Central Cordoba vs Instituto Prediction: Who will win the derby?

In the upcoming fixture of Primera Division Argentina, Central Cordoba will face Instituto at Stadium Unico Madre de Ciudades in Santiago del Estero. The home side head here after a draw (1-1) against Godoy Cruz. The visitors come into this game after a win (1-2) against Banfield.

Betting tips and odds are provided below.

Godoy Cruz thus played Central Córdoba to a 1-1 tie in what was an evenly fought encounter from the onset. The first half was evenly matched until the 25th minute when Abascia received his marching orders for a bad foul that reduced Central Córdoba to ten men. Shortly after it in the 30th minute, Godoy Cruz capitalised on the numerical advantage when Abrego scored a goal. Even when Central Córdoba was on the field with only ten official players they were able to withstand the attacks of their counterparts for the rest of the first half. In the second part of the match, Central Córdoba came out of their shells to fight for the game despite being out numbered. In the 72nd minute, Florentin Bobadilla who had been subbed in during second half leveled the scores for the team after capitalizing on one of the few chances the team created. As time passed minutes it became more tough and much of heavy fighting involvement of players was also seen and many yellow cards were also given but goal was not changed. Although, statistically, Godoy Cruz dominated the game by being in possession of the ball more often 59% of the time and was more creative than the Central during Córdoba with 10 attempts on goal against the latter's 9. In the second half, Godoy Cruz was dominant with 63% ball possession, but the away team was well-structured in their theoretic formation in the defense line. Even though having one man down for approximately the whole match Central Córdoba showed great fighting spirit. With this outcome the Central Córdoba team ranks 28th in the table with 7 points. Haven registered one win, three draws and one loss in the last five league matches, the team has managed a total of eleven goals and has conceded as many as twenty three goals. That means after a bad first leg the team has not been defeated in 3 matches.

The match between Banfield and Instituto ended with the away team winning 1-2. In the first half, Banfield had control of the ball for most of time with 62% of the possession, however Instituto was the team which had more efficiency. In the 45+1 minute, Instituto scored the opening goal through Puebla after a cross from Rodriguez. In the 37th minute the home team had a goal by Garate disallowed due to an off side call which added more interest into the game. That was a bit frustrating for Banfield who attempted to respond but failed to get into the opponent’s penalty area. Nevertheless in their six attempts, only one was accurate while of the seven attempts made by Instituto only three were accurate shots. Second half also saw Banfield on attack and they were to level the match at 1-1 in the 70th minute of the match with a great attack from the penalty box by Garate. The draw put some hope to the home team as they dominated the possession once again, 53 percent while creating new attempts to shot goal, 18 in all. However, even though the Argentina’s team had less of the ball (47% of the matches’ time), Instituto was more effective. In the 90+6’ minute in a deadly counter attack Puebla put the ball into the net and the score became 1-2. Instituto won the match in the sense of the balance of power although they dominated in the match less than the opponents did; however, a team with a better finishing power had 8 attempts on goals while the opponents had only 6. With this, in the table, Instituto is ranked in the third place with 24 points. In the last five league matches the team has won three matches drawn one and lost one match with a goal difference of 19 goals for and 10 goals against. It is the third straight win the team is eyeing for.

In the last 5 games between these 2 teams, Central Cordoba has won 1, Instituto has won 3, and they drew another. Goals were scored in 4 of those 5 games, and with both teams scoring in 3 of those matches.

It’s hard to predict a winner since it’s a derby, still Instituto is not expected to lose.