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- Sport Recife have the fewest scored goals (8) 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.
Sport Recife have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 2300 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Grêmio form and stats
Grêmio have collected 13 points from their Serie A home games so far after 3-4-3.
Grêmio faced defeat in their previous match, away at Athletico PR (2-4). As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today? Defender Vanderson got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.84/10. Vanderson scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes and won 6 of 12 duels.
Before that match, a win away at Flamengo.The match schedule is unforgiving for Grêmio as they have a new game in only three days, a Serie A match thankfully also at home. Cuiabá are visiting.
Grêmio aren't scoring a lot here at Arena do Grêmio in the league, with only 9 goals from 10 games. Grêmio have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Sport Recife form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Sport Recife so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 2-4-5 (win-draw-lose). Three has not been a lucky number for Recife as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Athletico PR match.
Recife are looking to quickly end their 721 minutes long goal drought in the Serie A.
Sport Recife might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Fortaleza proved too strong as Sport Recife slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho. It is not a good sign for Sport Recife that their goalkeeper Mailson made six saves in the Fortaleza fixture, but still couldn't prevent a beating. Sabino was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.44. The defender Sabino hit one key pass and won 7 of 9 duels.
Preceding that game, the 0-3 loss visiting Atletico Mineiro's place.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Juventude in just three days.
The visitors have scored 6 goals from 11 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Recife have conceded 12 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The squads have played each other previously this season, with the result Sport Recife - Grêmio 1-0 logged in the official records. Statistics for the prior ten meetings between these two contenders are: one win for Grêmio, two draws and seven wins for Sport Recife. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  M. Borja Hernández 4 goals |  V. de Oliveira Campos 3 goals | D. de Souza Andrade 3 goals |
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| Grêmio | Sport Recife | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 22 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 17 | 9 | 7 | Scored | S | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 22 | 7 | 4 | Conceded | C | 1 | 12 | 19 |
| 90% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 82% | 73% |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 45% | 27% |
| 25% | 20% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 27% | 18% |
| 15% | 10% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 9% | 5% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 30% | 30% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 27% | 18% |
| 35% | 40% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 75% | 36% | 41% |
| 45% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 55% | 68% |
| 6 | 7 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.7 | 4 |
| 3.9 | 4.2 | 2.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.5 | 6.2 | 6 |
| 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.5 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 12.7 | 15.3 | 17 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.2 | 8.9 | 11.1 |
| 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
| 25% | 26% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 19% | 12% |
- Grêmio have scored more than double the goals of Sport Recife.
- Sport Recife have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Sport Recife have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Sport Recife have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Serie A
- Sport Recife have the fewest scored goals (8) in Serie A
- Sport Recife have the fewest scored goals in the first half (2) in Serie A
- Sport Recife have the most matches under the total-line (17) in Serie A
- Sport Recife is in the worst form (0-2-4)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Atletico Mineiro | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 46 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 21 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 33 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 38 |
| 3 | Fortaleza | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 36 |
| 4 | Flamengo | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 36 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 17 | 35 |
| 5 | Bragantino | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 32 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 33 |
| 6 | Corinthians | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 33 |
| 7 | Internacional | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 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 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 29 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 30 |
| 10 | Cuiabá | 22 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 29 |
| 11 | Ceará | 21 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -1 | 28 |
| 12 | Atlético GO | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -3 | 27 |
| 13 | Sao Paulo | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -5 | 27 |
| 14 | Juventude | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 26 |
| 15 | América Mineiro | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -5 | 24 |
| 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 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -5 | 22 |
| 19 | Sport Recife | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -11 | 17 |
| 20 | Chapecoense | 22 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 35 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -18 | 10 |