Instituto 1-0 Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

How Instituto won it

Alex Luna put Instituto ahead in the 80th minute, set up by Jeremías Lázaro.

It was 0-0 at half-time, and the second half changed the result.

The referee, S. Zunino, showed 9 yellow cards: 4 to Instituto and 5 to Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza. Alex Luna missed a penalty for Instituto in the 76 minute.

Instituto: D. Flores, 3-4-2-1 · Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza: D. Franco Gatti, 5-3-2.

Moneyball's prediction against the result

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Why it went this way

On the day the expected goals were 0.31 for Instituto and 2.49 for Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza.

Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza left about 2.5 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.

Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza created the better chances, 2.49 xG to 0.31, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.

Instituto had 7 shots on target, Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza 0.

Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza's goalkeeper made 6 saves.

Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza had 52% of the ball, but Instituto took the points.

Where the two sides stood before this match

Instituto came into it with 29 Liga Profesional Argentina matches played, scoring 1.3 and conceding 0.9 a match, with 1.37 expected goals for and 0.80 against, and had won 52% of their matches.

Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza came into it with 30 Liga Profesional Argentina matches played, scoring 1.0 and conceding 1.2 a match, with 1.01 expected goals for and 1.58 against, and had won 37% of their matches.

Instituto vs Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: César Rigamonti (Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza), rated 8.0 by Sportmonks.

Instituto

• Jeremías Lázaro 7.4 1 assist
• Diego Sosa 7.2
• Leonel Mosevich 7.2
• Giuliano Cerato 7.2
• Gustavo Abregú 7.1

Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza

• César Rigamonti 8.0
• Germán Guiffrey 7.0
• Fermín Antonini 6.9
• Facundo Lencioni 6.8
• Ezequiel Muñoz 6.8

The lowest-rated starter was Jonatan Galván at 6.3. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.

What comes next

• Instituto: Instituto vs Deportivo Riestra Tuesday 27 October 2026 · Liga Profesional Argentina
• Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza: Lanús vs Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza Sunday 1 November 2026 · Liga Profesional Argentina

Each preview has Moneyball's estimate for the next match, published before kick-off and marked against the result afterwards, as this one is.

Questions about Instituto vs Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza

What was the score in Instituto vs Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza?

Instituto 1-0 Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza (half-time 0-0), Liga Profesional Argentina, Sunday 9 August 2026.

Who scored in Instituto vs Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza?

Alex Luna 80'.

Did Moneyball predict Instituto vs Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza correctly?

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Who was man of the match in Instituto vs Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza?

César Rigamonti, rated 8.0 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed Instituto vs Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza?

S. Zunino.