The visiting Gimnasia Mendoza side should be favourites in this visit to Instituto, as the away team holds a 13 point advantage from their 23 league games this season.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Instituto form and stats
Instituto's struggle is real here at Estadio Juan Domingo Perón with only 11 points collected from 11 games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly 3-2-6.In their previous game, the manager C. Zabala led his Instituto to a defeat in the Primera B Nacional match away at Platense. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estadio Juan Domingo Perón. The points were shared before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Almagro.
Instituto are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home, having created 14 goals in 11 matches. On the other hand, Instituto have conceded 15 goals.
Gimnasia Mendoza form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Gimnasia Mendoza so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 1-5-5 (win-draw-lose).Gimnasia Mendoza's last game was the home draw against Deportivo Santamarina (3-3). Ahead of that match was the victory versus Gimnasia Jujuy at their stadium, the result 2-1.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Gimnasia Mendoza as they have only managed to score 8 times from 11 away games. In the opposite end, Gimnasia Mendoza have conceded 17 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  P. Vegetti 15 goals |   P. Cucchi 15 goals |  M. Klimowicz 5 goals |
Instituto missing players
Gimnasia Mendoza missing players
| Instituto | Gimnasia Mendoza | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | Played | 11 | 23 |
| 25 | 14 | Scored | 8 | 27 |
| 31 | 15 | Conceded | 17 | 30 |
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 82% | 91% |
| 65% | 64% | Over 1.5 | 73% | 74% |
| 39% | 36% | Over 2.5 | 36% | 48% |
| 22% | 27% | Over 3.5 | 27% | 22% |
| 9% | 18% | Over 4.5 | 9% | 9% |
| 48% | 45% | Both teams to score | 55% | 52% |
| 13% | 18% | Clean Sheet | 18% | 26% |
| 39% | 36% | Failed To Score | 45% | 30% |
| 5.7 | 7.3 | Corners For (avg) | 4.5 | 3.7 |
| 3.5 | 3 | Corners Against (avg) | 5 | 3.9 |
| 2.3 | 1.8 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 2.2 | 1.5 |
| 3 | 0 | Red Cards (total) | 8 | 8 |
- Instituto hasn't played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 43 |
| 2 | Sarmiento | 23 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 43 |
| 3 | Nueva Chicago | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 42 |
| 4 | Mitre de Salta | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 27 |
| 4 | Platense | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 38 |
| 5 | Almagro | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 37 |
| 6 | Central Cordoba SdE | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 36 |
| 7 | Gimnasia Mendoza | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 30 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -3 | 36 |
| 8 | Independiente Rivadavia | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 35 |
| 8 | Central Córdoba | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 25 |
| 9 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 1 | 35 |
| 10 | Atletico Mitre | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -1 | 35 |
| 11 | Agropecuario | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 33 |
| 12 | Brown de Adrogué | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 33 |
| 13 | Villa Dálmine | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 32 |
| 14 | Temperley | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 30 |
| 15 | Defensores de Belgrano | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -3 | 29 |
| 16 | Deportivo Morón | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 27 |
| 17 | Atlético Rafaela | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 14 | -2 | 25 |
| 18 | Guillermo Brown | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -3 | 25 |
| 19 | Olimpo | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 33 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 21 | -10 | 25 |
| 20 | Gimnasia Jujuy | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -5 | 24 |
| 21 | Quilmes | 23 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -5 | 23 |
| 22 | Instituto | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 16 | -6 | 23 |
| 23 | Deportivo Santamarina | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 23 |
| 24 | Chacarita Juniors | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -13 | 23 |
| 25 | Los Andes | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | -8 | 20 |
