Argentinos Jrs vs Instituto Prediction: Can Argentinos Jrs recover from two straight losses?

In the upcoming fixture of Argentina Primera División, Argentinos Jrs will face Instituto at Estadio Diego Armando Maradona in Buenos Aires. The home side head here after a surprising loss (1-0) against Banfield. The visitors come from a surprising win (1-0) against Belgrano.

Betting tips and odds are provided below.

The Argentinos Jrs team comes to this game after a defeat (1-0) against Banfield. In terms of ball possession, it was almost a one-way game, with the Argentinos Jrs team finishing with an impressive 71% possession. However, the team failed to translate this superiority into opportunities and goals. The Banfield team, despite being dominated, created more and better goal opportunities, having reached the winning goal in the 68th minute and holding the advantage until the end. This is the 2nd consecutive defeat of Argentinos Jrs, however, the 1st for the league, breaking a cycle of 3 consecutive victories. With this result, the Argentinos Jrs team fell to 10th place. In the last 5 league games, Argentinos Jrs has 3 wins and 2 losses, having scored 5 goals and conceded 3.

The Instituto team comes to this game after a victory (1-0) against Belgrano. The Instituto team surprised the Belgrano team in the 1st half, entering very strongly, dividing the game, and creating numerous goal opportunities. It would be on one of those occasions that the Instituto team would take the lead, at 41'. In search of a tie, the Belgrano team was quite overwhelming in the 2nd half, however, the Instituto team managed to hold the result and take the 3 points. With this victory, the Instituto team managed to make a significant leap in the table, now in 20th place, with 25 points. In the last 5 games, the team has 1 win, 2 draws, and 2 losses, having scored 4 goals and conceded 8.

In the last 5 games between these two teams, Argentinos Jrs has won 1, Instituto has won 2, and there’s 2 draws. Goals were scored in 4 of those games, and both teams scored in just 2 of those matches.

Argentinos Jrs is a favorite to win this match, yet Instituto can surprise again. Not many goals are expected.