9 October 2026, 22:30 UTC

Instituto Cordoba vs Boca Juniors Liga Profesional Argentina prediction & result

Estadio Presidente Peron, Cordoba
Referee: Leandro Rey Hilfer, Argentina
Full time2 – 2

Final score: Instituto Cordoba 2-2 Boca Juniors.

Before kick-off the model made it 35% Instituto Cordoba, 31% draw, 34% Boca Juniors — fair odds of 2.86, 3.23 and 2.94.

Most likely scoreline: 1-0.

The model got this one wrong.

Published · updated

Has the model earned this number?

Instituto Cordoba at 35%: of 4,756 settled 30–40% forecasts, 33.3% came in (average 33.7%). It can be read literally. The full record.

How the model saw it, minute by minute

Instituto Cordoba3%Draw94%Boca Juniors3%

Rebuilt after the match from the model's pre-match expected goals, frozen in the log before kick-off, plus the score and cards as they stood at each minute — never anything later. A ball marks each of the 4 goals. The same replay scores the in-play model on the track record.

Match analysis

Match timeline

⚽Fernando Alarcon
14'
Gustavo Abregú
22'
23'
⚽Enner Valencia
🔁Giuliano Ceratoout: Hernán De La Fuente
45'
⚽Jonathan Galvánassist: Leonel Mosevich
48'
53'
Williams Alarcón
55'
🔁Milton Delgadoout: Leandro Paredes
55'
🔁Enner Valenciaout: Miguel Merentiel
56'
⚽Miguel Merentielassist: Lautaro Blanco
🔁Matías Tisseraout: Facundo Ezquel Suarez
71'
🔁Jeremías Ezequiel Lázaroout: Jhon Córdoba
71'
71'
🔁Leandro Paredesout: Santiago Ascacibar
71'
🔁Sebastián Villaout: Ángel Romero
76'
Malcon Braida
79'
Santiago Ascacibar
Alex Luna
79'
Fernando Alarcon
80'
Matías Gallardo
85'
🔁Alex Lunaout: Lucas Martín Sanseviero Pérez
88'
🔁Matías Gallardoout: Juan Ignacio Méndez
88'

Match stats — Instituto Cordoba vs Boca Juniors

31%Possession69%
12Shots11
4On target3
4Corners2
0.75xG1.74

Goals against chances

Instituto Cordoba2 from 0.75 xGmore than the chances were worth
Boca Juniors2 from 1.74 xGabout what the chances were worth

Expected goals totals what the openings were worth, so the gap between it and the score is the finishing — and the luck. Under half a goal either way is called level: xG is an estimate and a smaller gap than that is inside its own error.

Line-ups

Instituto Cordoba 3-4-2-1
  • 29M. LedesmaG
  • 30J. GalvánD
  • 26L. MosevichD
  • 6F. AlarcónD
  • 44G. CeratoM
  • 55G. AbregúM
  • 15M. GallardoM
  • 3D. SosaM
  • 21J. LázaroM
  • 10A. LunaM
  • 17M. TisseraF
Substitutes
  • 8J. AcevedoM
  • 32A. BravoD
  • 20J. CórdobaM
  • 2H. De La FuenteD
  • 11M. FonsecaF
  • 7N. GuerraF
  • 22A. MassaccesiD
  • 23J. MeliD
  • 13I. MéndezM
Coach: Diego Flores
Boca Juniors 4-2-3-1
  • 1Á. MonteroG
  • 27M. BraidaD
  • 2L. Di LolloD
  • 26Marco PellegrinoD
  • 3L. BlancoD
  • 15W. AlarcónM
  • 18M. DelgadoM
  • 19L. FloresM
  • 7C. PalaciosM
  • 22S. VillaM
  • 13E. ValenciaF
Substitutes
  • 6R. BattagliaM
  • 25S. AscacíbarM
  • 12L. BreyG
  • 32A. CostaD
  • 4N. FigalD
  • 9M. GiménezF
  • 24D. GorositoD
  • 42F. HerreraD
  • 16M. MerentielF
Coach: R. Arruabarrena

Form going into Instituto Cordoba vs Boca Juniors

Instituto Cordoba

All competitions we cover

  • W4-1away to Independiente2 October 2026
  • W3-1Talleres Cordoba20 September 2026
  • W2-1Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto15 September 2026
  • L2-3away to Union Santa Fe8 September 2026
  • W1-0San Lorenzo1 September 2026

Boca Juniors

All competitions we cover

  • W3-0Union Santa Fe3 October 2026
  • W2-0away to San Lorenzo20 September 2026
  • W3-1Central Cordoba de Santiago12 September 2026
  • D2-2away to Gimnasia Mendoza5 September 2026
  • W1-0Lanus29 August 2026

What these results say

Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first; context, not the model's input. How to read this.

Liga Profesional Argentina table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPts
1Instituto Cordoba1610422615+1134
2Boca Juniors169612414+1033

Where the two sides stand today, not on the day of this match. Full table

Head-to-head: Instituto Cordoba vs Boca Juniors

  • 22 March 2026Boca Juniors 2–0 Instituto CordobaLiga Profesional Argentina
  • 28 July 2024Instituto Cordoba 0–0 Boca JuniorsLiga Profesional Argentina
  • 19 March 2023Boca Juniors 2–3 Instituto CordobaLiga Profesional Argentina

Leading scorers: Instituto Cordoba and Boca Juniors

Instituto Cordoba

No player in Liga Profesional Argentina's leading scorers — 26 league goals as a side.

Boca Juniors

GoalsAssists

  • M. Merentiel92

Top 3 by league goals this season; player availability is not in the model. How to read this.

The result against the call

Instituto Cordoba and Boca Juniors drew 2–2. The model had leaned towards a win for Instituto Cordoba at 35% and given a draw 31%. At that figure it expects the outcome about once in every 3 matches like this one. The goals: Fernando Alarcon 14' for Instituto Cordoba, Enner Valencia 23' for Boca Juniors, Jonathan Galván 48' for Instituto Cordoba, Miguel Merentiel 56' for Boca Juniors. On expected goals it finished 0.75–1.74.

What this result changed

Before kick-off the season simulation gave Instituto Cordoba a 55.3% chance to finish top of the Clausura Group A: 78.0% after a win, 55.1% after a draw, 34.4% after a defeat. The draw was the middle one of the three, and left the figure about where it was, at 55.1%.

For Boca Juniors the question was the chance to finish top of the Clausura Group A, 20.1% going in: 37.8% after a win, 15.0% after a draw, 3.8% after a defeat. The draw was the middle one of the three, and left the figure at 15.0%, 5.1 points lower than before the match.

Read from our Liga Profesional Argentina season simulation as it stood before this match (10,000 runs), counting this result alone. Every result since then has moved the table again, so today's figure is on the competition page.

Statistical estimate, not betting advice This prediction is generated from a statistical model for entertainment and informational purposes only. It does not guarantee any outcome and should not be used as the basis for placing a bet.