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Liga Profesional de Fútbol08/09/2026, 12:30 AM

Instituto – Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza1 : 0

Why the model thinks so

Instituto
1.52
Total xG
2.21
Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza
0.69
Expected goals from our model, before kickoff

How the model gets there: each factor adds goals to or takes goals from one team's expected goals.

FactorInstitutoGimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza
Low-scoring league (2.1 goals/match)−0.43−0.43
Attack weakness (0.74x league average)−0.40
Defensive weakness (1.3 conceded vs 0.9 league avg)+0.39
Small sample (9 matches), regression to mean−0.25
Small sample (9 matches), regression to mean+0.20
Defensive strength (1 conceded vs 1.2 league avg)−0.18
3 of last 5 matches with 0-1 goals (1.2 goals/match)+0.08
Rising form (1.2 vs 0.9 season average)+0.08
3 of last 5 matches with 0-1 goals (1.2 goals/match)+0.04
Ignacio Sabatini on the bench (0 goals, 2 assists)
Strong home record (1.4 vs 1 goals/match)
Weak away record (0.6 vs 0.9 goals/match)

Key factors

  • Home and away discrepancy: While Instituto concedes only avg 0.75 goals at home, Gimnasia allows an extremely vulnerable average of 2.50 goals away
  • Tactical offensive strength: Instituto recently averaged 5.0 shots on target per match and scores more frequently (1.2) than their season average of 1.1
  • Mathematical favorite: The data-driven prediction calculates a solid 56% probability for a home win

Risks

  • Historical setback: The only previous direct duel was won 0:1 by Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza
  • Low scoring probability: With a calculated 62% probability for under 2.5 goals, a single mistake could decide the match

All probabilities

Result
Instituto56%
Draw29%
Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza15%
Double chance
Instituto or draw85%
Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza or draw44%
No draw71%
Goals
Over 1.566%
Under 1.534%
Over 2.538%
Under 2.562%
Over 3.518%
Under 3.582%
Both teams score
Yes41%
No59%

Most likely scores

1:0
15%
1:1
13%
2:0
13%
0:0
12%
2:1
9%

The Lab

Patterns our system found in the data.

  1. Instituto: first goal in 6 of 8 games (75%)
  2. Instituto with Matías Gallardo: 1 goals/game. Without: 2 goals/game (6 of 8 games)
  3. Instituto: scored only after the break in 3 of 8 games
  4. Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza: scored only after the break in 3 of 8 games
  5. Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza: 69% of xG value comes in the second half (last 7 games with xG data)

Lineups

Instituto 3-4-2-1 · Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza 5-3-2

Instituto
  • 29 M. Ledesma
  • 30 J. Galván
  • 26 L. Mosevich
  • 6 F. Alarcón
  • 44 G. Cerato
  • 55 G. Abregú
  • 15 M. Gallardo
  • 3 D. Sosa
  • 20 J. Córdoba Mosquera
  • 10 A. Luna
  • 17 M. Tissera
Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza
  • 23 C. Rigamonti
  • 22 J. Franco Arrellaga
  • 42 L. Carrera
  • 4 E. Muñoz
  • 16 G. Guiffrey
  • 3 M. Recalde
  • 26 F. Lencioni
  • 21 F. Antonini
  • 19 J. Ceballos
  • 9 A. Módica
  • 7 L. Cingolani
Substitutes
  • 7 N. Guerra
  • 2 H. De La Fuente
  • 9 F. Suárez
  • 11 M. Fonseca
  • 22 A. Massaccesi
  • 32 A. Bravo
  • 8 H. Acevedo
  • 35 E. Sittaro Miranda
  • 19 G. Lodico
  • 21 J. Lázaro
  • 23 J. Meli
  • 90 P. Baster
  • 11 S. Rodríguez
  • 35 V. Simoni
  • 32 L. Paredes
  • 30 E. Fernández
  • 15 U. Sánchez
  • 28 T. O'Connor
  • 10 N. Romano Di Marco
  • 33 O. Andrada
  • 17 I. Sabatini Charparin
  • 5 N. Barboza
  • 31 L. Petruchi
  • 41 G. Patritti

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