Lanús
- Atletico Lanus have won three of their last five matches and arrive on a two-game winning streak, so the home side should have enough quality to outclass Instituto de Cordoba on Monday.
- Lanus' 1-0 victory over San Lorenzo to begin their Liga Profesional - Clausura 2026 campaign was followed up with a 2-0 victory over Cienciano Cusco in the Copa Sudamericana Playoffs 2026, a result that should have them well set for the home game against Instituto.
- Lanus have been well organised since Mauricio Pellegrino took charge on 1st January 2025, sitting in a disciplined mid-block and choking off the central lanes, forcing opponents to go wide or build through traffic.
Instituto
- Instituto are in mixed form, having won two, drawn one and lost two of their last five games.
- Flores has given them more of a bite and vertical identity since coming in on 12th February 2026, making them much more of an away threat than they were previously.
- Instituto will look to get wide players on the ball and play at speed, using the wing-backs to try and create numerical advantages.
Head-to-Head
- The hosts will fancy their chances at home against an Instituto side that have lost one of their opening one away games in the Liga Profesional - Clausura 2026, conceding an average of 1.00 goals per game so far.
- Instituto will be looking to bounce back from a 1-0 defeat against the run of play to Velez Sarsfield in their opener and this should be a cagey game.
- Lanús are a more organised and compact side, while Instituto have more bite and will want to get at Lanus early and create turnovers.
- Lanus will probably want to play at a slow pace, and keep the game tight, which doesn't suit Instituto.
- Lanus have won none of the last two head-to-head encounters between the pair, Instituto have won once and the other was a draw.
- Lanus sit 10th with three points from one game, while Instituto are 24th with zero points from the one game they have played.
- Instituto edged Lanus 2-1 in the last head-to-head in the Argentine Cup 2026, eight weeks ago at home.
Key Players
Jeremias Lazaro has been Instituto's main cutting edge, scoring two of their four goals in the last five.
Betting Insights
Lanús are the clear favourite at 2.26 , ahead of Instituto at 3.6 and the draw at 2.86 .
Prediction
Lanus will probably want to play at a slow pace, and keep the game tight, which doesn't suit Instituto .
