Grêmio get ready to welcome Cruzeiro for something different than the ordinary league football: The Copa do Brasil Round of 16 leg 1 of 2.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Grêmio form and stats
Grêmio participated in Copa do Brasil the last season, where they reached the 1st round.Grêmio must be fairly happy with 5 points from their first three Serie A games here at Arena do Grêmio.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Grêmio, who played 0-0 against Fortaleza. That match was also played at this venue (Arena do Grêmio). Midfielder Pepê was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.72 (out of ten) in that game. Pepê hit one key pass and had 56 successful passes (of 62 total).
Heartbreak before that as Grêmio lost 1-4 at Palmeiras's place.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Grêmio handle that role? We have found 8 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 4 wins, 4 draws and 0 defeats.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Grêmio as they have a new game in only four days, a Serie A match thankfully also at home. Internacional are visiting.
The Grêmio fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 4 in 3 matches.
Cruzeiro form and stats
Last season their Copa do Brasil adventure ended in the round of 16.Cruzeiro have six points from their first three away games in the Serie A, meaning two victories and a loss.
Cruzeiro play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 4-0 victory visiting America Mineiro. As you can tell from the results above, Cruzeiro was very dominant against America Mineiro, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 4-0 (!) with Dourado, Marlon and Gilberto (2) providing the goals. The attacker Rodrigues got a match rating of 8.02 in that game. Rodrigues served one assist, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 5 of 6 times and had 32 successful passes (of 37 total).
A 0-2 loss hosting Fluminense before that.We have checked recent matches where Cruzeiro have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 5 games were 3 victories, 1 draw and 1 defeat.
Cruzeiro create on average more than 2,5 goals per away game (in the league) all by themselves, having scored 8 goals in 3 travels. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (2 so far).
Head 2 Head
Previous ten meetings with these participants: Grêmio won three, Cruzeiro were winners in five and we saw two draws. two games with more than 2,5 goals, eight matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  G. Oliveira Souza Junior 3 goals |   E. Galdino Moreira 2 goals |  W. Ribeiro Silva 2 goals |
Grêmio missing players
Cruzeiro missing players
| Grêmio | Cruzeiro | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 9 | Won | W | 7 | 11 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 6 | 10 | ||
| 42 | 25 | Scored | S | 26 | 38 | ||
| 19 | 7 | Conceded | C | 14 | 27 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 68% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 76% | ||
| 44% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 77% | 48% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 24% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 12% | ||
| 44% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 52% | ||
| 52% | 58% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 20% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 28% | ||
| 6.9 | 8.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.8 | 7.7 | ||
| 4 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.9 | 4.2 | ||
| 2.1 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 2.6 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 6 | ||
| 14 | 16.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.9 | 14.8 | ||
| 5.8 | 6.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 5.1 | ||
| 29% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 30% | ||
| 10.6 | 10.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.4 | 12.3 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 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 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 15 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 14 |
| 3 | Fluminense | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 13 |
| 4 | Cruzeiro | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | Atletico PR | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 6 | Fortaleza | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 7 | Atletico Mineiro | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 8 | Santos | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 9 | São Paulo | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 10 | Flamengo | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 11 | Grêmio | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 8 |
| 12 | Bragantino | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 7 |
| 13 | Internacional | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 7 |
| 14 | Vasco da Gama | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 15 | Bahia | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 6 |
| 16 | Goias | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -7 | 6 |
| 17 | Corinthians | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -5 | 5 |
| 18 | Cuiaba | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -7 | 4 |
| 19 | Coritiba | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -9 | 2 |
| 20 | America Mineiro | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -12 | 1 |
