There's seemingly a noteworthy difference in performance between these teams based on the matches played so far, with Fortaleza ahead of Grêmio by 16 points.
- Fortaleza have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Grêmio have scored away.
It's no vacation for neither Fortaleza nor Grêmio as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Grêmio, who are travelling more than 2600 kilometers to play this game.
Fortaleza form and stats
Fortaleza have collected 21 points from their Serie A home games so far after 6-3-3. Three consecutive losses here at Estádio Municipal Presidente Getúlio Vargas is hard to swallow for the home team. Both players, staff and the home crowd are desperate to get something from this match.
The Fortaleza crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-3 to Flamengo here at Estádio Municipal Presidente Getúlio Vargas in a Serie A match. Midfielder David was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.02 (out of ten) in that game. David dribled past the opponent 6 of 6 times.
Before that match, a win away at Fluminense.The manager J. Vojvoda will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Chapecoense in only three days.
Fortaleza are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 17 goals in 12 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Fortaleza's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 13 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Grêmio form and stats
Grêmio have only collected 9 points from their away games in the Serie A, after 3-0-8 (11 played). Grêmio has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Grêmio are travelling again after losing away to Santos in their previous match (0-1). Grêmio were so close to getting something from the game against Santos, but ended up with egg all over their face after conceding the deciding goal two minutes into overtime. Vanderson got a match rating of 8.04 in that game, top player of the team. Vanderson hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 4 of 4 times.
A draw for Grêmio before that, at their own venue hosting Cuiaba (2-2).A quick return to home after this game, as Grêmio are hosting Juventude in the Serie A only four days away.
The visitors have scored 8 goals from 11 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 16 goals have been conceded by Grêmio in these games.
Head 2 Head
The previous head-to-head encounter ended Grêmio - Fortaleza 0-0, played this season. As for the last nine games between these two teams, there's two Fortaleza victories, three draws and four Grêmio wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. dos Santos Fernandes 7 goals | G. Souza Lisboa 5 goals | D. Correia da Fonseca 4 goals |
Fortaleza missing players
Grêmio missing players
| Fortaleza | Grêmio | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 23 |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | 12 |
| 32 | 17 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 8 | 20 |
| 29 | 13 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 16 | 27 |
| 88% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 91% |
| 64% | 67% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 45% | 52% |
| 44% | 42% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 27% | 30% |
| 24% | 25% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 18% | 17% |
| 16% | 17% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 18% | 9% |
| 44% | 33% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 27% | 35% |
| 40% | 42% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 27% | 30% |
| 28% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 45% | 43% |
| 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 4.8 | 6.1 |
| 5.4 | 4.1 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 4 | 4 |
| 2.2 | 2.2 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 3.3 | 2.6 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 14.7 | 15 | 16.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.7 | 10.1 | 13.4 |
| 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
| 30% | 35% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 10% | 22% | 24% |
- Fortaleza have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Grêmio have scored away.
- Grêmio have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- 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 | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 38 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 22 | 53 |
| 2 | Flamengo | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 43 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 8 | 23 | 42 |
| 3 | Palmeiras | 24 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 37 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 39 |
| 4 | Fortaleza | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 39 |
| 5 | Bragantino | 24 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 39 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 38 |
| 6 | Corinthians | 25 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 37 |
| 7 | Internacional | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 36 |
| 8 | Athletico PR | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 31 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 33 |
| 9 | Fluminense | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 33 |
| 10 | America Mineiro | 25 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 17 | -2 | 31 |
| 11 | Atlético GO | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | -2 | 31 |
| 12 | Cuiaba | 24 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 25 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 9 | -1 | 30 |
| 13 | Ceara | 23 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -3 | 29 |
| 14 | Sao Paulo | 24 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -5 | 29 |
| 15 | Juventude | 25 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 24 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 28 |
| 16 | Santos | 24 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 22 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 20 | -7 | 28 |
| 17 | Bahia | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 28 | 38 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 21 | -10 | 26 |
| 18 | Sport Recife | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -7 | 26 |
| 19 | Grêmio | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 16 | -7 | 23 |
| 20 | Chapecoense | 25 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 43 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 23 | -21 | 12 |