- Chacarita form: Chacarita Juniors are in mixed-to-poor form with 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses in their last 5 matches.
- San Martin form: San Martin Tucuman are in poor form with 0 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses in their last 5 contests.
- Recent away form: San Martin are winless in their last 2 away games, drawing 1 and losing the other.
Chacarita can edge out a tight, cagey encounter
Chacarita Juniors are in mixed form but have won their most recent home game and are unbeaten in their recent home stretch, so they should have enough to edge out visitors San Martin Tucuman on Sunday. The Santo have drawn their last 2 matches – a 1-1 draw at home to San Martín San Juan and a 2-2 draw at home to Deportivo Madryn – so the hosts look to have enough to win.
Chacarita are 30th in Primera Nacional 2026 with 26 points from 24 games while San Martin are 19th with 32 points from 25 and that's why the Funebrero are the slight favorites here at 2.6, with the draw at 2.7 and the Santo at 3.0. However, we see this as a home-leaning affair so our selection will be Chacarita to win, but not by much as we expect this to be a tight game in which the visitors will be hard to break down.
Cristian Emilio Grabinski's men like to play through a traditional back four and hit their forwards on the run, particularly when the tempo turns in transition and they can combine at pace. San Martin are flexible in their shape and can switch to a back three, while Alejandro Orfila's side like to press in short bursts and get the ball forward in quick vertical movements.
Santo can snag a goal in a low-scoring game
Midfield battle
So there should be a bit of spice in the midfield battle on Sunday with San Martin's pressing schemes looking to clog up the channels for Chacarita's forwards. A cagey match seems most likely, while the last three at all venues are level at one win apiece and one draw.
Scoring and defence
Chacarita score 1.09 goals and concede 0.73 at home in Primera Nacional 2026, which should make for a low-scoring contest at Estadio Chacarita where the home side have a strong enough base with six wins, two draws and three losses in 11 home games that has kept them in the mix. San Martin have scored just 8 goals in 12 away games, so they won't blow anyone away on the road.
Funebrero are on a short winning streak
Chacarita have lost their last 2 games, going down 1-0 away to Atlético Rafaela and 2-0 away to Club Atlético Estudiantes, but the draw looks short enough here with the home advantage and statistics to suggest this could be close.
Under 2.5 goals at 1.35 is the standout alternative market and both teams to score – No at 1.54 also fits the script of a cagey game that Chacarita can just edge out.
- Maximiliano Meléndez leads Chacarita's scoring charts in Primera Nacional 2026 with 5 goals in 21 games, but Cristian Guanca has been their hot hand of late with 2 of their 3 goals in the past 5 games.
- Diego Diellos is Santo's most reliable finisher with 4 goals in 21 appearances, and Mauro Verón has provided 2 of their 5 in the same period.
