Gimnasia Mendoza
- Gimnasia Mendoza are 20th in the Liga Profesional - Apertura 2026 with 3 points after 3 games.
- Gimnasia Mendoza are looking to snap a 2-game losing skid and get their first home win of the Liga Profesional - Apertura 2026 against an out-of-form Instituto de Cordoba.
- Ariel Broggi, who took the reins at Gimnasia Mendoza in July 2025, has installed a 4-4-2 system that is tight and compact, with lines of players working in unison to block the ball and create spaces to counterattack in.
- Central Cordoba De Santiago were beaten 1-0 away from home in Gimnasia Mendoza’s opener, a result that was followed by a 0-1 defeat at home to San Lorenzo and a 0-4 away loss to Union Santa Fe.
Instituto de Cordoba
- Instituto de Cordoba are 25th in the Liga Profesional - Apertura 2026 with 1 point after 3 games.
- Instituto de Cordoba’s recent results have seen them remain near the bottom of the Liga Profesional - Apertura 2026, but Daniel Oldra’s men are still in danger after 3 matches.
- Oldra’s side are winless in their last 5 (D2, L3), with Velez Sarsfield edging them 0-1 at home in their opener, before they were beaten 2-1 at Platense and held 2-2 at home to Atletico Lanus in the following weeks.
Key Players
- Valentino Simoni has netted 1 goal in his 3 league appearances for Gimnasia Mendoza, giving them some thrust up top, while Julian Ceballos has 1 assist in his 3 appearances so far, demonstrating his vision in the middle of the park.
- Alex Luna has 1 goal in his 3 games for Instituto de Cordoba, providing a spark from the bench, while Giuliano Cerato has 1 assist in 3 games, looking to create chances from the centre of the pitch.
Betting Insights
- Both Gimnasia Mendoza and Instituto de Cordoba are finding it difficult to score goals, so Under 2.5 goals at 1.33 has some appeal for Monday’s encounter.
- Gimnasia Mendoza are 2.52 to win against the Cordoba-based visitors, who are 3.2 with the draw at 2.78.
Prediction
However, I’m taking the hosts to nick a close match given their home advantage and the fact that they have a better-defined identity than the visitors, who are in a state of flux.
