Defensa Y Justicia v Instituto Cordoba result

Full-time · Defensa Y Justicia 0–1 Instituto Cordoba

Liga Profesional Argentina · Fri, 16 Oct 2026 23:00 BST · Estadio Norberto Tomaghello

Updated 20 Oct 2026, 04:30 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Defensa Y Justicia · Instituto Cordoba

The model’s pre-match pick

Defensa Y Justicia 0–1 Instituto Cordoba — Instituto Cordoba won this Liga Profesional Argentina match. TACTIX’s pre-match model pick was Home or Draw.

Free pick

Home or Draw

Best price: 1.44 at Betano

What this price implies, and its fair odds with the margin removed →

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The record in this market: of the calls the model rated 70% or more on Home or Draw in the last 90 days, 75.3% of 1553 landed (95% range 73.1–77.4%); it had given them 75.1% on average. That is the market’s record, not a forecast for this pick. How accurate →

Match report, in numbers

The result

Instituto Cordoba won 1–0 at Estadio Norberto Tomaghello in Liga Profesional Argentina on Friday 16 October. Instituto Cordoba have scored in eight consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Instituto Cordoba led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Instituto Cordoba: J. Lázaro (23’).

How it turned

Replaying TACTIX’s published pre-match model through the match’s one key moment (goals and red cards), the biggest swing came with J. Lázaro’s goal on 23 minutes.

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) tell a different story: Defensa Y Justicia out-shot Instituto Cordoba 20 to 7 and created the better chances, 1.67 xG to 0.34 (the provider’s expected goals for this match). Variance.

Discipline

Andres Merlos, Argentina showed two yellow cards — against 4.7 yellows a game across the last 15 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Defensa Y Justicia: D. Fernandez (55’) and A. Molinas (90+1’).

What it changes

Instituto Cordoba are unbeaten in their last five matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, J. Lázaro (Instituto Cordoba) 8.7, M. Gallardo (Instituto Cordoba) 7.1 and Jeremías Lucco (Defensa Y Justicia) 6.8 led the match.

What the model said

The model’s free pick, Defensa Y Justicia or the draw, a Bronze-tier call, did not land — graded in the live track record like every other call. Bronze-tier calls in this market have landed 75.3% of the time in the last 90 days (1170 of 1553).

Next up

Defensa Y Justicia next travel to Talleres Cordoba on 24 October 2026.

Instituto Cordoba next host Deportivo Riestra on 27 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Defensa Y Justicia: Talleres Cordoba v Defensa Y Justicia, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Instituto Cordoba: Instituto Cordoba v Deportivo Riestra, Tuesday 27 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Defensa Y Justicia 0–1 Instituto Cordoba · Liga Profesional Argentina
Venue: Estadio Norberto Tomaghello · Gobernador Julio A. Costa
Referee: Andres Merlos, Argentina
Model coverage: 246 markets priced for this fixture
Head-to-head (last 3): Defensa Y Justicia 1 · draws 0 · Instituto Cordoba 2 · 2.67 goals/game
Recent form: Defensa Y Justicia 3W 1D 1L · Instituto Cordoba 3W 1D 1L

Defensa Y Justicia 0–1 Instituto Cordoba (Liga Profesional Argentina): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across 246 markets, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 20 October 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.63 / 1.88

Goals

against 0.63 / 1.13 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.25

over 8 matches

3.88 / 5.29

Corners

against 7 / 3.14 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

5.38 / 4

Shots on target

against 4.5 / 2.71 · 4 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

2.38 / 3.43

Cards

against 3.38 / 3.43 · 5 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 7 matches

4.73 yellows

Referee · Andres Merlos, Argentina

2.67 home / 2.07 away

over 15 matches

246

Markets analysed

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 10 October 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 10 October 2026. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Lines marked “our book” are this fixture’s; the rest are standard thresholds, not prices.
Per game	Defensa Y Justicia for / against	Line	Instituto Cordoba for / against
Goals scored	1.63 for · 0.63 against n 8 Last 5	2.25our book	1.88 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3.88 for · 7 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	5.29 for · 3.14 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	14.63 for · 17.75 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	13.29 for · 8.86 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	5.38 for · 4.5 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4 for · 2.71 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	14.38 for · 11.25 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	9.86 for · 10.29 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	2.38 for · 3.38 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	3.43 for · 3.43 against n 7 Last 5

Referee: Andres Merlos, Argentina — 4.73 yellow cards a game, 0.33 red cards, 19.8 fouls over 15 matches (2.67 to the home side, 2.07 to the away side).

Home 2.67Away 2.07

Defensa Y Justicia

Defensa Y Justicia — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 10 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
N. Roselli n 4	8.3	5.5 1/1	2.7 1/0	—
Ezequiel Burdin n 4	6.5	3.5 1/0	0 0/0	—
Jeremías Lucco n 8	50.1	3.4 6/4	1.8 6/2	—
D. Blanco n 8	30.5	2.6 4/1	2.6 5/1	—
S. Sosa n 8	77.9	1.9 7/5	1 5/1	—

Defensa Y Justicia — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 10 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
L. Fernandez n 8	70	2.9 8/5	1.3 6/2
Tomás Pérez n 8	27	2.9 5/1	0.8 2/0
N. Roselli n 4	8.3	2.7 1/0	2.7 1/0
Jeremías Lucco n 8	50.1	2.5 5/3	1.3 5/1
J. Gutierrez n 8	83.8	1.7 7/4	0.9 6/1

Defensa Y Justicia — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 10 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
D. Barbona n 8	72	0.3 2/0	0.6 4/0
Maximiliano Porcel n 8	29.5	0 0/0	0.8 1/1
L. Fernandez n 8	70	0.5 3/0	0.2 1/0
J. Gutierrez n 8	83.8	0.1 1/0	0.5 4/0
C. Perez n 8	70.5	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0

