Grêmio vs São Paulo: Full pre-match guide and statistics

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Competition: Thu 02.December
Match begins: 23:00 (UTC)
Venue: Grêmio Arena

Grêmio have some catching up to do from their 18th place, and the first chance is against São Paulo. Read more!

Insights:
  • Grêmio have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • São Paulo have the fewest scored goals in the second half (13) in Serie A

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Grêmio form and stats

Grêmio have played 17 Serie A games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-6-5 (wins-draws-losses).

Grêmio faced defeat in their previous match, away at Bahia (1-3). Thiago Santos (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.65/10. Santos scored one goal, hit one key pass and had 40 successful passes (of 49 total).

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Flamengo that ended 2-2.

Grêmio are traveling soon after this match as the Serie A match at Corinthians awaits in three days.

The Grêmio fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 22 in 17 matches. 18 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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São Paulo form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Serie A travels is 4 wins, 6 draws and 7 defeats.

Paulo have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Tiago Luis Volpi. It's been 305 minutes since they last conceded in Serie A.

Paulo had fun at their own home (Grêmio Arena) last time out, beating Sport Recife 2-0. Gabriel Sara and Jonathan Calleri scored. Goalkeeper Tiago Volpi got the top player rating of the team with 8.3/10. Volpi stopped the opponent with four saves and topped it up with a clean sheet.

Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Atletico PR.

A new game in only four days for Paulo, the Serie A home match versus Juventude. Busy days.

The attacking power of Paulo when travelling is not overwhelming with 13 goals scored from 17 league matches away. 19 goals have been conceded by Paulo in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

São Paulo - Grêmio 2-1 was the output when these squads formerly met, earlier this season. Numbers for the prior ten meetings between these two contenders are: four wins for Grêmio, four draws and two wins for São Paulo. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.

Top Goalscorers

GrêmioD. de Souza Andrade
D. de Souza Andrade
7 goals
GrêmioM. Borja Hernández
M. Borja Hernández
5 goals
São PauloG. Gomes Sara
G. Gomes Sara
4 goals

Grêmio missing players

São Paulo missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Grêmio São Paulo
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
35 17 6 Played P 6 17 35
10 6 2 Won W 2 4 10
6 6 4 Drew D 2 6 15
19 5 0 Lost L 2 7 10
36 22 8 Scored S 5 13 28
47 18 5 Conceded C 6 19 33
94% 88% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 80%
60% 65% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 65% 57%
43% 47% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 17% 18% 23%
29% 29% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 6% 9%
9% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 3%
43% 47% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 41% 40%
26% 35% 50% Clean Sheets C S 17% 29% 40%
37% 29% 17% Failed to Score F T 33% 41% 40%
 
6.5 7.1 6.3 Corners for (avg) C F 7 5.3 5.8
3.6 3.2 3.3 Corners against (avg) C A 5.8 5.2 4.4
2.7 2.1 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.2 3.2 2.4
6 4 0 Red cards R C 1 1 4
 
14.8 17.2 16.5 Shots (avg) S ( 12 11.9 12.7
4.4 4.9 4.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.5 4.3 4.3
23% 26% 28% Goal Efficiency G E 19% 18% 19%
 
