Vélez Sarsfield 3-2 Tigre result, stats and report

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.

Estudiantes de Río Cuarto produced one of the most improbable results of the Argentine Liga Profesional season, holding off a dominant Tigre side to claim three precious points through a headed goal in the seventieth minute. It was a victory that belonged entirely to the team with less of everything, except the one thing that matters.

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.

Belgrano arrive at Victor Martínez Luro with six wins from their last ten and a momentum slope pointing upward. But Tigre's structural compactness at home and the evidence pointing firmly toward a tight, low-scoring game means the visitor's form may not translate the way punters expect. Sophie Hargreaves breaks down the patterns.

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.

A side that has won just once all season hosts a Tigre outfit struggling for momentum of its own, making Sunday's fixture in Río Cuarto one of the most consequential matches of the Argentine Liga Profesional weekend.

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.