Soccer match preview: Home crowd has high hopes when Grêmio welcomes Atlético GO

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Competition: Sun 27.December
Match begins: 23:30 (UTC)
Venue: Arena do Grêmio (55662 seats)

It's advantage Grêmio so far with their 5th position in the Serie A table, welcoming Atlético GO who are placed 11th.

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

There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a Copa do Brasil match only four days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus São Paulo, was also a home game here at Arena do Grêmio. The away team is better rested.

Atlético GO have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1300 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

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Grêmio form and stats

Grêmio have performed here at Arena do Grêmio this season with 7 wins from 12 Serie A matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 4 games and lost 1. Grêmio haven’t lost a league-game in eleven attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Santos, 77 days ago. After failing to beat Internacional here at Arena do Grêmio, Grêmio has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with six wins in a row.

Grêmio's previous game was a Copa do Brasil match also played at home, ending 1-0 versus São Paulo (placed 1st). The home side are looking to build on that result. Before that, Grêmio played out a Serie A draw 1-1 when visiting Sport Recife.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Grêmio as they are travelling to their away game against São Paulo in the Copa do Brasil. That match is three days after this one.

A decent goal production from Grêmio in their home games so far, with 22 goals from 12 league matches. Grêmio are not conceding a lot of goals here at Arena do Grêmio in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 11 from 12 matches.

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Atlético GO form and stats

As the visiting team in Serie A matches, Atlético GO have produced an overall stat of 5-4-4 so far. Atlético GO has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.

Jean and Wellington Rato scored in Atlético GO's previous match, the home game against Fluminense that ended 2-1. Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Ceara.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Atlético as they have only managed to score 9 times from 13 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Atlético GO have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Atlético GO - Grêmio 1-1, played this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: five wins for Grêmio, four draws and one win for Atlético GO. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.

Top Goalscorers

Atlético GOJ. Fernandes Filho
J. Fernandes Filho
3 goals
Atlético GOL. da Cruz Oliveira
L. da Cruz Oliveira
2 goals
Atlético GOG. Ferrareis
G. Ferrareis
2 goals

Grêmio missing players

Atlético GO missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Grêmio Atlético GO
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
25 12 4 Played P 3 13 26
10 7 3 Won W 0 5 8
12 4 1 Drew D 1 4 10
3 1 0 Lost L 2 4 8
33 22 7 Scored S 1 9 24
21 11 3 Conceded C 7 13 30
80% 92% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 85% 88%
72% 83% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 54% 69%
40% 58% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 31% 35%
16% 25% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 4%
4% 8% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 4%
64% 75% 50% BTTS BTTS 33% 31% 46%
36% 25% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 38% 27%
20% 8% 25% Failed to Score F T 67% 46% 38%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.9 1.8 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 2 1.9
7 3 0 Red cards R C 0 0 4
 
