Trying to decrease the distance up to the top clubs is the mission when these mid-table clubs duel. Both are targeting to improve their league table position, Grêmio in 11th and Internacional in 13th spot.
- Grêmio have not yet lost a game at home.
- Internacional have the fewest scored goals (4) in Serie A
Internacional have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1500 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
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 Internacional.
Grêmio form and stats
Grêmio have secured 5 points from their first three home games in the Serie A. A decent catch, still with room for improvement.
The home followers saw a 1-1 draw against Cruzeiro in the Copa do Brasil last time out and are looking for a win here.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a Serie A home game that ended 0-0 versus Fortaleza.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Grêmio handle that role? We have found 9 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 4 wins, 5 draws and 0 defeats.
The Grêmio fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 4 in 3 matches.
Internacional form and stats
Still no away game victory in the Serie A for Internacional with 1 draw and 2 losses from their first 3 attempts.
Internacional have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 308 minutes ago. de Pena was the goal scorer.
Two away matches in a row for Internacional, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-2 against América Mineiro in the Copa do Brasil. Defender Moledo was the best team player with a rating of 7.15. Moledo won 4 of 6 duels.
A 0-2 defeat away at Atlético Mineiro before that.Internacional are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 0 draws and 4 defeats. From a total of 6 matches.
The schedule is very tough for Internacional now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Copa Libertadores game at Metropolitanos is waiting in only four days.
Internacional are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed {1 goals} from 3 away games. In the opposite end, Internacional have conceded 5 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head numbers (for the former ten meetings): Grêmio won four games, two matches ended with a draw and Internacional have four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six. The games between these teams have sometimes been a bit wild, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  E. Galdino Moreira 2 goals |   M. Magalhães Prado 2 goals |  J. Maturano dos Santos 1 goals |
Grêmio missing players
Internacional missing players
| Grêmio | Internacional | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | 4 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | 3 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| 83% | 67% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 33% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 83% |
| 50% | 33% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 33% | 33% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 33% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 33% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 33% | 67% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 67% | 50% |
| 5.2 | 5.7 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 4.3 | 5.2 |
| 8 | 7.7 | 9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 4 | 4.7 |
| 3.7 | 3.7 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.8 | 15 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 11 | 13.2 |
| 5 | 5 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
| 23% | 27% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 7% | 14% |
| 19.3 | 17.3 | 18.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.5 | 15 | 15 |
| 6.3 | 5.7 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.7 | 4 |
- All of Internacional's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Grêmio have not yet lost a game at home.
- Internacional have the fewest matches over the total-line (1) in Serie A
- Internacional have the fewest scored goals (4) in Serie A
- Internacional have the fewest scored goals in the first half (0) in Serie A
- Internacional have the most matches under the total-line (5) in Serie A
- Internacional have yet to win a game away.
- Internacional haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 15 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 14 |
| 3 | Fluminense | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 13 |
| 4 | Cruzeiro | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | Athletico PR | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 6 | Fortaleza | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 7 | Atlético Mineiro | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 8 | Santos | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 9 | São Paulo | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 10 | Flamengo | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 11 | Grêmio | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 8 |
| 12 | Bragantino | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 7 |
| 13 | Internacional | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 7 |
| 14 | Vasco da Gama | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 15 | Bahia | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 6 |
| 16 | Goiás | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -7 | 6 |
| 17 | Corinthians | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -5 | 5 |
| 18 | Cuiabá | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -7 | 4 |
| 19 | Coritiba | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -9 | 2 |
| 20 | América Mineiro | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -12 | 1 |
