Sunday’s Torneo Apertura schedule will see Instituto battling it out with Sarmiento.
Our tips, poll and stats for Instituto v Sarmiento can all be found here (including the best match odds).
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Form Guide
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Instituto
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Instituto won’t want a repeat of their last result here after the 3-0 Torneo Apertura loss in their previous game against Rosario Central.
In that match, Instituto had 52% possession and 14 shots at goal with 0 on target. For their opponents, Rosario Central got 19 attempts at goal with 8 on target. Santiago López Grobin (8'), Gaspar Duarte (68') and Enzo Copetti (90') scored for Rosario Central.
Instituto have managed to score a sum total of 8 times in their past six outings. At the other end, the number of goals that have been scored against them in those same games amounts to 11.
Sarmiento
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Following on from tasting defeat last time out to Platense in Torneo Apertura action, Sarmiento and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.
In that match, Sarmiento managed 53% possession and 12 attempts on goal with 2 on target. At the other end, Platense got 11 attempts at goal with 4 on target. Guido Mainero (54') was the scorer for Platense.
A series of accomplished performances from the Sarmiento defensive players has seen the number of goals they’ve conceded standing at 3 from their previous 6 clashes combined. In that period of time, the number of goals that they have scored themselves is 3. We will just have to see if that trend can be continued on here.
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Head to head
The previous league match between the two was Primera División match day 1 on 10/05/2024 when it ended Sarmiento 1-2 Instituto.
On that day, Sarmiento had 39% possession and 15 shots on goal with 5 of them on target.
At the other end, Instituto had 9 shots on goal with 3 on target. Santiago Rodríguez (40', 55') and Nicolás Dubersarsky (48' Own goal) scored.
The referee was Sebastián Martinez.
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Team News: Instituto
The Instituto manager will be grateful not to have any fitness concerns to speak of before this match owing to a completely injury-free group available to choose from.
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Team News: Sarmiento
Due to a fully injury-free group available for selection, the Sarmiento boss does not have any fitness worries to report ahead of this game.
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Prediction
We’re of the view that Instituto will probably score a couple of goals when they come up against Sarmiento, who will be up against it to break down their defence.
Our selection here is for a comfortable 2-0 winning score for Instituto come full-time.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for this match?
Checking on the latest odds for this match in the WDW market, backing Instituto can be had for 1.83, backing a draw is 3.4 and taking a punt on victory for Sarmiento is 4.75. These are the most competitive bets being offered at the moment.
Renata Leite,
05:02 24/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Instituto
Formed: 1918
Stadium: The Estadio Juan Domingo Perón (26,000)
Captain: Fernando Alarcón
Chairman: Juan Manuel Cavagliatto
Manager: Daniel Jiménez
Competitions: Torneo Apertura (Parent), Torneo Apertura (Zone B), Torneo Clausura (Parent), Torneo Clausura (Zone B)
⭐ Key Player: Damián Puebla
Mostly taking up the Central Attacking Midfielder position, Damián Puebla was born in Córdoba, Argentina. Having made his senior debut playing for Instituto in the 2023 season, the gifted Midfielder has bagged 5 league goals in the Primera División 2024 campaign so far from a total of 27 appearances.