A story of good and bad for these contenders so far, holding positions near the center of the Superliga table. Here's the Instituto - Vélez Sarsfield latest:
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Instituto form and stats
When playing at home in the Superliga, Instituto have managed 2 wins, 3 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 6 games.
Instituto's previous game was also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Vélez Sarsfield (placed 14th). The home side are looking to build on that result.
Prior to that, an away loss at Platense.Instituto have scored {5 league goals} here from 6 matches, not a lot. Instituto have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Vélez Sarsfield form and stats
1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Vélez Sarsfield playing as the away team in the Superliga this season.
Sarsfield play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-1 to Instituto (placed 10th). That defeat was their first after five consecutive league rounds winning points. Defender Godín was the best team player with a rating of 7.42. Godín won 4 of 4 duels.
Ahead of that game was the 3-3 draw at home against Banfield.The visitors have scored 3 goals from 5 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Vélez Sarsfield are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 4 times in 5 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The newest recorded scoreline between these participants is the Instituto - Vélez Sarsfield 1-0 played previously this season.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Martínez 4 goals |  L. Janson 4 goals | G. Graciani 2 goals |
Instituto missing players
Vélez Sarsfield missing players
| Instituto | Vélez Sarsfield | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | 5 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 82% | 67% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 82% |
| 64% | 50% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 40% | 64% |
| 36% | 33% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 20% | 45% |
| 27% | 17% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 27% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 36% | 33% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 40% | 55% |
| 36% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 27% |
| 45% | 50% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 60% | 36% |
| 5.1 | 5.3 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 3.6 | 4.1 |
| 4.1 | 2.8 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1 | 2.8 | 4.5 |
| 2.2 | 1.8 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12.2 | 13.3 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 2 | 9 | 10.3 |
| 3.4 | 3.3 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.2 | 3.5 |
| 32% | 25% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 27% | 38% |
| 12.2 | 8.2 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 3 | 8 | 9.3 |
| 4.8 | 3.7 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1 | 2.4 | 3 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | River Plate | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 24 |
| 2 | San Lorenzo | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 20 |
| 3 | Talleres Cordoba | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 19 |
| 4 | Defensa y Justicia | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 18 |
| 5 | Lanús | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
| 6 | Rosario Central | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 18 |
| 7 | Argentinos Juniors | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 17 |
| 8 | Racing Club | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| 9 | Platense | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
| 10 | Instituto | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
| 11 | Newell's Old Boys | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -1 | 15 |
| 12 | Belgrano | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -1 | 15 |
| 13 | Central Cordoba SdE | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -4 | 15 |
| 14 | Vélez Sarsfield | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
| 15 | Boca Juniors | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
| 16 | Estudiantes | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 14 |
| 17 | Godoy Cruz | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | -3 | 13 |
| 18 | Sarmiento | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| 19 | Huracán | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -2 | 12 |
| 20 | Tigre | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -2 | 12 |
| 21 | Barracas Central | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -6 | 12 |
| 22 | Gimnasia La Plata | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | -6 | 11 |
| 23 | Banfield | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -7 | 10 |
| 24 | Colon | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -3 | 9 |
| 25 | Independiente | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -3 | 9 |
| 26 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -7 | 8 |
| 27 | Atletico Tucuman | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 8 |
| 28 | Union Santa Fe | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -11 | 7 |
