This fixture involves two contenders dwelling in the lower section of the Primera B Nacional, Instituto holding 16th spot and Villa Dálmine sitting at 14th. A nice chance for one of the contenders to improve their position.
- Villa Dálmine have the most matches under the total-line (16) in Primera B Nacional
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
The story so far in the Primera B Nacional for Instituto at their home stadium (Estadio Juan Domingo Perón) is 4 wins, 8 draws and 4 defeats.
Instituto lost their last game at San Martin San Juan (placed 12th) after a 0-1 scoreline.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Brown de Adrogue that ended 2-2.Instituto are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 16 goals in 16 games. Instituto's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 17 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Villa Dálmine form and stats
There's been little loot from Villa Dálmine's travels as they have only collected 13 points from 16 away games in the Primera B Nacional. Villa Dálmine only have 2 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 7 draws. With three draws in a row for Dálmine the feeling in the team is perhaps one of both relief and disappointment.
There were no winners in Dálmine's previous match, a Primera B Nacional home game that ended 1-1 vs Gimnasia Jujuy (placed 6th).
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Tristan Suarez that ended 1-1.Goals are few and far between in Dálmine's away league games. Only 7 goals from 16 travels. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. It's not easy to score on Dálmine as they have only conceded 14 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
This was the final score when the contenders played each other earlier this season; Villa Dálmine - Instituto 1-2. As for the last seven games between these two teams, there's two Instituto victories, two draws and three Villa Dálmine wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  F. Bersano 6 goals |   R. Garro 5 goals | J. Molina 5 goals |
Instituto missing players
Villa Dálmine missing players
| Instituto | Villa Dálmine | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 32 | 16 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 16 | 32 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 15 | 8 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 31 | 16 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 7 | 23 |
| 38 | 17 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 14 | 26 |
| 84% | 81% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 75% | 78% |
| 72% | 69% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 50% | 53% |
| 44% | 44% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 6% | 12% |
| 16% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| 62% | 62% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 25% | 38% |
| 25% | 31% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 31% | 38% |
| 28% | 25% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 69% | 47% |
| 4.4 | 4.1 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.8 |
| 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.5 | 5.3 |
| 2.2 | 2.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 9.5 | 8.6 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 8.5 | 9.4 |
| 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
| 28% | 29% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 8% | 13% | 20% |
- Instituto have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Villa Dálmine have scored away.
- Villa Dálmine have the fewest scored goals (7) away in Primera B Nacional
- Villa Dálmine have the most matches under the total-line (16) in Primera B Nacional
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Barracas Central | 32 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 37 | 32 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 52 |
| 2 | Independiente Rivadavia | 32 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 44 | 38 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 50 |
| 3 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 31 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 42 | 26 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 48 |
| 4 | Club Atletico Guemes | 31 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 35 | 28 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 48 |
| 5 | Deportivo Moron | 32 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 33 | 33 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 0 | 47 |
| 6 | Gimnasia Jujuy | 32 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 31 | 28 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 3 | 46 |
| 7 | Brown de Adrogue | 32 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 38 | 37 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 1 | 44 |
| 8 | Tristan Suarez | 32 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 43 | 42 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 1 | 43 |
| 9 | Almagro | 31 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 39 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 3 | 42 |
| 10 | Defensores de Belgrano | 31 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 27 | 29 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 15 | -2 | 41 |
| 11 | All Boys | 32 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 30 | 29 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 39 |
| 12 | San Martin San Juan | 32 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 37 | 35 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 38 |
| 13 | Atletico Rafaela | 32 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 33 | 34 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 19 | -1 | 37 |
| 14 | Villa Dálmine | 32 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 23 | 26 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | -3 | 37 |
| 15 | San Telmo | 32 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 33 | 47 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 35 | -14 | 37 |
| 16 | Instituto | 32 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 31 | 38 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 21 | -7 | 36 |
| 17 | Deportivo Santamarina | 32 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 23 | 32 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 19 | -9 | 32 |
| 18 | Guillermo Brown | 32 | 5 | 16 | 11 | 23 | 32 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -9 | 31 |