6th place in the Superliga table for Rosario Central at present, a great achievement. The home team ticketholders hope for more points as 18th-placed Instituto visit Estadio Dr. Lisandro de la Torre.
- Rosario Central have the most points from losing position (9) in Superliga
- Rosario Central have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Instituto have scored away.
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!
Rosario Central form and stats
Rosario Central have been outstanding at home so far in the Superliga with 7 wins, 2 draws and only 0 losses. Two home wins in a row for Rosario bring valid hopes of a third.
Rosario Central faced defeat in their previous match, away at Banfield (0-2). The first loss after going unbeaten in three league games. Midfielder Allister was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.7 (out of ten) in that game. Allister hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
A home win ahead of that game, as anticipated. The team were big favourites against Central Norte and won 4-1. The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Rosario Central have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 16 matches with the results: Won 7, drawn 6 and lost 3.
A decent goal production from Rosario in their home games so far, with 17 goals from 9 league matches. Rosario Central have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Instituto form and stats
Instituto have only collected 7 points from their away games in the Superliga, after 2-1-5 (8 played). It's all red in the travel logs of Instituto, having lost four matches in a row as the visiting team.
Instituto aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 180 league minutes without a goal. Martínez was the last player to find the net.
Instituto's last game was the home draw against Estudiantes (0-0). Midfield player Lódico was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.83/10. Lódico hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times.
Prior to that match, the Instituto manager Bovaglio faced defeat when travelling to San Lorenzo and losing 0-2.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 15 similar matches played by Instituto in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Instituto, 7 draws and 5 defeats.
Lacking goals? 8 of this club's most recent 10 league fixtures have contained two goals or less.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Deportivo Riestra in just four days.
The attacking power of Instituto when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 8 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Instituto's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 13 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Last six meetings with these teams: Rosario won three, Instituto triumphed in two and we saw one draw. three games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with less than 2,5 goals. The games between these teams have sometimes been "violent", having seen 7 sending-offs from the last six encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Véliz 6 goals |  A. Martínez 5 goals | V. Malcorra 4 goals |
Rosario Central missing players
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| Rosario Central | Instituto | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 18 |
| 8 | 7 | 4 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 25 | 17 | 9 | Scored | S | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 22 | 6 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 13 | 21 |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 83% |
| 72% | 67% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 75% | 61% |
| 56% | 56% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 38% | 28% |
| 39% | 33% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 25% | 17% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 12% | 6% |
| 50% | 56% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 25% | 28% |
| 39% | 44% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 33% |
| 22% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 62% | 56% |
| 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.3 | 4.9 | 5.4 |
| 5.4 | 4.6 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.7 | 6 | 4.2 |
| 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.7 | 2.8 | 2.3 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12.8 | 15 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 11.5 | 13.4 |
| 4.7 | 5.3 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
| 29% | 35% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 23% | 22% |
| 15.2 | 13.2 | 13.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.7 | 15.2 | 11.4 |
| 5.1 | 4 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 6 | 4.6 |
- Instituto have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Instituto haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Rosario Central have not yet lost a game at home.
- Rosario Central have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Rosario Central have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Instituto have scored away.
- Rosario Central have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Rosario Central have the most points from losing position (9) in Superliga
- Rosario Central haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | River Plate | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 20 | 41 |
| 2 | San Lorenzo | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 35 |
| 3 | Talleres Cordoba | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 15 | 34 |
| 4 | Estudiantes | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 32 |
| 5 | Defensa y Justicia | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 30 |
| 6 | Rosario Central | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 30 |
| 7 | Lanus | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 29 |
| 8 | Belgrano | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 28 |
| 9 | Boca Juniors | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 27 |
| 10 | Newell's Old Boys | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 26 |
| 11 | Godoy Cruz | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 26 |
| 12 | Sarmiento | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 24 |
| 13 | Argentinos Juniors | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 23 |
| 14 | Platense | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -3 | 23 |
| 15 | Tigre | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -2 | 22 |
| 16 | Barracas Central | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 22 |
| 17 | Gimnasia La Plata | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -9 | 22 |
| 18 | Instituto | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -7 | 21 |
| 19 | Central Cordoba SdE | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -7 | 20 |
| 20 | Colon | 18 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 19 |
| 21 | Racing Club | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -7 | 19 |
| 22 | Velez Sarsfield | 17 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 18 |
| 23 | Independiente | 18 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -4 | 18 |
| 24 | Huracán | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -6 | 18 |
| 25 | Atletico Tucuman | 18 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -6 | 18 |
| 26 | Banfield | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -8 | 18 |
| 27 | Union Santa Fe | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -12 | 15 |
| 28 | Arsenal de Sarandi | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 15 | -12 | 14 |
