National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Instituto or Huracán that keep their silverware dream alive.
The visiting Huracán played their last game only four days ago, a Superliga match.
Instituto form and stats
44 points is a decent return from 18 Primera B Nacional games here at Estadio Juan Domingo Perón for Instituto. The data says 13 wins, 5 draws and 0 losses.
In their previous game, the manager Dabove led his Instituto to a defeat away at River Plate. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estadio Juan Domingo Perón. Roffo had a busy but productive day in the River Plate match. Despite making six saves the loss could not be prevented. Rodríguez, an attacker, was the highest rated performer for the side in that game, receiving a rating of 7.42 (out of 10). Rodríguez scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a Superliga home game that ended 1-1 versus Racing Club.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Belgrano are coming to town in four days.
A decent goal production from Instituto in their home games so far, with 29 goals from 18 league matches. Defensively Instituto have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (7 in 18 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Huracán form and stats
Huracán's mission in Copa Argentina last season failed in the 1st round.Huracán delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Newell's Old Boys in their previous match. Attacker Mazzantti got a player rating of 7.74 in the game. "Man of the match" Mazzantti scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times.
A 0-1 defeat away at Gimnasia La Plata before that.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only one day as another away game awaits: The Copa Sudamericana trip to Guarani.
Head 2 Head
Instituto have won or drawn the last 7 games (4-3-0) facing Huracán.Top Goalscorers
![]() A. Martínez 7 goals | ![]() N. Cordero 4 goals | ![]() S. Rodríguez 3 goals |
Instituto missing players
Huracán missing players
| Instituto | Huracán | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | ||
| 9 | 7 | Drew | D | 2 | 9 | ||
| 9 | 2 | Lost | L | 10 | 13 | ||
| 22 | 13 | Scored | S | 3 | 15 | ||
| 31 | 11 | Conceded | C | 15 | 28 | ||
| 84% | 79% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 84% | ||
| 68% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 42% | 52% | ||
| 32% | 21% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 17% | 24% | ||
| 20% | 7% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 40% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 36% | ||
| 32% | 43% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 20% | ||
| 44% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 60% | ||
| 5 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.8 | ||
| 4.6 | 3.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 3.6 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.5 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | ||
| 12.3 | 13.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.3 | 13.2 | ||
| 3.3 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.9 | 4 | ||
| 27% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 9% | 15% | ||
| 11.6 | 8.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.8 | 11.6 | ||
| 4.9 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 3.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Belgrano | 36 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 48 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 25 | 79 |
| 2 | Instituto | 36 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 48 | 23 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 25 | 68 |
| 3 | San Martín Tucumán | 36 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 45 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 24 | 66 |
| 4 | Gimnasia Mendoza | 36 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 41 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 21 | 64 |
| 5 | All Boys | 36 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 45 | 33 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 31 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 12 | 60 |
| 6 | Estudiantes Rio Cuarto | 36 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 39 | 29 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 58 |
| 7 | Estudiantes Caseros | 36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 33 | 27 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 57 |
| 8 | Almagro | 36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 35 | 33 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 2 | 57 |
| 9 | Independiente Rivadavia | 36 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 45 | 34 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 10 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 11 | 56 |
| 10 | Chaco For Ever | 36 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 38 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 18 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 55 |
| 11 | Deportivo Riestra | 36 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 34 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 54 |
| 12 | Defensores de Belgrano | 36 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 37 | 30 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 54 |
| 13 | Deportivo Morón | 36 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 31 | 21 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 53 |
| 14 | San Martin San Juan | 36 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 50 | 42 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 41 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 28 | 8 | 51 |
| 15 | Chacarita Juniors | 36 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 48 | 44 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 28 | 4 | 48 |
| 16 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 36 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 32 | 34 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 21 | -2 | 47 |
| 17 | Deportivo Madryn | 36 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 44 | 42 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 2 | 46 |
| 18 | Atlanta | 36 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 33 | 32 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 46 |
| 19 | Quilmes | 36 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 42 | 46 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 32 | -4 | 46 |
| 20 | Deportivo Maipú | 36 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 39 | 32 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 27 | 15 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 45 |
| 21 | Atletico Mitre | 36 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 36 | 37 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 19 | -1 | 45 |
| 22 | Brown de Adrogué | 36 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 39 | 39 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 0 | 44 |
| 23 | Gimnasia Jujuy | 36 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 38 | 50 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 17 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 33 | -12 | 44 |
| 24 | Guillermo Brown | 36 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 30 | 43 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 30 | -13 | 43 |
| 25 | Almirante Brown | 36 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 38 | 43 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 24 | -5 | 42 |
| 26 | Temperley | 36 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 34 | 41 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 25 | -7 | 41 |
| 27 | Club Atletico Guemes | 36 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 35 | 18 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 21 | -7 | 39 |
| 28 | San Telmo | 36 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 36 | 52 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 37 | -16 | 39 |
| 29 | Atlético Rafaela | 36 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 40 | 43 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 17 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 26 | -3 | 38 |
| 30 | Agropecuario | 36 | 7 | 17 | 12 | 25 | 30 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 18 | -5 | 38 |
| 31 | Villa Dalmine | 36 | 7 | 17 | 12 | 36 | 48 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 29 | -12 | 38 |
| 32 | Alvarado | 36 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 31 | 46 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 29 | -15 | 37 |
| 33 | Tristan Suarez | 36 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 37 | 45 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 24 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 21 | -8 | 35 |
| 34 | Nueva Chicago | 36 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 33 | 48 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 32 | -15 | 32 |
| 35 | Flandria | 36 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 49 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 27 | -19 | 31 |
| 36 | Deportivo Santamarina | 36 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 29 | 58 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 26 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 32 | -29 | 29 |
| 37 | Sacachispas | 36 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 21 | 41 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 23 | -20 | 27 |