The league table is allowed to rest as Bahia and Grêmio battle for Copa do Brasil honors in this first Quarter-finals leg of two fixtures.
It's quite the trip for Grêmio when visiting Bahia as the cities are 1600 kilometers apart.
It's no vacation for neither Bahia nor Grêmio as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Bahia form and stats
Bahia participated in Copa do Brasil the last season, where they reached the round of 16.Bahia have played 7 Serie A games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-2-3 (wins-draws-losses).
The Bahia crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-2 to Grêmio here at Arena Fonte Nova. Heartbreak for Bahia in their last match as Grêmio's Martins scored the winning goal deep into overtime. The forward Cauly was announced as "man of the match" for Bahia with the rating of 8.41/10. Cauly hit five key passes, dribled past the opponent 5 of 5 times and had 44 successful passes (of 51 total).
Heartbreak before that as Bahia lost 1-2 at Fluminense's place.Bahia are traveling soon after this match as the Serie A match at Cuiaba awaits in four days.
A decent goal production from Bahia in their home games so far, with 11 goals from 7 league matches. Bahia have conceded 11 from these games.
Grêmio form and stats
Last season their Copa do Brasil adventure ended in the 1st round.3-0-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Grêmio in their Serie A matches away.
Grêmio play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting Bahia. Late drama in the previous game, when Martins scored the winning goal five minutes into stoppage time to defeat Bahia. Defender Martins was the best team player with a rating of 7.8. Martins scored one goal and won 6 of 8 duels.
A home win before that, celebrating 5-1 vs Coritiba.Grêmio find the net regularly in their away games. 7 goals from 6 away fixtures in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Grêmio have conceded 11 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the preceeding ten meetings featuring these two teams are: two wins for Bahia, three draws and five wins for Grêmio. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.
Top Goalscorers
  F. Cristaldo 4 goals |  L. Suárez Díaz 4 goals |  M. Villasanti Rolón 3 goals |
Bahia missing players
Grêmio missing players
| Bahia | Grêmio | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Won | W | 6 | 15 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 4 | ||
| 35 | 27 | Scored | S | 14 | 41 | ||
| 27 | 14 | Conceded | C | 14 | 25 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 76% | ||
| 52% | 69% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 56% | ||
| 20% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 20% | ||
| 8% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 56% | 69% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 60% | ||
| 32% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 16% | ||
| 6.1 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 6.8 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 5.6 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.3 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 11.8 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.6 | 15.4 | ||
| 4.4 | 5.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.6 | 6.2 | ||
| 32% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 26% | ||
| 9.4 | 9.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.8 | 13.8 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 4.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Botafogo | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 30 |
| 2 | Grêmio | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 26 |
| 3 | Flamengo | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 25 |
| 4 | Palmeiras | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 22 |
| 5 | Fluminense | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 21 |
| 6 | Sao Paulo | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 21 |
| 7 | Internacional | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -1 | 21 |
| 8 | Bragantino | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 20 |
| 9 | Fortaleza | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 20 |
| 10 | Atletico PR | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 19 |
| 11 | Atletico Mineiro | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 19 |
| 12 | Cruzeiro | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 18 |
| 13 | Santos | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 13 |
| 14 | Corinthians | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -5 | 12 |
| 15 | Bahia | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 12 |
| 16 | Cuiaba | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -7 | 12 |
| 17 | Goias | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | -10 | 11 |
| 18 | Vasco da Gama | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -9 | 9 |
| 19 | America Mineiro | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -14 | 8 |
| 20 | Coritiba | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 18 | -17 | 4 |
