After the first games for these two it's Cruzeiro - Grêmio 0-3 in points. Who will achieve victory in this second Serie A fixture of the season?
Both contenders have had sufficient rest since their last competitive action. Let's have faith in that this will be an animated fixture!
Cruzeiro form and stats
The season before, Cruzeiro's league statistics were 10 wins, 18 draws and 10 losses, leading to 12th position in the Serie B. During these 38 matches they scored {42 goals} and gave away 44. Playing at their own stadium in the former season Cruzeiro generated 5-10-4 (win-draw-lost) with {24 goals} and 24 conceded.
Cruzeiro faced defeat in their previous match, away at Corinthians (1-2). Defender Oliveira got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.4/10. Oliveira scored one goal and won 3 of 4 duels.
Before that match, a defeat in the away fixture against Nautico in the Copa do Brasil. 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 Cruzeiro have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 4 matches with the results: Won 1, drawn 2 and lost 1.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Cruzeiro, as the Copa do Brasil home game vs Nautico is only three days away.
Grêmio form and stats
Let's have a look at how Grêmio performed last season in the Gaucho 1: They landed a 17th position in the league table after playing out 12 victories, 7 draws and 19 defeats. In total they scored 44 and conceded {51 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 4 - drew 1 and lost 14 with 15/30 goals scored/conceded.
The supporters enjoyed Grêmio's previous match versus Santos (placed 17th), a 1-0 win played at home. Midfield player Cristaldo was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.0/10. Cristaldo hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times and had 25 successful passes (of 30 total).
Ahead of that, the Copa do Brasil victory away at ABC. So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Grêmio playing away and similar expectations, we found 6 relevant matches. Results were 0 Grêmio wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the prior ten meetings between these two squads are: four wins for Cruzeiro, two draws and four wins for Grêmio. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: eight games.
Top Goalscorers
  L. da Cruz Oliveira 1 goals |   J. Maturano dos Santos 1 goals |
Cruzeiro missing players
Grêmio missing players
| Cruzeiro | Grêmio | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 12 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Cruzeiro | Last season | Grêmio | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 10 | 5 | Played | P | 8 | 15 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Won | W | 4 | 11 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | ||
| 12 | 3 | Scored | S | 10 | 27 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Conceded | C | 6 | 9 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 87% | ||
| 80% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 67% | ||
| 40% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 47% | ||
| 10% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 12% | 13% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 12% | 13% | ||
| 60% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 47% | ||
| 10% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 53% | ||
| 30% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 13% | ||
| 7.4 | 7.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 7.1 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.9 | 2.7 | ||
| 2.3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 13.1 | 13.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 12.6 | ||
| 5.1 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 5.3 | ||
| 24% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 34% | ||
| 10.4 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7 | 7.5 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.1 | ||
| 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Fluminense | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Atletico PR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Corinthians | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Bragantino | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Botafogo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Vasco da Gama | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Palmeiras | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Grêmio | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Internacional | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Fortaleza | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Atletico Mineiro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 13 | Bahia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 14 | Cruzeiro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 15 | Sao Paulo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 16 | Cuiaba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 17 | Santos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 18 | Goias | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 19 | Coritiba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| 20 | America Mineiro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
