- Home form: Nueva Chicago (1 win, 1 draw, 3 losses) are in mediocre form, but have won 1 and drawn 1 of their last 2 Primera Nacional 2026 home games.
- Away form: CA Atlanta (2 wins, 3 losses) are in mixed form, but have lost their last 2 Primera Nacional 2026 away games.
Nueva Chicago host familiar foes
Nueva Chicago and CA Atlanta are both in form ahead of Saturday's Primera Nacional 2026 clash, with El Torito looking to build on their recent 2-1 away win over their local rivals.
24th placed Nueva Chicago (29 points from 24 games) enter this fixture a long way below 7th-placed CA Atlanta (39 points from 24), but El Bohemio will hope to improve their record against the hosts who beat them 2-1 away in Primera Nacional 2026, 4 months ago.
Nueva Chicago are more effective on their home field and have lost just once in 12 Primera Nacional 2026 games at this venue (W4, D7, L1). They are a stubborn, energetic bunch and have the ability to outwork opponents at this level, but they have lost their momentum after losing their last 2 Primera Nacional 2026 matches, 2-0 away to Gimnasia y Tiro and 1-0 away to All Boys.
CA Atlanta have won just 4, drawn 1 and lost 6 of 11 Primera Nacional 2026 road games so far, so they are capable of taking the points on their travels, but are far from the best away side in the division. They are also coming off 2 losses, 4-2 away to Deportivo Maipu and 3-1 away to Ferro Carril Oeste.
Nueva Chicago vs CA Atlanta – a clash of styles
Tactical approaches
German Lanaro's men play with a high, aggressive press and look to make the game a race when they win the ball back, which will suit them if they can force CA Atlanta into errors in the early stages. Cristian Pellerano has set his side up in a compact 4-2-3-1 system, and they will look to frustrate Nueva Chicago with their structure and discipline, before hitting them on the break.
Odds and scorers
The match odds reflect this clash perfectly, Nueva Chicago 2.7, CA Atlanta 2.8 and draw 2.6, which is a close game that will be decided by small margins. Nueva Chicago have not won their last home game against CA Atlanta, so there is some unfinished business on the pitch, but this is a classic 'draw type game' on paper.
- Maximiliano Rogoski is Nueva Chicago's top scorer in Primera Nacional 2026 with 5 goals from 23 appearances, but the team have only scored 3 in their last 5 matches, so Mauro Simon Perez's 2 goals from the last 5 could be a big boost.
- In the absence of an out-and-out striker, Rogoski is their best bet to score, but the game may be cagey enough for Nueva Chicago to grind it out at even money.
Squeeze the visitors, even Chicago have some bite
Nueva Chicago average 1.17 goals per home game in Primera Nacional 2026, while conceding 0.67 per match on average. CA Atlanta average 1.09 scored and 1.45 conceded per away match, so Under 2.5 goals at 1.4 has to be the best fit for both sides' respective profiles, while BTTS – No at 1.55 matches the scrappy and intense nature of the likely contest.
- Alejandro Quintana is CA Atlanta's leading scorer in Primera Nacional 2026 with 6 in 24, but they have some other finishers capable of getting a goal in this game, such as Nicolas Previtali who has chipped in with 2 in their last 5.
