A peek at the Superliga table shows that this is top- versus mid-table, but there's a lot more information available. Check out our Boca Juniors - Instituto match guide!
- Boca Juniors have not yet lost a game at home.
- All of Instituto's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Boca Juniors form and stats
2-2-0 (win-draw-lost) are the Superliga numbers at home for Boca Juniors so far this season.
Figal was the last player to score a league goal for Juniors and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Boca Juniors haven't scored in 183 minutes.
Boca Juniors lost their last game at Banfield (placed 24th) after a 0-1 scoreline. The first defeat after collecting points in three league rounds. Romero, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 8.12 out of 10 in that game. Romero saved a penalty.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Defensa y Justicia that ended 0-0.The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Juniors's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 10 games, won 7 matches, drawn 1 and lost 2.
Defensively Boca Juniors have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (1 in 4 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Instituto form and stats
Things could have gone better for Instituto in their Superliga away matches, but 4 points from 3 games is all right.
Instituto delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Atlético Tucumán (placed 25th) in their previous fixture. Graciani got a match rating of 8.04 in that game, top player of the team. Graciani scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 4 of 6 times.
Before that, Instituto travelled to Independiente and returned home with a draw after the game finished 2-2.Instituto have scored 4 goals on their travels this season, from 3 away games in the league. 4 goals have been conceded by Instituto in these games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  A. Martínez 3 goals |  L. Langoni 2 goals | J. Figal 2 goals |
Boca Juniors missing players
Instituto missing players
| Boca Juniors | Instituto | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 71% | 50% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 71% |
| 43% | 25% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 71% |
| 43% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 29% |
| 14% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 29% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 43% | 25% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 43% |
| 43% | 75% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 43% |
| 43% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 43% |
| 5.1 | 5.8 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 6 | 5.4 |
| 4.4 | 3.5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| 2.4 | 1.8 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.7 | 2.3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12.9 | 16.8 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 11.7 | 13.1 |
| 3.1 | 3.5 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
| 32% | 29% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 40% | 33% |
| 14.7 | 14.5 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 15.3 | 11.7 |
| 4.3 | 3.5 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 5 | 4.6 |
- All of Instituto's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Boca Juniors have not yet lost a game at home.
- Boca Juniors have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded 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 Lorenzo | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| 2 | River Plate | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 3 | Defensa y Justicia | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 14 |
| 4 | Talleres Cordoba | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| 5 | Lanus | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| 6 | Huracan | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 12 |
| 7 | Racing Club | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 8 | Boca Juniors | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 9 | Belgrano | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 11 |
| 10 | Rosario Central | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -3 | 11 |
| 11 | Instituto | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 12 | Argentinos Juniors | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 13 | Newell's Old Boys | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
| 14 | Godoy Cruz | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 9 |
| 15 | Sarmiento | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 16 | Velez Sarsfield | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 17 | Barracas Central | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 8 |
| 18 | Tigre | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | -1 | 8 |
| 19 | Central Cordoba SdE | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 8 |
| 20 | Estudiantes | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 8 |
| 21 | Unión Santa Fe | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 7 |
| 22 | Independiente | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 7 |
| 23 | Platense | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 6 |
| 24 | Banfield | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 6 |
| 25 | Atlético Tucumán | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 6 |
| 26 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -5 | 5 |
| 27 | Gimnasia La Plata | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 5 |
| 28 | Colon | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 3 |
