Match Report
Both sides brought 17 points into this one — Banfield 8th, Instituto 7th. On recent form Instituto sat only 55th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 7th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Banfield 1 scored and 1.07 conceded per game, Instituto 1.29 and 1.21, with the league averaging 1.05.
The sides have met 7 times in the GioScore results database: 3 wins for Banfield, 3 draws and 1 for Instituto, at 1.57 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 0% of those meetings. These meetings skew tight — only 29% saw more than two goals.
The match was played at Estadio Florencio Solá (capacity 34,901). On the scoreboard, Instituto led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-2.
Goal scorers
Banfield: Leandro Garate (70') · Instituto: Damián Puebla (45'), Damián Puebla (90')
Key stats
Possession: Banfield 53% · Instituto 47% · On target: 6-7 · Corners: 7-8