14.9 17.2 17 Shots (avg) S ( 9.7 11.9 12.7
4.6 5.7 5.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.7 3.9 4
28% 32% 32% Goal Efficiency G E 12% 18% 23%
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Grêmio have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Grêmio have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Atlético GO have scored 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 São Paulo 26 15 8 3 45 21 13 9 4 0 23 6 13 6 4 3 22 15 24 53
2 Flamengo 25 14 6 5 46 35 13 7 4 2 26 17 12 7 2 3 20 18 11 48
3 Atletico Mineiro 26 14 4 8 44 34 13 9 3 1 29 11 13 5 1 7 15 23 10 46
4 Internacional 26 12 8 6 39 25 13 8 4 1 24 11 13 4 4 5 15 14 14 44
5 Grêmio 25 10 12 3 33 21 12 7 4 1 22 11 13 3 8 2 11 10 12 42
6 Palmeiras 25 11 8 6 36 25 12 6 4 2 21 12 13 5 4 4 15 13 11 41
7 Fluminense 26 11 7 8 36 29 13 7 4 2 22 12 13 4 3 6 14 17 7 40
8 Santos 26 10 8 8 37 34 13 6 5 2 25 16 13 4 3 6 12 18 3 38
9 Corinthians 26 9 9 8 28 30 13 5 5 3 16 17 13 4 4 5 12 13 -2 36
10 Ceara 26 9 8 9 37 36 13 5 5 3 16 14 13 4 3 6 21 22 1 35
11 Atlético GO 26 8 10 8 24 30 13 3 6 4 15 17 13 5 4 4 9 13 -6 34
12 Atletico PR 26 9 4 13 21 28 13 5 3 5 10 10 13 4 1 8 11 18 -7 31
13 Bragantino 26 7 10 9 31 30 13 6 3 4 20 13 13 1 7 5 11 17 1 31
14 Fortaleza 26 7 9 10 24 25 13 5 4 4 12 10 13 2 5 6 12 15 -1 30
15 Sport Recife 26 8 5 13 23 35 13 6 1 6 14 16 13 2 4 7 9 19 -12 29
16 Bahia 26 8 4 14 32 46 13 6 1 6 18 19 13 2 3 8 14 27 -14 28
17 Vasco da Gama 25 7 7 11 26 36 13 4 4 5 12 14 12 3 3 6 14 22 -10 28
18 Botafogo 26 4 11 11 25 37 13 2 5 6 12 17 13 2 6 5 13 20 -12 23
19 Coritiba 26 5 6 15 21 35 13 3 3 7 7 11 13 2 3 8 14 24 -14 21
20 Goias 26 4 8 14 26 42 13 3 4 6 15 21 13 1 4 8 11 21 -16 20

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 São Paulo 26 15 8 3 45 21 13 9 4 0 23 6 13 6 4 3 22 15 24 53
2 Flamengo 25 14 6 5 46 35 13 7 4 2 26 17 12 7 2 3 20 18 11 48
3 Atletico Mineiro 26 14 4 8 44 34 13 9 3 1 29 11 13 5 1 7 15 23 10 46
4 Internacional 26 12 8 6 39 25 13 8 4 1 24 11 13 4 4 5 15 14 14 44
5 Grêmio 25 10 12 3 33 21 12 7 4 1 22 11 13 3 8 2 11 10 12 42
6 Palmeiras 25 11 8 6 36 25 12 6 4 2 21 12 13 5 4 4 15 13 11 41
7 Fluminense 26 11 7 8 36 29 13 7 4 2 22 12 13 4 3 6 14 17 7 40
8 Santos 26 10 8 8 37 34 13 6 5 2 25 16 13 4 3 6 12 18 3 38
9 Corinthians 26 9 9 8 28 30 13 5 5 3 16 17 13 4 4 5 12 13 -2 36
10 Ceara 26 9 8 9 37 36 13 5 5 3 16 14 13 4 3 6 21 22 1 35
11 Atlético GO 26 8 10 8 24 30 13 3 6 4 15 17 13 5 4 4 9 13 -6 34
12 Atletico PR 26 9 4 13 21 28 13 5 3 5 10 10 13 4 1 8 11 18 -7 31
13 Bragantino 26 7 10 9 31 30 13 6 3 4 20 13 13 1 7 5 11 17 1 31
14 Fortaleza 26 7 9 10 24 25 13 5 4 4 12 10 13 2 5 6 12 15 -1 30
15 Sport Recife 26 8 5 13 23 35 13 6 1 6 14 16 13 2 4 7 9 19 -12 29
16 Bahia 26 8 4 14 32 46 13 6 1 6 18 19 13 2 3 8 14 27 -14 28
17 Vasco da Gama 25 7 7 11 26 36 13 4 4 5 12 14 12 3 3 6 14 22 -10 28
18 Botafogo 26 4 11 11 25 37 13 2 5 6 12 17 13 2 6 5 13 20 -12 23
19 Coritiba 26 5 6 15 21 35 13 3 3 7 7 11 13 2 3 8 14 24 -14 21
20 Goias 26 4 8 14 26 42 13 3 4 6 15 21 13 1 4 8 11 21 -16 20

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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.