Balanced ball game between Grêmio and Corinthians expected

These are active days for the team playing at home, as they had a game only three days ago in the Copa do Brasil. Thankfully the previous game, versus Flamengo, was also a home game here at Arena do Grêmio. The away team is better rested.

Grêmio form and stats

When playing at home in the Serie A, Grêmio have managed 2 wins, 4 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 8 games. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Grêmio after consecutive victories at their own ground.

Nothing to worry about in defence for Grêmio, as their goalkeeper Gabriel Hamester Grando has completely shut out the opponents for 180 minutes in the Serie A.

The Grêmio fans got no joy from their last match, a Copa do Brasil game also here at Arena do Grêmio: A 0-4 defeat against Flamengo (placed 5th). Midfielder Thiago Santos was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.25 (out of ten) in that game. Santos had 39 successful passes (of 45 total). Grêmio were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.

Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Bahia.

This is expected to be a close game, with Grêmio perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Grêmio as a small favourite), we find nine games. Grêmio has won two of these, drawn five and lost two.

Grêmio aren't scoring a lot here at Arena do Grêmio in the league, with only 7 goals from 8 games. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Grêmio have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

Corinthians form and stats

The visitors, who have the fewest conceded goals (4) away in Serie A, are W4-D4-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Serie A.

Two travels in a row for Corinthians, whose manager S. Campos Junior could celebrate last time after the Serie A win against Athletico PR. Midfielder Roni was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.64. Roni scored one goal, hit one key pass, dribled passed the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 37 successful passes (of 42 total).

Prior to that match, a home win 3-1 against Ceara.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Corinthians playing away and similar expectations, we found twelve relevant matches. Results were two Corinthians wins, five draws and five defeats.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Corinthians as they have only managed to score 7 times from 9 away games in the league. The Corinthians defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (4 goals in 9 games).

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Grêmio three wins, six draws and Corinthians one victory. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), nine games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

J. Alves de Assis Silva 4 goals

A. Ferreira Soares 3 goals

R. Medeiros de Moura 3 goals

Grêmio missing players

Corinthians missing players