National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Grêmio or Flamengo that keep their silverware dream alive.
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.
This is a local derby, usually meaning increased motivation and significance.
Grêmio form and stats
Grêmio participated in Copa do Brasil the last season, where they reached the finals and lost against Palmeiras.The complete Serie A statistics at home this season for Grêmio are 2-4-2 (wins-draws-losses). 3W-1D-0L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Copa do Brasil for Grêmio. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Grêmio after consecutive victories at their own ground.
The Grêmio goalkeeper Gabriel Hamester Grando is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 180 minutes without conceding a goal in the Serie A.
Grêmio's previous game was a Serie A match also played at home, ending 2-0 versus Bahia. The home side are looking to build on that result. Rafinha was "man of the match" with a rating of 8.31 out of 10. The defender Rafinha served one assist, hit two key passes and won 5 of 6 duels.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Cuiaba and winning 1-0.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Grêmio, as the Serie A home game vs Corinthians is only three days away.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Grêmio here at Arena do Grêmio in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (7 from 8 games). Grêmio are not conceding a lot of goals here at Arena do Grêmio in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 8 matches.
Flamengo form and stats
Last season their Copa do Brasil adventure ended in the quarter-finals.Playing away, Flamengo have won 3 games, drawn 1 and suffered 2 defeats in the Serie A this season. Total Copa do Brasil statistics for Flamengo: 4 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Ceara in their previous outing. The Serie A match ended in a draw 1-1. Vitinho got a match rating of 8.15 in that game, top player of the team. Vitinho scored one goal, hit three key passes, dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 35 successful passes (of 42 total).
That result followed a home victory 5-1 versus Olimpia in the Copa Libertadores.Flamengo have another game that requires travelling in just three nights, a Serie A game vs Santos. A demanding diary for the visitors!
Flamengo have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 12 goals from 6 away matches. It's not easy to score on Flamengo as they have only conceded 5 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: one - three - six (Grêmio wins - draws - Flamengo wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  B. Pinto 8 goals | P. Abreu dos Santos 3 goals |  G. Barbosa Almeida 3 goals |
Grêmio missing players
Flamengo missing players
| Grêmio | Flamengo | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Won | W | 7 | 18 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | ||
| 27 | 12 | Scored | S | 19 | 55 | ||
| 22 | 9 | Conceded | C | 6 | 20 | ||
| 84% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 52% | 58% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 72% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 52% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 30% | 40% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 28% | ||
| 32% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 44% | ||
| 44% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 44% | ||
| 40% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 10% | 16% | ||
| 5.4 | 6.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 6.5 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 3.2 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.2 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 12 | 14.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.4 | 16 | ||
| 3.8 | 4.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.9 | 7.1 | ||
| 29% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 31% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Atletico Mineiro | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 37 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 32 |
| 3 | Fortaleza | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 32 |
| 4 | Flamengo | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 28 |
| 5 | Bragantino | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 28 |
| 6 | Corinthians | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 24 |
| 7 | Atletico GO | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -2 | 24 |
| 8 | Ceara | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 24 |
| 9 | Athletico PR | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 23 |
| 10 | Internacional | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 22 |
| 11 | Santos | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 22 |
| 12 | São Paulo | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 21 |
| 13 | Juventude | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 20 |
| 14 | Cuiaba | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 6 | -1 | 20 |
| 15 | Bahia | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -8 | 18 |
| 16 | Fluminense | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -5 | 17 |
| 17 | Grêmio | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 11 | -5 | 16 |
| 18 | Sport Recife | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -6 | 15 |
| 19 | America Mineiro | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 15 |
| 20 | Chapecoense | 17 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -15 | 6 |