Defensa Y Justicia — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 10 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
D. Domínguez n 3	44.3	6.8 3/3
N. Roselli n 4	8.3	5.5 1/1
J. Lopez n 8	24.1	5.1 5/2
A. Hausch n 8	26.9	3.8 5/2
Ezequiel Burdin n 4	6.5	3.5 1/0

Defensa Y Justicia — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 10 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Matías Borgogno n 8	86	3.9 7/6

Instituto Cordoba

Instituto Cordoba — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 10 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
N. Guerra n 8	31.9	4.2 6/4	1.4 3/1	—
I. Méndez n 8	22.1	3.1 4/1	0 0/0	—
J. Córdoba n 8	46.5	2.7 7/3	0.5 2/0	—
J. Acevedo n 8	8.8	2.6 2/0	0 0/0	—
Facundo Suárez n 8	23.4	2.4 2/2	1 2/0	—

Instituto Cordoba — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 10 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Facundo Suárez n 8	23.4	3.9 6/2	1.4 2/1
N. Guerra n 8	31.9	3.2 7/2	0.4 1/0
A. Luna n 8	82.9	3 8/6	1.5 5/2
J. Acevedo n 8	8.8	2.6 2/0	1.3 1/0
M. Tissera n 8	64.5	1.6 5/3	0.7 4/0

Instituto Cordoba — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 10 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Luna n 8	82.9	0.3 2/0	0.4 2/1
H. De La Fuente n 8	41.1	0.5 2/0	0 0/0
Facundo Suárez n 8	23.4	0.5 1/0	0 0/0
L. Mosevich n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
G. Cerato n 8	76.6	0.4 3/0	0 0/0

Instituto Cordoba — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 10 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Gallardo n 8	88.1	4.9 8/8
I. Méndez n 8	22.1	4.1 5/2
J. Acevedo n 8	8.8	3.9 1/1
F. Alarcón n 8	86.3	2.9 8/6
J. Lázaro n 8	59.1	2.3 6/3

Instituto Cordoba — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 10 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. Ledesma n 8	90	1.5 2/2

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Defensa Y Justicia		Instituto Cordoba
67%	Possession	33%
1.67	Expected goals (xG)	0.34
20	Shots	7
3	Shots on target	3
13	Shots off target	4
4	Blocked shots	0
12	Shots inside the box	2
6	Corners	5
3	Offsides	1
14	Fouls	8
2	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	3
564	Passes	269
85%	Pass accuracy	70%

Defensa Y Justicia player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Matías Borgogno	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
D. Fernandez	90	1	0	1	3	Y	7.5
D. Martinez	90	2	0	1	5	0	6.9
C. Perez	90	0	0	1	3	0	7.2
Jeremías Lucco	90	0	0	4	5	0	7
D. Barbona	90	2	1	1	0	0	6
L. Fernandez	90	5	1	0	0	0	6.3
D. Domínguez	89	0	0	2	0	0	6.5
Maximiliano Porcel	81	1	0	3	0	0	7.3
J. Gutierrez	71	3	1	2	0	0	6.9
V. Loza	70	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
A. Portillo sub	20	1	0	1	0	0	6.9
Tiziano Perrotta sub	19	1	0	0	0	0	6.2
A. Molinas sub	9	0	0	0	0	Y	6.9
A. Hausch sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	–

Instituto Cordoba player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
M. Ledesma	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.6
J. Galván	90	0	0	0	0	1	6.9
L. Mosevich	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
F. Alarcón	90	0	0	0	0	3	8
M. Gallardo	90	0	1	0	1	5	7.7
D. Sosa	90	0	0	0	1	1	6.9
G. Abregú	89	0	0	0	0	1	7.5
H. De La Fuente	74	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
J. Lázaro	74	1	1	1	2	3	8.2
A. Luna	73	0	3	1	0	2	6.9
M. Tissera	65	0	1	1	1	4	7
Facundo Suárez sub	25	0	1	0	0	0	6.3
J. Acevedo sub	17	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
J. Córdoba sub	16	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
A. Meli sub	16	0	0	0	0	2	7.2
I. Méndez sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	–

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Defensa Y Justicia v Instituto Cordoba — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Defensa Y JusticiaLWDWW

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 1.8 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

Instituto CordobaLWWWD

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 2.6 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 3

Defensa Y Justicia 1 · 0 draws · Instituto Cordoba 2 · 2.67 goals/game

2026-04-07 Instituto Cordoba 2–0 Defensa Y Justicia
2024-08-24 Instituto Cordoba 4–1 Defensa Y Justicia
2023-04-15 Defensa Y Justicia 1–0 Instituto Cordoba

League standing · 2026

Defensa Y Justicia#3 pos24 pts13 pl+6 GD

Instituto Cordoba#1 pos29 pts13 pl+10 GD

Goals per game

Defensa Y Justicia scored1.38

Instituto Cordoba scored1.54

Defensa Y Justicia conceded0.92

Instituto Cordoba conceded0.77

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Frequently asked questions

What was the model’s pick for Defensa Y Justicia v Instituto Cordoba?: TACTIX’s free model pick for Defensa Y Justicia v Instituto Cordoba was Home or Draw (best price 1.44 at Betano).
What is the head-to-head record between Defensa Y Justicia and Instituto Cordoba?: In their last 3 meetings, Defensa Y Justicia won 1, Instituto Cordoba won 2 and there were 0 draws, averaging 2.67 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Defensa Y Justicia and Instituto Cordoba?: Recent form — Defensa Y Justicia 3W 1D 1L; Instituto Cordoba 3W 1D 1L.

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