The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Instituto are in the 8th position while the guests worry at 11th.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Instituto form and stats
When playing at home in the Primera B Nacional, Instituto have managed 3 wins, 2 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 6 games.
Instituto manager C. Zabala and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus San Martín Tucumán (placed 1st) in the Primera B Nacional. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Gimnasia Mendoza (1-2).
Instituto have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio Presidente Peron with 10 goals in 6 league matches. Instituto are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Presidente Peron in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 5 from 6 matches.
Almagro form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Almagro so far with only 4 points returning home. The records show 0-4-2 (win-draw-lose).
The Almagro goalkeeper Joaquin Matias Papaleo is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 299 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Almagro are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the Primera B Nacional against Deportivo Santamarina (placed 15th). Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Gimnasia Jujuy.
The attacking power of Almagro when travelling is not overwhelming with 4 goals scored from 6 league matches away. As opposed to that, Almagro have seen the ball go into their own net 7 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last nine meetings: 3 - 4 - 2 (Instituto wins - draws - Almagro wins). As for goals, 2 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 7 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Martínez 6 goals |
Instituto missing players
Almagro missing players
| Instituto | Almagro | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 6 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 18 | 10 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 17 | 5 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 7 | 10 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 83% | 77% |
| 86% | 83% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 67% | 38% |
| 43% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 17% | 15% |
| 14% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 17% | 8% |
| 14% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 67% | 38% |
| 36% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 17% | 38% |
| 21% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 33% | 46% |
| 5.1 | 5.3 | 6.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.8 | 4.6 |
| 5.2 | 4.2 | 3.2 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5 | 4.9 |
| 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 146 | 71 | 47 | Total Shots | T S | 20 | 39 | 88 |
| 63 | 32 | 17 | Shots on Target | S O | 11 | 18 | 36 |
| 29% | 31% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 22% | 22% |
- Almagro have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Almagro have yet to win a game away.
- Instituto has the most dropped points from leading position (9)
- Instituto have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Instituto have scored more than double the goals of Almagro.
- Instituto haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | San Martín Tucumán | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 31 |
| 2 | Sarmiento | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 27 |
| 3 | Defensores de Belgrano | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 23 |
| 4 | Deportivo Riestra | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 22 |
| 5 | Tigre | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 19 |
| 6 | Villa Dalmine | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 18 |
| 7 | Atlético Rafaela | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 18 |
| 8 | Instituto | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 17 |
| 9 | Gimnasia Jujuy | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -2 | 17 |
| 10 | Gimnasia Mendoza | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -3 | 17 |
| 11 | Almagro | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 15 |
| 12 | Quilmes | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 15 |
| 13 | Brown de Adrogué | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | -4 | 14 |
| 14 | Chacarita Juniors | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -10 | 13 |
| 15 | Deportivo Santamarina | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -4 | 12 |
| 16 | All Boys | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -10 | 9 |