Grêmio are looking to forget the league table before this fixture versus Cuiabá. Here's all you should know pre-match!
- Grêmio have the fewest scored goals in the second half (7) in Serie A
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Cuiabá have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1900 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Grêmio form and stats
The story so far in the Serie A for Grêmio at their home stadium (Arena do Grêmio) is 3 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats.
Grêmio's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus Sport Recife (placed 19th). Midfield player Douglas Costa got a match rating of 7.51 in that game, the max score being 10. Costa scored one goal, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 7 of 8 times.
Heartbreak before that as Grêmio lost 2-4 at Athletico PR's place.The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Grêmio's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played three games, won one match, drawn zero and lost two.
The manager L. Scolari will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Santos in only four days.
Grêmio have scored 10 league goals here from 11 matches, not a lot. 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 9 from 11 matches.
Cuiabá form and stats
Playing away, Cuiabá have won 3 games, drawn 7 and suffered 1 defeat in the Serie A this season. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Fluminense game have they lost an away game, meaning Cuiabá has taken points from ten away matches in a row.
Cuiabá aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 194 league minutes without a goal. F. Marques was the last player to find the net.
Home advantage was not enough for Cuiabá in their previous game, as they lost their Serie A-match, hosting América Mineiro, 0-2. Midfield player Pepê was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.64/10. Pepê dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times and had 29 successful passes (of 32 total).
Before that, Cuiabá travelled to Atlético GO and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Cuiabá playing away, we found four games. Results were zero away wins, two draws and two home wins.
The attacking power of Cuiabá when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored from 11 league matches away. It's not easy to score on Cuiabá as they have only conceded 7 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The duelists have fought previously this season: Cuiabá - Grêmio 0-1. Head-2-head stats last three meetings: three - zero - zero (Grêmio wins - draws - Cuiabá wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  E. Rodrigues Brandão 6 goals |   M. Borja Hernández 4 goals |  J. de Jesus Brito e Brito 4 goals |
Grêmio missing players
Cuiabá missing players
| Grêmio | Cuiabá | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 23 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | 11 |
| 11 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 18 | 10 | 2 | Scored | S | 5 | 10 | 23 |
| 24 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 7 | 24 |
| 90% | 82% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 55% | 78% |
| 52% | 55% | 25% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 45% | 61% |
| 29% | 27% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 27% | 39% |
| 14% | 9% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 18% | 22% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 9% | 4% |
| 33% | 36% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 36% | 48% |
| 33% | 36% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 55% | 30% |
| 43% | 45% | 75% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 55% | 43% |
| 6.2 | 7.4 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
| 3.8 | 4 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 5.1 | 5 |
| 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 13.3 | 16.2 | 13.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 9 | 10.9 |
| 3.6 | 3.8 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.8 | 3.3 |
| 24% | 24% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 32% | 30% |
- Grêmio have the fewest scored goals in the second half (7) 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 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 20 | 49 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 39 |
| 3 | Flamengo | 20 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 39 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 20 | 38 |
| 4 | Fortaleza | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 36 |
| 5 | Bragantino | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 34 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 34 |
| 6 | Corinthians | 23 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 34 |
| 7 | Internacional | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 32 |
| 8 | Fluminense | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 32 |
| 9 | Athletico PR | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 30 |
| 10 | Atlético GO | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 30 |
| 11 | Cuiabá | 23 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 7 | -1 | 29 |
| 12 | Ceara | 21 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -1 | 28 |
| 13 | São Paulo | 23 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -5 | 28 |
| 14 | América Mineiro | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -3 | 27 |
| 15 | Juventude | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 27 |
| 16 | Santos | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 19 | -8 | 24 |
| 17 | Bahia | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -10 | 23 |
| 18 | Grêmio | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -6 | 22 |
| 19 | Sport Recife | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -10 | 20 |
| 20 | Chapecoense | 23 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 36 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -18 | 11 |