Grêmio welcomes Bahia to this second leg of the Copa do Brasil Quarter-finals. It's time to find a winner and both teams know what is needed.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1600 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
It's no vacation for neither Grêmio nor Bahia 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.
Grêmio form and stats
Last season, Grêmio's Copa do Brasil journey ended in the 1st round.Grêmio have performed here at Arena do Grêmio this season with 5 wins from 8 Serie A matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 1.
Grêmio's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-2 versus Botafogo. The attacker Cristaldo won the honour of being "man of the match" for Grêmio with the rating of 7.83/10. Cristaldo hit six key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 41 successful passes (of 49 total).
In the fixture before, 1-1 away to Bahia (Copa do Brasil).
Goals decide football matches and Grêmio are scoring many of them at home; 17 on target from 8 league matches. Grêmio have conceded 9 in these home matches.
Bahia form and stats
They also participated in Copa do Brasil last season. This ended in the round of 16.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Bahia so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-4 (win-draw-lose).
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Cuiabá in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 1-1.
Preceding that, 1-1 at home hosting Grêmio in the Copa do Brasil.
The schedule is very tough for Bahia now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Serie A game at Atletico PR is waiting in only four days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Bahia as they have only managed to score 4 times from 7 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 10 goals have been conceded by Bahia in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Grêmio have pulled off a streak of 4 consecutive matches without defeat (1-3-0) when playing Bahia.The two combatants have battled previously this season: Bahia - Grêmio 1-1.
Top Goalscorers
  F. Cristaldo 4 goals |  L. Suárez Díaz 4 goals |  M. Villasanti Rolón 3 goals |
Grêmio missing players
Bahia missing players
| Grêmio | Bahia | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Won | W | 2 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 5 | 9 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 38 | 25 | Scored | S | 8 | 35 | ||
| 27 | 12 | Conceded | C | 14 | 28 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 80% | ||
| 52% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 60% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 60% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 28% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 42% | 20% | ||
| 6.6 | 7.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.4 | 5.9 | ||
| 5.6 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.1 | 4.4 | ||
| 2.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.7 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | ||
| 15.4 | 18.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.8 | 12 | ||
| 5.9 | 6.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 4.5 | ||
| 26% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 31% | ||
| 14.4 | 14.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.9 | 9.8 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4 | ||
| 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 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 36 |
| 2 | Flamengo | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 26 |
| 3 | Grêmio | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 26 |
| 4 | Fluminense | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
| 5 | Palmeiras | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 24 |
| 6 | Bragantino | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
| 7 | Fortaleza | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 23 |
| 8 | Sao Paulo | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 22 |
| 9 | Cruzeiro | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 21 |
| 10 | Internacional | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -3 | 21 |
| 11 | Atletico PR | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 20 |
| 12 | Atletico Mineiro | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 20 |
| 13 | Santos | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -4 | 16 |
| 14 | Cuiabá | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -4 | 16 |
| 15 | Corinthians | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -5 | 15 |
| 16 | Bahia | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 13 |
| 17 | Goias | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -12 | 11 |
| 18 | Coritiba | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 19 | -14 | 10 |
| 19 | Vasco da Gama | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -12 | 9 |
| 20 | America Mineiro | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -16 | 9 |
