Grêmio and Fortaleza have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the Serie A.
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 Fortaleza.
It's quite the trip for Fortaleza when visiting Grêmio as the cities are 2600 kilometers apart.
Grêmio form and stats
When playing at home in the Serie A, Grêmio have managed 1 win, 1 draw and suffered 1 defeat from 3 games. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Grêmio, their manager R. Portaluppi and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.
A good away victory last time out for Grêmio, who won 2-0 against Bahia (placed 15th). Before that, Grêmio played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Atlético GO.
Vanderlei loved the game against Bahia. With a stunning six saves the goalkeeper played a huge part in the 2-0 victory.
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 five games, won three matches, drawn one and lost one.
There will be little rest for Grêmio after this match as they are travelling to Universidad Catolica for a Copa Libertadores game in only three days.
Grêmio aren't scoring a lot here at Arena do Grêmio in the league, with only 2 goals from 3 games. Grêmio have only conceded 2 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Fortaleza form and stats
The visitors are W1-D1-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Serie A. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Fortaleza have lost on their last two travels.
The supporters enjoyed Fortaleza's previous game versus Sport Recife (placed 11th), a Serie A 1-0 win played at home. Prior to that match, the Fortaleza manager R. Mücke Ceni faced defeat when travelling to Flamengo and losing 1-2.
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 Fortaleza playing away, we found three games. Results were one away win, zero draws and two home wins.
Fortaleza have scored 5 goals on their travels this season, from 5 away games in the league. Fortaleza have conceded 6 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last six games between these two teams, there's four Grêmio victories, zero draws and two Fortaleza wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  W. Pereira do Nascimento 4 goals |   E. Aquino Cossa 2 goals | J. Silva de Souza 2 goals |
Grêmio missing players
Fortaleza missing players
| Grêmio | Fortaleza | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 3 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 75% | 67% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 89% |
| 62% | 33% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 60% | 56% |
| 12% | 33% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 40% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 11% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 33% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 60% | 33% |
| 50% | 67% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 25% | 33% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 40% | 44% |
| 5.5 | 8 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.3 |
| 3.5 | 3 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 5 | 4.6 |
| 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | 2.3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 131 | 71 | 71 | Total Shots | T S | 18 | 47 | 94 |
| 39 | 20 | 20 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 11 | 25 |
| 18% | 10% | 10% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 45% | 36% |
- Fortaleza have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Fortaleza have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Fortaleza have scored at least twice as many goals away as Grêmio have scored home.
- Fortaleza haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Grêmio has the fewest matches over the total-line (1) in Serie A
- Grêmio have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Grêmio have won significantly more corners at home than 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 | Internacional | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| 2 | Flamengo | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 17 |
| 3 | São Paulo | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 17 |
| 4 | Palmeiras | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 16 |
| 5 | Atlético Mineiro | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 15 |
| 6 | Vasco da Gama | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| 7 | Santos | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
| 8 | Fortaleza | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| 9 | Fluminense | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 11 |
| 10 | Grêmio | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 11 | Sport Recife | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 10 |
| 12 | Ceará | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -4 | 10 |
| 13 | Corinthians | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 9 |
| 14 | Atlético GO | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 9 |
| 15 | Bahia | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 9 |
| 16 | Botafogo | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 9 |
| 17 | Athletico PR | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 8 |
| 18 | Coritiba | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -4 | 8 |
| 19 | Bragantino | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 7 |
| 20 | Goiás | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 5 |