Gimnasia LP vs Instituto ACC Prediction: Instituto to Take Advantage of Gimnasia’s Poor Form

The Argentine Primera Division will continue as it has entered Matchday 4 fixtures. In the upcoming fixture, Gimnasia LP will take on Instituto ACC at the Estadio Juan Carmelo Zerillo in La Plata. After playing three matches in the contest, Instituto ACC stands 10th with 3 wins, 2 draws, and 5 points. On the other hand, Gimnasia is still in search of its first win of the 2023 season, and stands 27th with just 1 point. Gimnasia and Instituto played previously in the 2016 Copa Argentina fixture, where Gimnasia secured a 0-2 win. Continue reading to find out how the two competing sides are performing in the contest and what results can we expect from the matchup.

Going in the matchup, Gimnasia is coming off a draw (0-0) against Banfield, In the previous outing, Ignacio Miramon was suspended with a red card and will be missing out in the upcoming game against Instituto. With the unavailability of Nicolas Carlos, Matias Miranda, and Lautaro Chavez, Gimnasia is struggling at large. However, Maximiliano Comba and German Guiffrey are expected to make a comeback in the team by next week. Now moving onto the statistical analysis, Gimnasia has conceded 9 goals in its last 5 matches, averaging around 1.9 goals per game. Compared to the conceding rate, Gimnasia has scored just 4 goals at an average of 0.8 goals per match in the last 5 outings. Moving forward, the struggle for Gimnasia is likely to continue against the underdog favorites.

Durso, Enrique, Morales, A Sanchez and Melluso; Sosa, Miramon and Steimbach; Ramirez, Bolivar and Castillo

Going in the match against Gimnasia, Instituto is coming off a draw against Atletico Huracan (0-0) and a win previously against Union (0-2). Though Instituto is coming off an unbeaten run, it will be familiar with Gimnasia previous season’s performance. Hence, Instituto is likely to play with a compact formation and mindset. In its last three outings, Instituto has scored just 2 goals at an average of 0.67 goals per game. However, it has conceded no goal in the Argentine Primera Division 2023 so far. With the likes of Mosevich, Alacron, and Corda lined up for defending, Instituto is likely to challenge Gimnasia at home.

Carranza, Cerato, Mosevich, Alarcon and Corda; Graciani, Bochi and Lodicop, Watson; Adrian and Rodriguez

Going in the matchup, there will be no sort of pressure on the visitors, however, the home side will be feeling the heat. Moving forward, Instituto is likely to keep its defense solid without leaking any goals against Gimnasia. Moreover, only Instituto is likely to score and register an important win away from home. The match total is likely to remain under 2.5 goals, and the final scoreline to be 0-1.

• Total Under 1.5 for 2.33
• Instituto ACC to Win for 2.60
• Both Teams to Score - No for 1.66