Vélez Sarsfield vs Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza prediction, odds and how to watch

Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza made their home advantage count with a controlled 1-0 win over Central Cordoba SdE, a headed goal on 66 minutes sealing three points that the underlying numbers thoroughly support.

Vélez Sarsfield ground out a 1-0 home win over Instituto, scoring on the stroke of half-time and then defending their lead with a ferocity Instituto simply could not match. Instituto had 19 shots. They scored none.

Gimnasia La Plata earned a composed and disciplined away victory at Vélez Sarsfield, their single goal proving enough to deny the home side in a tight Argentine Liga Profesional contest.

Two of Argentine football's great institutions meet at the Estadio José Amalfitani on Monday 3 August, with Vélez defending third place in the Liga Profesional standings against an Independiente side that scores freely but defends with worrying generosity.

It's match day. Talleres Córdoba host Vélez Sarsfield tonight at 11pm UK time in the Argentine Liga Profesional. Both sides are drifting at the wrong moment. Jay Thompson breaks it all down before kick-off.

San Lorenzo host Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza on Tuesday night in a Liga Profesional fixture where the home side's defensive fragility at the Nuevo Gasómetro collides with a visiting side that simply cannot score on the road. Sophie Hargreaves breaks down the patterns that matter.

Gimnasia y Esgrima Mendoza carry genuine home momentum into Sunday's Liga Profesional fixture against Central Cordoba SdE, a visiting side that has failed to win any of their last four away matches and scored just once on the road in that run.

Vélez are slipping at exactly the wrong time, Instituto are quietly putting wins together, and Sunday night in Buenos Aires could be a proper occasion. Here's everything you need to know.