- Form: Chacarita Juniors have lost four of their last five league matches, suffering three straight defeats coming into this game.
- Unbeaten run: Tristan Suarez are unbeaten in their last five Primera Nacional 2026 matches, winning two and drawing three.
- Head-to-head: Chacarita Juniors have not won their last two home games against Tristan Suarez.
Suarez can stop Junior’s rot
Chacarita Juniors have lost their way a little of late and it will take a major effort to get them back on the road to recovery on Sunday. Tristan Suarez are a solid, resilient outfit that can get a result with their defence intact and are good value at 3.21 for the win here.
Cristian Emilio Grabinski has not been able to get the best out of this team since taking over as manager in April 2026. He has brought in a flexible system with two strikers, but in recent weeks, the results have not gone his way.
The hosts lost 2-0 away to Nueva Chicago and 0-1 at home to Temperley in their most recent games, failing to capitalise on opportunities in both games. Maximiliano Melendez is Juniors' most dangerous forward and has scored four Primera Nacional 2026 goals in 17 appearances, but bagged two of their last three goals.
Tristan are tough to break down
Tactics
Suarez are a far simpler outfit with a compact 4-4-2 formation that is defensively solid, avoids unnecessary risks in possession and hits the opposition on the counter. Jose Maria Martinez has done a very good job since arriving at the club in April 2024, instilling a sense of resilience and purpose in his charges.
Recent form
Their 1-0 win away at Deportivo Maipu was followed by a 0-0 draw at home to Almagro last weekend and they have an excellent record on the road in Primera Nacional 2026, winning four, drawing three and losing just one of their eight away matches. Suarez are seventh on 29 points from 17 games while Chacarita Juniors are 31st on 18 and struggling to avoid relegation.
Value in goals markets
Their previous meeting in the 2024 campaign finished 0-0 at Tristan Suarez's ground and the visitors will be very content if they can keep another clean sheet here.
- They score 0.88 goals per away game in the league and average just 0.50 goals conceded on their travels, while Junior average 1.11 goals per home game and concede 0.78.
- A low-scoring affair looks likely, so we are taking the under 2.5 goals line at 1.31 and also BTTS No at 1.52, while we are backing the visitors to win.
- Tristan have enough quality, particularly up front where Maximiliano Alvarez leads the line with six Primera Nacional 2026 goals in 15 games, to be a regular danger in the box and should punish any mistakes by Junior.
