Instituto vs Argentinos Jrs Prediction: Can Instituto turn around their bad momentum while playing at home?

In the upcoming fixture of Primera Division Argentina, Instituto will face Argentinos Jrs at Stadium Presidente Peron in Cordoba. The home side head here after a loss (3-1) against Belgrano. The visitors come into this game after a win (1-0) against Banfield.

Betting tips and odds are provided below.

Instituto (LLLDL)

A balanced match ended with Belgrano winning 3-1 against Instituto. Belgrano began well in the first half, scoring after just 4 minutes with a strike by Jara, which was set up by Compagnucci. Alarcón equalized the score in the 22nd minute for Instituto, which was quick to respond. The response meant Belgrano continued to push and, in the 36th minute, they bagged their second goal through Lucco, assisted by Compagnucci, and went into the half 2-1 up. By the numbers, Instituto edged out possession 52% to 48% and Belgrano was more efficient in shots on goal (2 to 1). Belgrano made it 3-0 in the 59th when Chavaria scored, with Lucco providing the assist. Instituto then tried to react, winning possession (64%) and taking shots (6 vs. 5), but without succeeding in overturning the result. It was a defensive focus from Belgrano, who managed to see off the visitors' opportunities. Ultimately, Instituto had 58% of the ball and 12 shots while Belgrano had nine. But Belgrano proved decisive in his efficiency. With this result, Instituto is in 14th place in the table with 29 points. In the last 5 league games, the team has recorded 1 draw,, and 4 losses, with a record of 28 goals scored and 25 goals conceded.

Argentinos Jrs (WLDLW)

Argentinos Jrs come into this match after a 1-0 win against Banfield. Argentinos Jrs also had a more vigorous attack, setting up 10 attempts on goal to Banfield’s 3. In the 36th minute Rodriguez had another chance to double the go ahead but squandered a penalty kick. In the first half, Banfield had a goal disallowed for offside in the 45th minute plus two stoppage time. Possession analysis showed Argentinos Jrs had a better control in game with they having 68% of the ball possession to Banfields 32 % in the first half of the game. The second half saw Argentinos Jrs lose some of its attack potency, with the team not getting any shots on target as Banfield attempted four shots, two of which were on target. Realizing that Banfield had posed a threat to try and look for an equalizer, Argentinos Jrs defense was able to stay strong and maintain the one goal lead. In the general match statistics, Argentinos Jrs played with 61/39 ball possession and performed 10/7 attempts to score. The defensive work was excellent for both the teams to which 3 shots were blocked for each of them. Nonetheless, the overriding cause of the defeat was Romero’s winning goal for Argentinos Jrs which made the score line to read 1-0. With this result, Argentinos Jrs is in 20th place in the table with 26 points. In the last 5 league games, the team has recorded 2 wins, 1 draw, and 2 losses, with a record of 18 goals scored and 22 goals conceded.

Extra Betting Tips

In the last 5 games between these 2 teams, Instituto has won 2, Argentinos Jrs has won 2, and they drew another. Goals were scored in all of those games, but with both teams scoring in just 2 of the matches.

Instituto are in a really bad momentum, and despite Argentinos being so irregular they are not expected to lose.