Instituto vs Godoy Cruz

Instituto succumbed to a heavy blow last Saturday, showing a poor performance that led them to a 2-0 away defeat to Lanus. That result put an end to their three-match unbeaten streak of two victories and one draw in league action. La Gloria remain producing a very good Liga Profesional campaign, accumulating 36 points, but their last loss left them out of the fight for a Copa Sudamericana ticket via the aggregate table. Instituto won their last two home matches, over Argentinos Juniors and Deportivo Riestra.

Godoy Cruz played one of their best matches in 2024 last Sunday, when they returned to winning ways by beating Banfield 4-0 at home. El Tomba broke a seven-match winless streak of three draws and four defeats to make it 32 points in the Liga Profesional, securing a ticket for the 2025 Copa Sudamericana via the aggregate table. On a sorry note, Godoy Cruz managed a single point across the last 12 available as the visiting side. Right back Lucas Arce succumbed to a knee problem and won’t feature. Nicolas Fernandez and Pier Barrios will miss out again due to different injuries.

Godoy Cruz should be relaxed after securing a Copa Sudamericana place and they will miss 3 of their usual starting defenders due to injuries, so considering they’ve been also a poor away team I’ll trust the hosts here to end the year with a win at home where they’ve been strong lately.

BET: Instituto -0.5 @ 1.93