Another action-packed fixture in the Serie A. Grêmio is in the 10th place from featuring in five games. They receive Fortaleza who are placed 4th from five matches.
- Grêmio have not yet lost a game at home.
- Fortaleza have the fewest conceded goals (1) away in Serie A
Fortaleza have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 2600 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
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.
Grêmio form and stats
Only two Serie A home games for Grêmio so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeat.
No payout for Grêmio in their previous match, an away game at Palmeiras that ended in defeat 1-4. Grêmio's goalkeeper Grando was extremely busy against Palmeiras, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning six saves. Bitello, who plays in attack, was the highest rated performer for the team in that fixture, earning a rating of 7.6 (out of 10). Bitello scored one goal, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 51 successful passes (of 54 total).
In the match before that, Grêmio hosted Bragantino and drew the game 3-3.The match schedule is unforgiving for Grêmio as they have a new game in only three days, a Copa do Brasil match thankfully also at home. Cruzeiro are visiting.
Grêmio has scored {4 goals} so far and conceded {3 goals} from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
Fortaleza form and stats
Four points from two away games for Fortaleza, meaning one draw and one victory in the Serie A so far.
Fortaleza's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus São Paulo that finished 0-0. Tinga was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.25. The defender Tinga hit one key pass and won 9 of 12 duels.
A 1-1 draw at Corinthians's stadium before that.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Fortaleza playing away and similar expectations, we found 9 relevant matches. Results were 3 Fortaleza wins, 1 draw and 5 defeats.
The schedule is very tough for Fortaleza now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Copa do Brasil game at Palmeiras is waiting in only three days.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Fortaleza has managed {4 goals} and let in 1 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
Fortaleza have won at least one point in the last 5 fixtures (2-3-0) versus Grêmio.The matches between these sides have had a tendency to be brutal, having seen 6 sending-offs from the last ten duels.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Vieira da Veiga 3 goals |  E. Galdino Moreira 2 goals |  G. Souza Lisboa 2 goals |
Grêmio missing players
Fortaleza missing players
| Grêmio | Fortaleza | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 80% |
| 60% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 80% |
| 60% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 40% |
| 40% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 40% | 50% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 60% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 60% |
| 20% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 40% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 4.4 | 4 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 6 | 5.8 |
| 8.6 | 9 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4 | 4.8 |
| 3.8 | 4 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10.8 | 14 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 16 | 18.4 |
| 4.8 | 4.5 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 5.5 | 7.8 |
| 29% | 44% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 36% | 23% |
| 20.2 | 18.5 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 19.5 | 15 |
| 6.6 | 6 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 7.5 | 5 |
- All of Fortaleza's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Fortaleza have not yet lost a game.
- Fortaleza have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Fortaleza have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Fortaleza have the fewest conceded goals (1) away in Serie A
- Grêmio have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won at home.
- Grêmio have not yet lost a game at home.
- Grêmio haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Grêmio | Last season | Fortaleza | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 15 | 7 | Played | P | 19 | 38 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Won | W | 8 | 15 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 10 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 9 | 13 | ||
| 27 | 17 | Scored | S | 22 | 46 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 26 | 39 | ||
| 87% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | ||
| 67% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 68% | 61% | ||
| 47% | 57% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 53% | 39% | ||
| 13% | 14% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 21% | 21% | ||
| 13% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 11% | 11% | ||
| 47% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 47% | ||
| 53% | 57% | Clean Sheets | C S | 32% | 39% | ||
| 13% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 11% | 24% | ||
| 7.1 | 9.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 5.3 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.2 | 5.4 | ||
| 2 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.2 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 12.6 | 14.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.4 | 13.7 | ||
| 5.3 | 5.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 4.3 | ||
| 34% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 28% | ||
| 7.5 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.6 | 12.7 | ||
| 3.1 | 3.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.9 | 4.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Botafogo | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 13 |
| 3 | Fluminense | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 4 | Fortaleza | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 5 | Athletico PR | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | Cruzeiro | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 7 | São Paulo | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 8 | Santos | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | Atletico Mineiro | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | Grêmio | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 7 |
| 11 | Internacional | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 7 |
| 12 | Flamengo | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 13 | Vasco da Gama | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 14 | Bragantino | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 6 |
| 15 | Bahia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 6 |
| 16 | Corinthians | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -5 | 4 |
| 17 | Cuiaba | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -5 | 4 |
| 18 | Goiás | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -8 | 3 |
| 19 | Coritiba | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -8 | 2 |
| 20 | America Mineiro | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -8 | 1 |
