-game losing streak, losing their last three matches 1-3 to Gimnasia Jujuy, 0-2 to Nueva Chicago and 0-2 to San Martin San Juan.
- Comparative form: Chacarita have the superior form, home record and defensive record ahead of Monday's clash.
Press and counter at Estadio Chacarita
Standings
Chacarita Juniors sit 27th in the Primera Nacional 2026, four points better off than Club Atletico Guemes in 34th, with the respective records of 23 and 19 points from 20 games each suggesting that this should be a close game.
Coach and tactics
Cristian Emilio Grabinski has made Chacarita Juniors a hard-to-beat team since taking over as coach on 2 April 2026, but he has made them a pragmatic outfit, with a back line that is tough, well drilled and disciplined. The plan is to win the ball high and let their forwards pounce, but they are still not quite scoring enough goals to win enough matches.
Key player
Maximiliano Melendez is the sharpest edge in their front three, with 5 Primera Nacional 2026 goals in 20 games, and is the man most likely to capitalise on the counter attack.
Güemes are going nowhere
- Güemes are on a bad run, with 1 win and 4 defeats in their last five matches, so they will be licking their lips at the prospect of facing a team that likes to press them, rather than sit back.
- However, the momentum is all against Pablo Guiñazú's side, who he has pressed to be a compact, physical, 4-4-2 system that is good at attacking through the wings since he took over on 20 May 2026.
- Juan Sotelo is their sharpest tool in the box with 6 Primera Nacional 2026 goals in 14 appearances and, although the team form is poor, he is their best chance of nicking a result in this clash.
Chacarita have the edge
This is a classic press vs counter clash and, if Chacarita can force Güemes into committing men forward and winning the ball back in the first half of the pitch, then they will be in the ascendancy.
The hosts are the value pick at 1.95, ahead of the draw at 2.77 and Güemes at 4.44. Back-to-back win and a draw in Chacarita's last two away games should give them the confidence to take the lead and hold it, while Güemes have lost their last 2 away games, so the backline is under pressure again.
The goals could be in short supply
Under 2.5 goals at 1.36 and Both Teams to Score – No at 1.53 are both well priced for this clash, as there are no standout scoring opportunities for either side and the middle of the field is likely to be where the battle is won and lost.
Chacarita have only conceded 7 goals in 10 Primera Nacional 2026 home games this season, so there is some defensive solidity in their game, while Güemes have conceded 19 in nine away league fixtures, so they are leaky when on the road. The most recent head-to-head game in the Primera Nacional 2026 was won 2-1 by Güemes, but Chacarita had won the away leg of this season's head-to-head, while the visitors are winless in their last away visit here, so a narrow home win with under 2.5 goals looks a good fit.
