Colegiales vs Chacarita Juniors Prediction & Betting Tips (27 September)

Colegiales and Chacarita Juniors meet on Saturday, September 26, 2026, at the Estadio de Colegiales in Munro, Buenos Aires, for Matchday 31 of the Primera Nacional Zona B. Colegiales arrive with real momentum in their push for the Reducido playoff spots, while Chacarita are still battling to pull clear of the lower reaches of the table after a difficult campaign. With both sides needing the points for very different reasons, this Buenos Aires derby promises to be a tight, tactical affair under the lights in Munro.

Colegiales have been almost untouchable at home in recent weeks, stringing together three straight victories at the Estadio de Colegiales without conceding a single goal. They edged Nueva Chicago 1-0 on September 12, produced an emphatic statement against direct rivals Midland with a 3-0 win on September 2, and before that defeated Deportivo Maipú 1-0 on August 29 thanks to a Nahuel Galardi own goal. Coach Leonardo Fernandez has built a compact 4-4-2 unit in which keeper Emilio Di Fulvio and defenders Franco Malagueno, Facundo Rivero, Leonel Ortiz and Franco Hanashiro have formed the backbone of that home defensive record.

Chacarita Juniors finally found some relief last weekend, thrashing Quilmes 3-0 at Villa Maipu to climb off the foot of the standings, but their form before that was grim: they fell 1-0 away to Midland on September 13 and lost at home to Atlanta by the same 1-0 scoreline on September 5. Maximiliano Melendez remains their main attacking reference with six league goals, while Mario Sanabria leads the creative charts with four assists. Chacarita won the reverse fixture 2-0 back in May, so they know this opponent well, but their away form in 2026 has been a persistent problem.

For the 2026/2027 season squads, Colegiales will again rely on Di Fulvio in goal, midfielders Franco Zicarelli, Federico Marin, Facundo Montiel and Lucio Castillo, and the attacking pair of Mauro Albertengo and Lucas Juarez, with Mauro Albertengo among the goals in the win over Midland. Chacarita counter with Federico Losas or Enrique Bologna between the posts, Sergio Vittor and Nicolas Pantaleone at the back, Cristian Guanca pulling the strings, and Alexis Dominguez up front. European odds price a Colegiales home win around 2.10, the draw near 3.10 and a Chacarita victory at roughly 3.40, reflecting the hosts' superior home form against the visitors' struggles on the road. Our prediction: Colegiales 1-0 Chacarita Juniors, in another narrow, hard-fought home win for the Trico