Corinthians vs Grêmio: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Competition: Sun 05.December
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Neo Química Arena

Corinthians are chasing the top places while Grêmio are more involved in escaping relegation. Expected home win or surprise away points?

Insights:
  • Corinthians have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Grêmio have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Serie A game only three days ago.

Grêmio are struggling to avoid relegation.

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Corinthians form and stats

10-4-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Serie A numbers at home for Corinthians so far this season. In general it's been a long time since Corinthians tasted defeat here at Neo Química Arena, as they have taken at least one point from their last eleven home games in the league.

Corinthians's previous game was a Serie A match also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Atletico PR (placed 16th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Midfielder Renato Augusto was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.83 (out of ten) in that game. Augusto hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 73 successful passes (of 82 total).

A defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Ceara.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Corinthians as they are travelling to their away game against Juventude in the Serie A. That match is four days after this one.

Corinthians are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 25 goals in 18 games. From these home matches, Corinthians have conceded only 17 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Grêmio form and stats

There's been little loot from Grêmio's travels as they have only collected 12 points from 18 away games in the Serie A. Grêmio only have 4 wins to counter their 14 defeats and 0 draws.

Grêmio had fun at their own home (Neo Química Arena) last time out, beating Sao Paulo 3-0. Diogo Barbosa, Jhonata Robert and Thiago Santos scored. Defender Diogo Barbosa was the best team player with a rating of 8.63. Barbosa scored one goal, served one assist, hit one key pass and won 5 of 10 duels.

Prior to that match, the Grêmio manager V. Carmo Mancini faced defeat when travelling to Bahia and losing 1-3.

After this away game Grêmio return home for a Serie A game against Atlético Mineiro. That game is only four sleeps after this.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Grêmio as they have only managed to score 14 times from 18 away games in the league. Grêmio's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 29 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

Grêmio - Corinthians 0-1 was the story when this pair of squads formerly played each other, also in this season. Stats for the preceeding ten meetings between these two sides are: two wins for Corinthians, five draws and three wins for Grêmio. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: nine games.

Top Goalscorers

CorinthiansJ. Alves de Assis Silva
J. Alves de Assis Silva
7 goals
CorinthiansR. Krug Guedes
R. Krug Guedes
7 goals
CorinthiansF. Santos Romeu
F. Santos Romeu
3 goals

Corinthians missing players

Grêmio missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Corinthians Grêmio
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
36 18 6 Played P 5 18 36
15 10 5 Won W 1 4 11
11 4 1 Drew D 0 0 6
10 4 0 Lost L 4 14 19
39 25 11 Scored S 2 14 39
34 17 5 Conceded C 6 29 47
92% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
56% 67% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 40% 56% 61%
36% 44% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 39% 44%
17% 22% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 28% 28%
3% 6% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 8%
50% 61% 67% BTTS BTTS 20% 39% 42%
33% 33% 33% Clean Sheets C S 20% 17% 28%
25% 11% 0% Failed to Score F T 60% 44% 36%
 
5.6 6.6 7 Corners for (avg) C F 5.2 5.9 6.4
4.8 4.1 2.5 Corners against (avg) C A 4.4 4 3.5
1.6 1.6 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.2 3.3 2.7
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 2 6
 
11.2 13.1 16.5 Shots (avg) S ( 11.2 12.4 14.9
3.9 4.7 5.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.9 4.5
27% 29% 32% Goal Efficiency G E 10% 20% 24%
 
