Instituto de Cordoba (home)
- Instituto have won 4 and lost 1 of their last 5 in all competitions and are currently 7th in Liga Profesional - Clausura 2026 on 6 points from 3.
- The hosts come into the matchup off the back of a 2-1 home win over Platense and a 1-0 away win at Atletico Lanus, after suffering a 1-0 loss to Velez Sarsfield in the previous away game.
- Diego Flores' men are playing with a real momentum at the moment and are very versatile in terms of formation and structure - they can play wing-heavy, they can sit deep, or they can counter effectively.
Gimnasia Mendoza (away)
- Gimnasia Mendoza (away) have won 3 and lost 2 of their last 5 games (all competitions).
- Gimnasia Mendoza recovered well from their opening 1-0 defeat to San Lorenzo by beating Union Santa Fe 2-0 at home.
- However, they are still looking for their first away win in Liga Profesional - Clausura 2026 (W0, D0, L1) and have scored just 0.00 goals on average away from home.
Head-to-Head
The head-to-head advantage is with the visitors here, as Gimnasia Mendoza beat Instituto 1-0 at home in Liga Profesional - Apertura 2026 some five months ago .
Betting Insights
- Instituto de Cordoba are the favorites for this game at 1.8 with the draw coming in at 3.15 and Gimnasia Mendoza at 5.0.
- Under 2.5 goals looks a good bet for this fixture at 1.53 and the 1.8 Instituto's home win has a strong feel to it.
Prediction
- Darío Franco has built a very solid, direct and set-piece based identity for Gimnasia Mendoza who will be looking to frustrate, but their back line will likely be tested by Instituto's flexible wing play.
- This game may be decided by a moment of magic or an error, and this could be a game of chess on Sunday.
