Platense vs Instituto Prediction: Can Platense get their 3rd straight victory?

In the upcoming fixture of Argentina Primera División, Platense will face Instituto at Estadio Ciudad de Vicente López in Buenos Aires. The home side head here after a win (0-2) against Banfield, while the visitors come from a heavy defeat (0-3) against Talleres Cordoba.

Betting tips and odds are provided below.

Platense is going through a good moment of form. With this victory over Banfield, they achieved their 2nd consecutive victory and jumped to 12th place, above Instituto. In addition, the team has not lost in 4 games, showing good defensive consistency. In the last 4 games, the team conceded only 2 goals, having not conceded a goal in the last two rounds. In these same 4 games, they were also still able to score 5 goals. In the 5 games played at home so far, Platense has only 1 defeat, showing how difficult they are to overcome. Platense will thus seek to maintain its good momentum with the help of its supporters.

Instituto suffered a heavy defeat in the last round, against Talleres Cordoba (0-3). Despite Talleres being favorites, such a heavy defeat was not expected, since Instituto was going through a good moment of form and was playing at home in front of their fans. The game would start very badly for Instituto, suffering after 8 minutes. The 1st half would be quite divided, but the Institute would not be able to reach a tie. In the 2nd half, Instituto came in stronger and more dominant but was never able to finish the opportunities created, while Talleres Cordoba showed immense effectiveness and would extend the advantage to 0-3. This result is somewhat disappointing, as Instituto was going through a good phase and had scored at least one goal in the previous 4 games. The Instituto team shows some instability because despite being a team that scores a lot of goals (with 11 so far), it is also a team that concedes a lot of goals (the same 11 conceded). The Instituto team needs to show stability in this game if they want to overcome a Platense team that is going through a good moment of form.

In the last 5 games between these two teams, Platense has won 1, and Instituto has won 4. But the last 2 games ended up tied. Goals were scored in all of those 5 games, with an average of 2.4 goals per match.

It’s hard to predict a winner in this matchup, but Platense is a bit favorite due to playing at home and showing a good momentum. Goals are expected from both teams in this match.