There is Torneo Clausura action scheduled for Friday as Vélez Sarsfield play against Instituto.
Full predictions, pre-match stats and user poll for Vélez Sarsfield v Instituto are shown on this page (including the best match odds).
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Vélez Sarsfield
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Vélez Sarsfield will be looking to improve on their last outing here following a 0-1 Torneo Apertura loss in their previous game against Gimna ' Plata.
In that game, Vélez Sarsfield had 71% possession and 27 shots on goal with 5 on target. For their opponents, Gimnasia y Esgrima got 6 shots at goal with 3 on target. Marcelo Torres (13') was the scorer for Gimna ' Plata.
Over their last six fixtures, Vélez Sarsfield have found the net a combined total of 6 times which gives them an average number of goals scored per match of 1.
Instituto
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Instituto will go into the meeting after a 0-2 Torneo Apertura win to beat Estudiantes Rio Cuarto in their most recent game.
In that game, Instituto had 57% possession and 22 shots at goal with 7 of them on target. For Instituto, the goals were scored by Jeremías Lázaro (18') and Jhon Córdoba (63'). For their opponents, Estudiantes Rio Cuarto got 9 attempts at goal with 2 on target.
A succession of effective displays from the Instituto defensive players has resulted in the number of goals they’ve conceded standing at 4 from their previous 6 fixtures in total. During the same time, their own forwards have managed to score 6. We will find out whether or not that trend will end up being sustained here.
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Head to head
Looking over their prior head-to-head clashes dating back to 29/10/2023 shows that Vélez Sarsfield have won 4 of these games & Instituto 1, with the tally of drawn matches standing at 1.
An aggregate of 6 goals were yielded between them in these games, with 4 of them from El Fortín and 2 belonging to La Gloria (The Glory). The average goals per game has been 1.
The last league contest featuring these sides was Torneo Apertura match day 1 on 23/01/2026 when it ended Instituto 0-1 Vélez Sarsfield.
That time, Instituto managed 47% possession and 13 attempts at goal with 5 on target.
Vélez Sarsfield had 7 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. Tobías Andrada (91') scored.
The referee was Andrés Merlos.
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Team News: Vélez Sarsfield
The Vélez Sarsfield boss doesn’t have any fitness concerns to speak of ahead of this clash with a fully healthy group ready to go.
It seems likely that El Fortín could employ a 4-2-3-1 system, utilising Tomás Marchiori, Joaquín García, Emanuel Mammana, Lisandro Magallan, Elias Gomez, Lucas Robertone, Claudio Baeza, Matías Pellegrini, Rodrigo Aliendro, Manuel Lanzini and Florian Monzon.
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Team News: Instituto
Owing to a completely injury-free group available to select from, the Instituto boss has zero fitness concerns at all ahead of this clash.
We reckon that La Gloria (The Glory) could decide to utilise a 3-4-2-1 formation, choosing Marcos Ledesma, Jonathan Galván, Leonel Mosevich, Fernando Alarcón, Giuliano Cerato, Gustavo Abregú, Matías Gallardo, Diego Sosa, Matias Tissera, Alex Luna and Jhon Córdoba.
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Prediction
We envisage that Instituto certainly have the ability to break down this Vélez Sarsfield lineup, although it probably won’t quite be enough to avoid a loss.
We are anticipating both teams to score in a 2-1 winning margin for Vélez Sarsfield when the full-time whistle blows. Expecting it to be very competitive.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for the game?
Checking out the betting prices for the game in the full-time result market, putting your money on Vélez Sarsfield can be had for 2.05, betting on a draw is 2.75 & putting your money on a victory for Instituto comes in at 3.9. Those are the best returns that can be secured as of now.
Peter Guest,
06:19 21/07/2026
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
Vélez Sarsfield
Formed: 1910
Stadium: The Estadio José Amalfitani (49,543)
Captain: Elias Gómez
Chairman: Luis Fabián Berlanga
Manager: Guillermo Barros Schelotto
Competitions: Torneo Clausura (Parent), Torneo Clausura (Zone A)