River Plate are thought of as probable winners of this home fixture against Instituto, if the league standings are thought to provide some clues. Or could we be looking at a possible?
- River Plate have the most scored goals (36) in Superliga
- Instituto have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
River Plate form and stats
River Plate have been very solid at home in the Superliga so far, with 24 points collected from 9 matches (8-0-1). This has contributed greatly to their 1st position in the table. River Plate has won so many consecutive home games (seven in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti. We remember; it was Arsenal de Sarandi.
River Plate's last game was hosting Defensa y Justicia (placed 7th) and winning 1-0. The goalie Armani was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 7.04 out of ten. Armani topped it up with a clean sheet.
In the preceding match a 4-1 victory visiting Banfield.River Plate are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found 11 matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won 9, drew 1 and lost 1.
A decent goal production from River in their home games so far, with 16 goals from 9 league matches. River Plate have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only {4 goals}.
Instituto form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Instituto so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 2-1-6 (win-draw-lose). Bitter travels for Instituto as they have lost five games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Boca Juniors match.
There were no winners in Instituto's previous match, the home game that ended 1-1 vs Racing Club (placed 14th). Which player has scored three games in a row for the away side? The answer is Martinez and that is quite the accomplishment! Graciani got a match rating of 7.73 in that game, top player of the team. Graciani served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times.
Before that one, the win at home against Deportivo Riestra in the Copa Argentina (2-1).
Low-scoring game? 9 of this club's most recent 11 league fixtures have seen zero, one or two goals.
The attacking power of Instituto when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 9 league matches away. As for defending, Instituto rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 17 goals from these away matches. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  L. Beltrán 8 goals |   A. Martínez 7 goals |  E. Barco 4 goals |
River Plate missing players
Instituto missing players
| River Plate | Instituto | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 20 |
| 15 | 8 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| 36 | 16 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 8 | 16 |
| 12 | 4 | 2 | Conceded | C | 7 | 17 | 26 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 85% |
| 75% | 67% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 78% | 65% |
| 50% | 56% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 44% | 30% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 33% | 20% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 22% | 10% |
| 40% | 33% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 33% | 35% |
| 60% | 67% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 30% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 56% | 50% |
| 5.8 | 5.7 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 4.6 | 5.2 |
| 3.9 | 2.8 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 5.6 | 4.1 |
| 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 15.5 | 16.6 | 19.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.3 | 11.2 | 13.3 |
| 5.8 | 5.7 | 8.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.5 |
| 31% | 31% | 16% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 9% | 24% | 23% |
| 9.8 | 8.1 | 6.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 15.7 | 11.9 |
| 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7.7 | 6.7 | 5.1 |
- Instituto have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Instituto have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Instituto haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- River Plate have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- River Plate have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- River Plate have scored in all their matches so far.
- River Plate have scored more than double the goals of Instituto.
- River Plate have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) in Superliga
- River Plate have the most scored goals (36) in Superliga
- River Plate have the the best goal difference (+24) in Superliga
- River Plate have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- River Plate haven’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 | +/- | P |
| 1 | River Plate | 20 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 24 | 47 |
| 2 | Talleres Córdoba | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 18 | 40 |
| 3 | San Lorenzo | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 37 |
| 4 | Estudiantes | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 35 |
| 5 | Lanús | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 34 |
| 6 | Rosario Central | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 34 |
| 7 | Defensa y Justicia | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 33 |
| 8 | Belgrano | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 31 |
| 9 | Argentinos Juniors | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 29 |
| 10 | Godoy Cruz | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 29 |
| 11 | Boca Juniors | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 28 |
| 12 | Newell's Old Boys | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 28 |
| 13 | Platense | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -3 | 26 |
| 14 | Racing Club | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -4 | 26 |
| 15 | Sarmiento | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 25 |
| 16 | Gimnasia La Plata | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 20 | -10 | 25 |
| 17 | Central Cordoba SdE | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -5 | 24 |
| 18 | Colon | 20 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 23 |
| 19 | Barracas Central | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 23 |
| 20 | Tigre | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -5 | 22 |
| 21 | Instituto | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -10 | 22 |
| 22 | Independiente | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -3 | 21 |
| 23 | Atletico Tucuman | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -6 | 21 |
| 24 | Unión Santa Fe | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -10 | 20 |
| 25 | Vélez Sarsfield | 20 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -3 | 18 |
| 26 | Huracan | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | -9 | 18 |
| 27 | Banfield | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -13 | 18 |
| 28 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 20 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 16 | -12 | 17 |
