Fortaleza will hope to make use of their home advantage to help shorten the gap to today’s adversaries. The host team are currently 5 points behind Grêmio.
- Fortaleza is in the best form (5-0-1) in Serie A
- Grêmio have the most scored goals in the first half (20) in Serie A
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 2600 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
These are hustling days for the home side, as they had a game only four days ago in the Copa Sudamericana. That game was an away game at Corinthians, so at least Fortaleza are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Fortaleza form and stats
Fortaleza have performed here at Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo this season with 7 wins from 12 Serie A matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 2. There’s a good atmosphere here at Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo after three straight home wins.
The Fortaleza manager Vojvoda and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Corinthians in the Copa Sudamericana.
Before that match, a Serie A win away at Sao Paulo.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Corinthians are coming to town in three days.
Fortaleza have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo with 19 goals in 12 league matches. From these home matches, Fortaleza have conceded only 10 goals.
Grêmio form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Grêmio so far with only 11 points returning home. The records show 3-2-6 (win-draw-lose).
Pedro scored in Grêmio's previous match, the home game against Palmeiras that ended 1-0. Defender Pedro was the best team player with a rating of 8.3. Pedro scored one goal, hit two key passes and won 3 of 4 duels.
A 4-4 draw at Corinthians's stadium before that.Grêmio are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 13 away goals from 11 games (in the league). Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Grêmio have conceded 21 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Fortaleza have won at least one point in the last 6 matches (2-4-0) versus Grêmio.The previous head-to-head match ended Grêmio - Fortaleza 0-0, earlier this season. The games between these teams sometimes lean towards being rough and physical, having seen 6 red cards from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Suárez Díaz 7 goals |   J. Lucero 6 goals |  F. Cristaldo 6 goals |
Fortaleza missing players
Grêmio missing players
| Fortaleza | Grêmio | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 24 |
| 11 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| 29 | 19 | 5 | Scored | S | 6 | 13 | 39 |
| 23 | 10 | 5 | Conceded | C | 9 | 21 | 31 |
| 88% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 62% | 67% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 82% | 75% |
| 42% | 50% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 64% | 58% |
| 17% | 25% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 18% | 25% |
| 4% | 8% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 18% | 17% |
| 38% | 42% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 64% | 54% |
| 38% | 42% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 38% | 33% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 36% | 25% |
| 5 | 6.2 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 4.5 | 5 |
| 5.2 | 4.7 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.8 |
| 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 15.1 | 17.2 | 16.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16 | 11.9 | 13.3 |
| 5.5 | 6.3 | 8.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7 | 4.9 | 5.1 |
| 22% | 25% | 19% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 24% | 32% |
| 13.1 | 11.5 | 14.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 17.8 | 17.5 | 16.8 |
| 4.5 | 3.2 | 5.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5 |
- Fortaleza have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Fortaleza have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Fortaleza is in the best form (5-0-1) in Serie A
- Grêmio have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Grêmio have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Grêmio have the most points from losing position (12) in Serie A
- Grêmio have the most scored goals in the first half (20) in Serie A
- 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 | Botafogo | 24 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 39 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 51 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 38 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 20 | 44 |
| 3 | Grêmio | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 31 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 8 | 43 |
| 4 | Bragantino | 24 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 33 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 42 |
| 5 | Fluminense | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 26 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 8 | 41 |
| 6 | Atletico PR | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 40 |
| 7 | Flamengo | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 6 | 40 |
| 8 | Fortaleza | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 38 |
| 9 | Atletico Mineiro | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 37 |
| 10 | Corinthians | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 28 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 17 | -1 | 30 |
| 11 | Cuiaba | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 15 | -7 | 29 |
| 12 | Cruzeiro | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 29 |
| 13 | Internacional | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -7 | 29 |
| 14 | Sao Paulo | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| 15 | Vasco da Gama | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 26 |
| 16 | Goias | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 16 | -10 | 26 |
| 17 | Bahia | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 18 | -5 | 25 |
| 18 | Santos | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 22 | -17 | 24 |
| 19 | America Mineiro | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 26 | 50 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 27 | -24 | 17 |
| 20 | Coritiba | 23 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 51 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 34 | -27 | 14 |
