19th- against 9th place might not sound all that sexy. But: Tipsway has the intelligence that makes Grêmio - Ceará (even) more intriguing!
- Grêmio have the fewest scored goals in the second half (4) in Serie A
- Ceará have yet to win a game away.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Ceará, who are travelling more than 2600 kilometers to play this game.
Grêmio form and stats
Overall Serie A statistics at home this season for Grêmio are 2-4-3 (wins-draws-losses).
The Grêmio crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Corinthians here at Arena do Grêmio in a Serie A match. Vanderson was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.45 out of 10. The defender Vanderson hit one key pass and won 3 of 5 duels.
Preceding that match was a Copa do Brasil defeat to Flamengo (0-4).The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Grêmio handle that role? We have found seven games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are four wins, three draws and zero defeats.
There will be little rest for Grêmio after this match as they are travelling to Flamengo for a Copa do Brasil game in only three days.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Grêmio here at Arena do Grêmio in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (7 from 9 games). It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Grêmio have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Ceará form and stats
There's been little loot from Ceará's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 9 away games in the Serie A. Ceará only have 0 wins to counter their 3 defeats and 6 draws. The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Ceará have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone ten consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Ferroviario game.
Ceará lost away at America Mineiro (0-2) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. Messias was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.44. The defender Messias won 4 of 7 duels.
A draw for Ceará before that, at their own venue hosting Flamengo (1-1).Ceará are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is two wins, four draws and three defeats. From a total of nine matches.
The visitors have scored 5 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Ceará have seen the ball go into their own net 11 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Ceará - Grêmio 3-2 was the product when these squads formerly met, also in this season. Head to head statistics (for the prior ten meetings): Grêmio won four games, two matches ended with a tie and Ceará got four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / threeTop Goalscorers
  R. Lima Morais 4 goals |   M. Borja Hernández 3 goals | V. de Oliveira Campos 2 goals |
Grêmio missing players
Ceará missing players
| Grêmio | Ceará | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 9 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 9 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | 7 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 19 |
| 18 | 7 | 4 | Conceded | C | 2 | 11 | 19 |
| 88% | 78% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 33% | 56% | 72% |
| 47% | 44% | 25% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 56% | 67% |
| 24% | 22% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 39% |
| 12% | 11% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 28% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 29% | 33% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 44% | 56% |
| 29% | 33% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 44% | 39% |
| 53% | 56% | 75% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 56% | 33% |
| 6.2 | 7.2 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
| 4 | 4.2 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
| 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.3 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12.6 | 15.6 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.3 | 12 | 13.2 |
| 3.1 | 3.6 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4 | 4.2 |
| 23% | 22% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 14% | 25% |
- Ceará have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Ceará have yet to win a game away.
- Grêmio have the fewest scored goals in the second half (4) in Serie A
| 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 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 39 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 35 |
| 3 | Fortaleza | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 33 |
| 4 | Bragantino | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 29 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 32 |
| 5 | Flamengo | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 32 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 16 | 31 |
| 6 | Corinthians | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 27 |
| 7 | Atletico GO | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -2 | 25 |
| 8 | Atletico PR | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 24 |
| 9 | Ceará | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 24 |
| 10 | Cuiaba | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 24 |
| 11 | Internacional | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 23 |
| 12 | Fluminense | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 22 |
| 13 | Santos | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -5 | 22 |
| 14 | Juventude | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -5 | 22 |
| 15 | Sao Paulo | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 22 |
| 16 | Bahia | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -8 | 21 |
| 17 | America Mineiro | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 18 |
| 18 | Sport Recife | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -6 | 17 |
| 19 | Grêmio | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 16 |
| 20 | Chapecoense | 18 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -15 | 7 |