11 9.6 10.7 Shots against (avg) S A 11.5 12.5 10.7
4.1 3.9 4.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.3 4.3 3.9
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Grêmio have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Grêmio have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • São Paulo have the fewest scored goals in the second half (13) 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 Atletico Mineiro 34 23 6 5 55 24 17 15 1 1 36 9 17 8 5 4 19 15 31 75
2 Flamengo 34 20 7 7 66 31 17 12 1 4 29 13 17 8 6 3 37 18 35 67
3 Palmeiras 35 18 5 12 54 42 18 10 3 5 32 26 17 8 2 7 22 16 12 59
4 Corinthians 35 14 11 10 38 34 17 9 4 4 24 17 18 5 7 6 14 17 4 53
5 Bragantino 35 13 14 8 51 41 18 6 9 3 27 20 17 7 5 5 24 21 10 53
6 Fortaleza 35 15 7 13 41 43 17 9 4 4 23 18 18 6 3 9 18 25 -2 52
7 Fluminense 35 14 9 12 34 34 18 10 5 3 21 14 17 4 4 9 13 20 0 51
8 Ceará 35 11 16 8 38 35 18 10 6 2 24 14 17 1 10 6 14 21 3 49
9 Internacional 35 12 11 12 42 38 17 8 5 4 27 19 18 4 6 8 15 19 4 47
10 América Mineiro 35 11 13 11 36 37 17 7 6 4 17 11 18 4 7 7 19 26 -1 46
11 Santos 35 11 12 12 32 38 18 9 5 4 20 13 17 2 7 8 12 25 -6 45
12 São Paulo 35 10 15 10 28 33 18 6 9 3 15 14 17 4 6 7 13 19 -5 45
13 Cuiabá 34 9 16 9 31 32 17 6 6 5 16 17 17 3 10 4 15 15 -1 43
14 Atletico PR 34 12 6 16 39 43 17 7 4 6 22 21 17 5 2 10 17 22 -4 42
15 Atletico GO 34 9 14 11 26 34 17 4 10 3 13 13 17 5 4 8 13 21 -8 41
16 Bahia 34 10 10 14 36 44 17 7 5 5 23 19 17 3 5 9 13 25 -8 40
17 Juventude 34 9 13 12 33 40 17 7 6 4 17 15 17 2 7 8 16 25 -7 40
18 Grêmio 35 10 6 19 36 47 17 6 6 5 22 18 18 4 0 14 14 29 -11 36
19 Sport Recife 35 8 9 18 21 35 17 5 5 7 11 11 18 3 4 11 10 24 -14 33
20 Chapecoense 34 1 12 21 27 59 17 0 6 11 13 30 17 1 6 10 14 29 -32 15

Table
  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 34 23 6 5 55 24 17 15 1 1 36 9 17 8 5 4 19 15 31 75
2 Flamengo 34 20 7 7 66 31 17 12 1 4 29 13 17 8 6 3 37 18 35 67
3 Palmeiras 35 18 5 12 54 42 18 10 3 5 32 26 17 8 2 7 22 16 12 59
4 Corinthians 35 14 11 10 38 34 17 9 4 4 24 17 18 5 7 6 14 17 4 53
5 Bragantino 35 13 14 8 51 41 18 6 9 3 27 20 17 7 5 5 24 21 10 53
6 Fortaleza 35 15 7 13 41 43 17 9 4 4 23 18 18 6 3 9 18 25 -2 52
7 Fluminense 35 14 9 12 34 34 18 10 5 3 21 14 17 4 4 9 13 20 0 51
8 Ceará 35 11 16 8 38 35 18 10 6 2 24 14 17 1 10 6 14 21 3 49
9 Internacional 35 12 11 12 42 38 17 8 5 4 27 19 18 4 6 8 15 19 4 47
10 América Mineiro 35 11 13 11 36 37 17 7 6 4 17 11 18 4 7 7 19 26 -1 46
11 Santos 35 11 12 12 32 38 18 9 5 4 20 13 17 2 7 8 12 25 -6 45
12 São Paulo 35 10 15 10 28 33 18 6 9 3 15 14 17 4 6 7 13 19 -5 45
13 Cuiabá 34 9 16 9 31 32 17 6 6 5 16 17 17 3 10 4 15 15 -1 43
14 Atletico PR 34 12 6 16 39 43 17 7 4 6 22 21 17 5 2 10 17 22 -4 42
15 Atletico GO 34 9 14 11 26 34 17 4 10 3 13 13 17 5 4 8 13 21 -8 41
16 Bahia 34 10 10 14 36 44 17 7 5 5 23 19 17 3 5 9 13 25 -8 40
17 Juventude 34 9 13 12 33 40 17 7 6 4 17 15 17 2 7 8 16 25 -7 40
18 Grêmio 35 10 6 19 36 47 17 6 6 5 22 18 18 4 0 14 14 29 -11 36
19 Sport Recife 35 8 9 18 21 35 17 5 5 7 11 11 18 3 4 11 10 24 -14 33
20 Chapecoense 34 1 12 21 27 59 17 0 6 11 13 30 17 1 6 10 14 29 -32 15

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The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, often called the Brasileirão (or just Série A), is the primary football competition in Brazil. It has 20 teams playing each other twice from May to December, a total of 38 fixtures. The top team is crowned as the champion and the bottom four are relegated.