Instituto 2-1 Platense: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Liga Profesional Argentina Matchday 2 · Thursday 30 July 2026 · Estadio Juan Domingo Perón, Ciudad de Córdoba · referee L. Lobo Medina · full time
Full time: Instituto 2-1 Platense
Instituto won 2-1 at home to Platense in Liga Profesional Argentina Matchday 2 on Thursday 30 July 2026. The goals: Giuliano Cerato 13', Matías Tissera 55', Héctor Bobadilla 90+4'.
How Instituto won it
Giuliano Cerato put Instituto ahead in the 13th minute, set up by Diego Sosa. Matías Tissera made it 2-0 to Instituto in the 55th minute, set up by Diego Sosa. Héctor Bobadilla made it 2-1 to Platense in the 90th minute (+4), set up by Juan Carlos Gauto.
It was 1-0 at half-time.
The referee, L. Lobo Medina, showed 4 yellow cards: 2 to Instituto and 2 to Platense.
Instituto: D. Flores, 3-4-2-1 · Platense: W. Zunino, 4-3-3.
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 0.89 for Instituto and 2.43 for Platense.
Instituto scored about 1.1 more than their chances were worth: clinical finishing, or a goalkeeper having a bad day.
Platense left about 1.4 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.
Platense created the better chances, 2.43 xG to 0.89, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.
Instituto had 6 shots on target, Platense 3.
Platense had 53% 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.
Platense came into it with 30 Liga Profesional Argentina matches played, scoring 0.8 and conceding 1.2 a match, with 1.12 expected goals for and 1.37 against, and had won 20% of their matches.
Instituto vs Platense: the match in numbers
| Instituto | Match statistics | Platense |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Ball possession | 53% |
| 0.89 | Expected goals (xG) | 2.43 |
| 16 | Total shots | 15 |
| 6 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 3 | Big chances | 0 |
| 370 | Total passes | 437 |
| 77% | Pass accuracy | 82% |
| 5 | Corners | 4 |
| 18 | Fouls | 12 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 8 | Tackles | 18 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 2 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Diego Sosa (Instituto), rated 7.8 by Sportmonks, with 2 assists.
Instituto
- Diego Sosa 7.8 2 assists
- Giuliano Cerato 7.4 1 goal
- Matías Gallardo 7.4
- Matías Tissera 7.3 1 goal
- Gustavo Abregú 7.1
Platense
- Bautista Merlini 7.8
- Martín Barrios 7.5
- Héctor Bobadilla 7.5 1 goal
- Juan Pablo Cozzani 7.5
- Juan Carlos Gauto 7.0 1 assist
The lowest-rated starter was Agustín Lagos at 6.0. 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
- Platense: Platense vs Central Cordoba SdE Monday 2 November 2026 · Liga Profesional Argentina
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Questions about Instituto vs Platense
What was the score in Instituto vs Platense?
Instituto 2-1 Platense (half-time 1-0), Liga Profesional Argentina, Thursday 30 July 2026.
Who scored in Instituto vs Platense?
Giuliano Cerato 13', Matías Tissera 55', Héctor Bobadilla 90+4'.
Did Moneyball predict Instituto vs Platense 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 Platense?
Diego Sosa, rated 7.8 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Instituto vs Platense?
L. Lobo Medina.
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