Grêmio have delivered well so far this season, sitting at 5th place in the table. Cruzeiro have a view both up and down the table from their 12th position.
- Grêmio have the most points from losing position (11) in Serie A
- Cruzeiro have the most matches under the total-line (14) in Serie A
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.
Grêmio form and stats
Grêmio are steadily winning Serie A games and points here at Arena do Grêmio. 7 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 10 games. Two home wins in a row for Grêmio bring valid hopes of a third.
The followers are hoping that Grêmio will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the match against Santos (placed 17th). Midfielder Cristaldo was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.3 (out of ten) in that game. Cristaldo scored one goal, hit one key pass and had 22 successful passes (of 25 total).
Before that game, a defeat in the away fixture against Flamengo in the Copa do Brasil. The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Grêmio handle that role? We have found 10 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 5 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Grêmio at home in the league. 20 on target and 10 scored by the opposition; from 10 matches.
Cruzeiro form and stats
3 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Cruzeiro playing as the away team in the Serie A this season.
There were no winners in Cruzeiro's previous match, the home game that ended 1-1 vs Corinthians (placed 13th). Silva got a match rating of 7.81 in that game, top player of the team. Silva hit five key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Palmeiras wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.Cruzeiro are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 3 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat. From a total of 8 matches.
A tale of few goals? 9 of this side's last 10 league rounds have had zero, one or two goals.
Cruzeiro has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 15 goals from 9 games.
Head 2 Head
These two sides encountered each other earlier this season: Cruzeiro - Grêmio 1-0. Stats for the prior ten meetings involving these two squads are: four wins for Grêmio, three draws and three wins for Cruzeiro. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: eight games. The games between these clubs have sometimes been a bit wild, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten duels.
Top Goalscorers
  F. Cristaldo 5 goals |  J. de Souza Mares 4 goals |  L. Suárez Díaz 4 goals |
Grêmio missing players
Cruzeiro missing players
| Grêmio | Cruzeiro | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 20 |
| 10 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 29 | 20 | 3 | Scored | S | 4 | 15 | 20 |
| 25 | 10 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 9 | 17 |
| 95% | 90% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 85% |
| 74% | 70% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 67% | 45% |
| 63% | 60% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 56% | 30% |
| 26% | 40% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 15% |
| 16% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 5% |
| 63% | 60% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 44% | 30% |
| 16% | 30% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 44% | 40% |
| 26% | 20% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 22% | 45% |
| 5.5 | 6 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5 | 7.3 |
| 6.7 | 6.3 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 4.6 | 4 |
| 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.7 | 2.8 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13.9 | 16 | 14.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16.3 | 13.1 | 14.5 |
| 5.2 | 5.6 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 5.2 | 4.6 |
| 29% | 36% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 32% | 22% |
| 17.1 | 16.9 | 16.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.7 | 13.3 | 11.3 |
| 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
- Cruzeiro have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Cruzeiro have the most matches under the total-line (14) in Serie A
- Cruzeiro have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Grêmio have the most points from losing position (11) in Serie A
| 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 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 24 | 48 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 36 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 19 | 37 |
| 3 | Flamengo | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 35 |
| 4 | Fluminense | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 34 |
| 5 | Grêmio | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 33 |
| 6 | Bragantino | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 32 |
| 7 | Atletico PR | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 31 |
| 8 | Fortaleza | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 29 |
| 9 | Cuiabá | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -2 | 28 |
| 10 | Sao Paulo | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 28 |
| 11 | Atlético Mineiro | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 27 |
| 12 | Cruzeiro | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 25 |
| 13 | Corinthians | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -1 | 24 |
| 14 | Internacional | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -7 | 24 |
| 15 | Goias | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -9 | 22 |
| 16 | Bahia | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | -3 | 21 |
| 17 | Santos | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 17 | -11 | 21 |
| 18 | Vasco da Gama | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -14 | 16 |
| 19 | Coritiba | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 39 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 26 | -19 | 14 |
| 20 | America Mineiro | 19 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 44 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 25 | -24 | 10 |
