An important duel in the bottom section of the Serie A, with both Grêmio and Coritiba experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the home team placed 15th and the visitors in 17th place.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Grêmio and Coritiba.
It's quite the trip for Coritiba when visiting Grêmio as the cities are 800 kilometers apart.
Grêmio form and stats
The story so far in the Serie A for Grêmio at their home stadium (Arena do Grêmio) is 1 win, 4 draws and 1 defeat. The home fans are hungry for more even though Grêmio have been steadily collecting points here at Arena do Grêmio through three straight draws.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Grêmio, who played 1-1 against Internacional. That match was also played at this venue (Arena do Grêmio). Previous to that game, a Copa Libertadores home match hosting Universidad Catolica in a game that was won 2-0.
The manager R. Portaluppi will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Santos in only four 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 (5 from 6 games). Grêmio have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Coritiba form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Coritiba, who have the fewest scored goals (9) in Serie A, so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-4 (win-draw-lose). The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Coritiba have lost on their last two travels.
Coritiba's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus São Paulo that finished 1-1. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Fluminense wasn't a success with a 0-4 loss.
A new game in only three days for Coritiba, the Serie A home match versus Fortaleza. Busy days.
The visitors have scored 6 goals from 7 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Coritiba have conceded 13 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Grêmio won five games, two matches ended with a draw and Coritiba has three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / sevenTop Goalscorers
  R. dos Santos Fernandes 4 goals |  E. Aquino Cossa 3 goals |  J. Chagas Monteiro 3 goals |
Grêmio missing players
Coritiba missing players
| Grêmio | Coritiba | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 5 | 7 | 13 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 11 | 5 | 0 | Scored | S | 6 | 6 | 9 |
| 11 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 8 | 13 | 17 |
| 83% | 83% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 86% | 92% |
| 75% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 57% | 38% |
| 17% | 17% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 57% | 31% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 43% | 23% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 14% | 8% |
| 67% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 43% | 31% |
| 33% | 33% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 14% | 23% |
| 17% | 17% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 57% | 54% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.1 | 1.7 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 179 | 111 | 25 | Total Shots | T S | 52 | 70 | 122 |
| 52 | 29 | 7 | Shots on Target | S O | 17 | 22 | 34 |
| 21% | 17% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 27% | 26% |
- Coritiba has the fewest scored goals (9) in Serie A
- Coritiba has the fewest scored goals in the second half (4) in Serie A
- Coritiba has the the worst goal difference (-7) away in Serie A
- Coritiba has the the worst goal difference (-8) in Serie A
- Coritiba have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Coritiba have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Atletico Mineiro | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 27 |
| 2 | Internacional | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 22 |
| 3 | Palmeiras | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 22 |
| 4 | Flamengo | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 21 |
| 5 | Sport Recife | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 20 |
| 6 | Santos | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 20 |
| 7 | São Paulo | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| 8 | Fluminense | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 18 |
| 9 | Vasco da Gama | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 18 |
| 10 | Fortaleza | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 17 |
| 11 | Atlético GO | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 15 |
| 12 | Atletico PR | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -3 | 14 |
| 13 | Ceara | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -5 | 14 |
| 14 | Corinthians | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -2 | 14 |
| 15 | Grêmio | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 14 |
| 16 | Bahia | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -7 | 12 |
| 17 | Coritiba | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -8 | 12 |
| 18 | Bragantino | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -4 | 12 |
| 19 | Botafogo | 13 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | -3 | 12 |
| 20 | Goiás | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 9 |