Football betting preview: Athletico PR vs Gremio

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Date: Thu 28.November
Match begins: 00:30 (UTC)
Venue: Arena da Baixada (43000 seats)

Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Athletico PR - Gremio!

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Athletico PR and Grêmio.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

Grêmio are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

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Athletico PR form and stats

The story so far in the Serie A for Athletico PR at their home stadium (Arena da Baixada) is 10 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats.

The Athletico PR goalkeeper Aderbar Melo dos Santos Neto is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 529 minutes without conceding a goal.

Happy days for Athletico PR in their previous game, a Serie A match away at Atlético Mineiro (placed 13th) that ended with a 1-0 victory. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Botafogo in a game that was won 1-0.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Athletico PR have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found six matches with the results: Won 3 Drawn 2 Lost 1.

There will be little rest for Athletico PR after this match as they are travelling to Ceará for a Serie A game in only three days.

Athletico PR are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 23 goals in 17 games. From these home matches, Athletico PR have conceded only 11 goals.

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Grêmio form and stats

7 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Grêmio playing as the away team in the Serie A this season. Grêmio have won three away matches in a row now and will not be intimidated by being the visitors in this fixture.

It's the second away game in a row for Grêmio, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Palmeiras (placed 3rd) in the Serie A last time out. A loss against Flamengo was the result prior to that, in a home game.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eight similar matches played by Grêmio in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Grêmio, 2 draws and 3 defeats.

A new game in only four days for Grêmio, the Serie A home match versus São Paulo. Busy days.

Grêmio have scored 24 goals on their travels this season, from 17 away games in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (16 so far).

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Grêmio - Athletico PR 2-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 2 Athletico PR victories, 2 draws and 6 Grêmio wins. 4 of these games ended with three goals or more, 6 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Athletico PRMarcelo Cirino
Marcelo Cirino
9 goals
Athletico PRRony
Rony
6 goals
GrêmioLuan
Luan
5 goals

Athletico PR missing players

Grêmio missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Athletico PR Grêmio
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
34 17 3 Played P 4 17 34
16 10 0 Won W 2 7 17
8 3 1 Drew D 1 5 8
10 4 2 Lost L 1 5 9
47 23 1 Scored S 6 24 57
31 11 4 Conceded C 4 16 34
97% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 82% 88%
65% 47% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 65% 68%
38% 24% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 53% 56%
18% 18% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 24% 21%
12% 18% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 15%
50% 29% 33% BTTS BTTS 50% 59% 56%
35% 47% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 35% 35%
18% 29% 67% Failed to Score F T 25% 24% 21%
 
6 7.5 4.3 Corners For (avg) C F 3.5 4.2 6.3
4 3.4 1.3 Corners Against (avg) C A 5.5 4.9 4.5
2.1 1.9 2.3 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.6 2.2
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 1 1
 
