- Team form: Gimnasia Y Esgrima de Jujuy have an unbeaten home record in Primera Nacional 2026, averaging 2.18 goals scored per home game and 0.64 goals conceded per home game.
- Away form: Tristan Suarez have a solid away record in Primera Nacional 2026, winning 5 of their 11 away games, so they will travel with plenty of bite.
Gimnasia Jujuy are not an easy game for any team in Primera Nacional 2026
Gimnasia Y Esgrima de Jujuy sit 2nd in Primera Nacional 2026 with 41 points from 22 games, a record that is on pace for promotion, and one that keeps the pressure on the leaders. They beat Atletico Guemes 2-1 at home before slipping to a 2-1 away defeat to Colegiales last weekend and so it has been a mixed week for the White and Blues. Gimnasia are unbeaten in 11 home games in Primera Nacional 2026, a record of 9 wins and 2 draws, and their stadium has been a fortress.
Hernan Pellerano has his men well organised in a compact 4-4-2/4-2-3-1 system, that is built around patient possession and territorial control. So, they are definitely a much more potent force at Estadio 23 de Agosto.
Tristan Suarez arrive in good form
Tristan Suarez enter this game with plenty of confidence as they have won 3 games in a row, including a 1-0 home win over Chacarita Juniors and a 3-1 away win over Atletico Guemes, but the visitors sit 3rd in the table with 39 points from their 22 games so this is a clash at the top of the table with real momentum.
Jose Maria Martinez has them well drilled with a solid back four and an efficient approach to transitioning between phases of play. Tristan have hit the net 10 times in 11 Primera Nacional 2026 away games, so they always find a way to carve out a few chances on the road.
Gimnasia should have more of the ball
Tactical outlook:
This has possession control versus compact counterpunching all over it, so the hosts should have more of the ball and the visitors will be looking to spring traps in transition. Under 2.5 goals at 1.39 seems to fit the script and the odds are fair here too.
Key players and prediction:
The home side have the better record and have shown better control of the game in both phases, so we are going for a narrow Gimnasia win in what could be a tense game. However, the draw does have value and would not be a surprise at all.
- Cristian Menendez is Gimnasia's top scorer in Primera Nacional 2026 with 6 goals in 18 games, so they have a reliable target man up top, whilst Maximiliano Alvarez leads the way for Tristan with the same number of strikes in the same amount of games.
- Octavio Bianchi has 3 goals in his last 5 appearances for Gimnasia and has been a key difference-maker for the hosts in their recent run of games.
- Diego Becker has been clutch for Tristan of late, netting 2 of their 4 total goals in the last 5 matches, so he is our pick to get the goal that keeps this close.