12.6 11.5 8 Shots against (avg) S A 15.2 12.4 10.9
4.3 4.3 3.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.2 4.4 4.1
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Corinthians have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Grêmio have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Grêmio haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Atlético Mineiro 36 25 6 5 60 27 18 16 1 1 38 10 18 9 5 4 22 17 33 81
2 Flamengo 35 21 7 7 68 32 18 13 1 4 31 14 17 8 6 3 37 18 36 70
3 Palmeiras 36 19 5 12 57 43 18 10 3 5 32 26 18 9 2 7 25 17 14 62
4 Corinthians 36 15 11 10 39 34 18 10 4 4 25 17 18 5 7 6 14 17 5 56
5 Bragantino 36 13 14 9 51 42 18 6 9 3 27 20 18 7 5 6 24 22 9 53
6 Fortaleza 35 15 7 13 41 43 17 9 4 4 23 18 18 6 3 9 18 25 -2 52
7 Fluminense 36 14 9 13 35 36 18 10 5 3 21 14 18 4 4 10 14 22 -1 51
8 America Mineiro 36 12 13 11 39 37 18 8 6 4 20 11 18 4 7 7 19 26 2 49
9 Ceara 36 11 16 9 39 37 18 10 6 2 24 14 18 1 10 7 15 23 2 49
10 Internacional 36 12 12 12 43 39 18 8 6 4 28 20 18 4 6 8 15 19 4 48
11 Santos 36 11 13 12 33 39 18 9 5 4 20 13 18 2 8 8 13 26 -6 46
12 Sao Paulo 36 10 15 11 28 36 18 6 9 3 15 14 18 4 6 8 13 22 -8 45
13 Atletico GO 35 10 14 11 28 35 18 5 10 3 15 14 17 5 4 8 13 21 -7 44
14 Juventude 35 10 13 12 34 40 18 8 6 4 18 15 17 2 7 8 16 25 -6 43
15 Cuiaba 35 9 16 10 32 35 18 6 6 6 17 20 17 3 10 4 15 15 -3 43
16 Atletico PR 35 12 6 17 39 44 17 7 4 6 22 21 18 5 2 11 17 23 -5 42
17 Bahia 36 10 10 16 39 49 18 7 5 6 25 22 18 3 5 10 14 27 -10 40
18 Grêmio 36 11 6 19 39 47 18 7 6 5 25 18 18 4 0 14 14 29 -8 39
19 Sport Recife 35 8 9 18 21 35 17 5 5 7 11 11 18 3 4 11 10 24 -14 33
20 Chapecoense 35 1 12 22 27 62 17 0 6 11 13 30 18 1 6 11 14 32 -35 15

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 Atlético Mineiro 36 25 6 5 60 27 18 16 1 1 38 10 18 9 5 4 22 17 33 81
2 Flamengo 35 21 7 7 68 32 18 13 1 4 31 14 17 8 6 3 37 18 36 70
3 Palmeiras 36 19 5 12 57 43 18 10 3 5 32 26 18 9 2 7 25 17 14 62
4 Corinthians 36 15 11 10 39 34 18 10 4 4 25 17 18 5 7 6 14 17 5 56
5 Bragantino 36 13 14 9 51 42 18 6 9 3 27 20 18 7 5 6 24 22 9 53
6 Fortaleza 35 15 7 13 41 43 17 9 4 4 23 18 18 6 3 9 18 25 -2 52
7 Fluminense 36 14 9 13 35 36 18 10 5 3 21 14 18 4 4 10 14 22 -1 51
8 America Mineiro 36 12 13 11 39 37 18 8 6 4 20 11 18 4 7 7 19 26 2 49
9 Ceara 36 11 16 9 39 37 18 10 6 2 24 14 18 1 10 7 15 23 2 49
10 Internacional 36 12 12 12 43 39 18 8 6 4 28 20 18 4 6 8 15 19 4 48
11 Santos 36 11 13 12 33 39 18 9 5 4 20 13 18 2 8 8 13 26 -6 46
12 Sao Paulo 36 10 15 11 28 36 18 6 9 3 15 14 18 4 6 8 13 22 -8 45
13 Atletico GO 35 10 14 11 28 35 18 5 10 3 15 14 17 5 4 8 13 21 -7 44
14 Juventude 35 10 13 12 34 40 18 8 6 4 18 15 17 2 7 8 16 25 -6 43
15 Cuiaba 35 9 16 10 32 35 18 6 6 6 17 20 17 3 10 4 15 15 -3 43
16 Atletico PR 35 12 6 17 39 44 17 7 4 6 22 21 18 5 2 11 17 23 -5 42
17 Bahia 36 10 10 16 39 49 18 7 5 6 25 22 18 3 5 10 14 27 -10 40
18 Grêmio 36 11 6 19 39 47 18 7 6 5 25 18 18 4 0 14 14 29 -8 39
19 Sport Recife 35 8 9 18 21 35 17 5 5 7 11 11 18 3 4 11 10 24 -14 33
20 Chapecoense 35 1 12 22 27 62 17 0 6 11 13 30 18 1 6 11 14 32 -35 15

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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.