427 272 33 Total Shots T S 37 185 477
187 112 14 Shots on Target S O 17 60 176
25% 21% 7% Goal Efficiency G E 35% 40% 32%
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Athletico PR have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Athletico PR have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Athletico PR have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Grêmio has the fewest matches under the total-line (11)
  • Grêmio have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Flamengo 34 25 6 3 73 30 17 15 2 0 46 16 17 10 4 3 27 14 43 81
2 Santos 34 20 8 6 53 30 17 12 4 1 38 15 17 8 4 5 15 15 23 68
3 Palmeiras 34 19 11 4 53 27 17 12 4 1 34 9 17 7 7 3 19 18 26 68
4 Grêmio 34 17 8 9 57 34 17 10 3 4 33 18 17 7 5 5 24 16 23 59
5 Athletico PR 34 16 8 10 47 31 17 10 3 4 23 11 17 6 5 6 24 20 16 56
6 São Paulo 34 14 12 8 34 25 17 8 6 3 20 11 17 6 6 5 14 14 9 54
7 Internacional 34 14 9 11 39 34 17 10 6 1 25 12 17 4 3 10 14 22 5 51
8 Corinthians 34 12 14 8 36 30 17 9 7 1 21 11 17 3 7 7 15 19 6 50
9 Goiás 34 13 7 14 39 54 17 10 3 4 27 19 17 3 4 10 12 35 -15 46
10 Bahia 34 11 11 12 39 38 17 7 6 4 22 16 17 4 5 8 17 22 1 44
11 Vasco da Gama 34 11 11 12 36 42 17 6 5 6 18 21 17 5 6 6 18 21 -6 44
12 Fortaleza 34 12 7 15 44 46 17 9 2 6 22 15 17 3 5 9 22 31 -2 43
13 Atlético Mineiro 34 11 8 15 39 45 17 8 2 7 24 22 17 3 6 8 15 23 -6 41
14 Botafogo 34 12 3 19 29 41 17 9 1 7 18 15 17 3 2 12 11 26 -12 39
15 Fluminense 34 10 8 16 34 44 17 5 6 6 17 15 17 5 2 10 17 29 -10 38
16 Ceará 34 10 7 17 33 34 17 8 5 4 22 12 17 2 2 13 11 22 -1 37
17 Cruzeiro 34 7 15 12 27 40 17 5 8 4 13 14 17 2 7 8 14 26 -13 36
18 CSA 34 7 8 19 21 51 17 6 5 6 15 20 17 1 3 13 6 31 -30 29
19 Chapecoense 34 6 10 18 27 48 17 3 5 9 13 21 17 3 5 9 14 27 -21 28
20 Avaí 34 3 9 22 16 52 17 1 7 9 9 23 17 2 2 13 7 29 -36 18

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Flamengo 34 25 6 3 73 30 17 15 2 0 46 16 17 10 4 3 27 14 43 81
2 Santos 34 20 8 6 53 30 17 12 4 1 38 15 17 8 4 5 15 15 23 68
3 Palmeiras 34 19 11 4 53 27 17 12 4 1 34 9 17 7 7 3 19 18 26 68
4 Grêmio 34 17 8 9 57 34 17 10 3 4 33 18 17 7 5 5 24 16 23 59
5 Athletico PR 34 16 8 10 47 31 17 10 3 4 23 11 17 6 5 6 24 20 16 56
6 São Paulo 34 14 12 8 34 25 17 8 6 3 20 11 17 6 6 5 14 14 9 54
7 Internacional 34 14 9 11 39 34 17 10 6 1 25 12 17 4 3 10 14 22 5 51
8 Corinthians 34 12 14 8 36 30 17 9 7 1 21 11 17 3 7 7 15 19 6 50
9 Goiás 34 13 7 14 39 54 17 10 3 4 27 19 17 3 4 10 12 35 -15 46
10 Bahia 34 11 11 12 39 38 17 7 6 4 22 16 17 4 5 8 17 22 1 44
11 Vasco da Gama 34 11 11 12 36 42 17 6 5 6 18 21 17 5 6 6 18 21 -6 44
12 Fortaleza 34 12 7 15 44 46 17 9 2 6 22 15 17 3 5 9 22 31 -2 43
13 Atlético Mineiro 34 11 8 15 39 45 17 8 2 7 24 22 17 3 6 8 15 23 -6 41
14 Botafogo 34 12 3 19 29 41 17 9 1 7 18 15 17 3 2 12 11 26 -12 39
15 Fluminense 34 10 8 16 34 44 17 5 6 6 17 15 17 5 2 10 17 29 -10 38
16 Ceará 34 10 7 17 33 34 17 8 5 4 22 12 17 2 2 13 11 22 -1 37
17 Cruzeiro 34 7 15 12 27 40 17 5 8 4 13 14 17 2 7 8 14 26 -13 36
18 CSA 34 7 8 19 21 51 17 6 5 6 15 20 17 1 3 13 6 31 -30 29
19 Chapecoense 34 6 10 18 27 48 17 3 5 9 13 21 17 3 5 9 14 27 -21 28
20 Avaí 34 3 9 22 16 52 17 1 7 9 9 23 17 2 2 13 7 29 -36 18

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The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, often called the Brasileirão (or just Série A), is the primary football competition in Brazil. It has 20 teams playing each other twice from May to December, a total of 38 fixtures. The top team is crowned as the champion and the bottom four are relegated.