Sport Recife fights Grêmio in Serie A battle

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Competition: Sat 19.December
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (35020 seats)

Struggling Sport Recife will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Grêmio in the upcoming league round. It’s 15th vs 6th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

Insights:
  • Sport Recife has the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Serie A
  • Grêmio has the fewest conceded goals (20) in Serie A

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Copa Libertadores. That game, against Santos, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Grêmio.

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Grêmio, who are travelling more than 2300 kilometers to play this game.

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Sport Recife form and stats

Sport Recife have played 12 Serie A games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-0-6 (wins-draws-losses).

The Sport Recife supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Coritiba in Serie A and win 1-0. Prior to that, an away loss at Sao Paulo.

The Recife fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 13 in 12 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Recife's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 15 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Grêmio form and stats

The visitors, who have the fewest conceded goals (20) in Serie A, are W3-D7-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Serie A. Things are running smoothly for Grêmio who hasn't tasted defeat in their last ten matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Santos. Visiting Grêmio has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.

Grêmio have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Vanderlei Farias da Silva. It's been 200 minutes since they last conceded in Serie A.

Grêmio lost away at Santos (1-4) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. Before that, Grêmio travelled to Goias and returned home with a draw after the Serie A game finished 0-0.

A quick return to home after this game, as Grêmio are hosting Sao Paulo in the Copa do Brasil only four days away.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Grêmio as they have only managed to score 10 times from 12 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Grêmio are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 9 times in 12 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Grêmio - Sport Recife 1-2. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: six wins for Recife, two draws and two wins for Grêmio. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.

Top Goalscorers

GrêmioE. Aquino Cossa
E. Aquino Cossa
7 goals
GrêmioD. de Souza Andrade
D. de Souza Andrade
7 goals
RecifeI. Maidana Martins
I. Maidana Martins
4 goals

Sport Recife missing players

Grêmio missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sport Recife Grêmio
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
25 12 2 Played P 4 12 24
8 6 0 Won W 2 3 10
4 0 0 Drew D 2 7 11
13 6 2 Lost L 0 2 3
22 13 3 Scored S 4 10 32
34 15 6 Conceded C 1 9 20
92% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 67% 79%
52% 42% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 58% 71%
36% 33% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 25% 42%
16% 17% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 8% 17%
12% 17% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 4%
36% 33% 50% BTTS BTTS 25% 50% 62%
24% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 75% 50% 38%
48% 33% 50% Failed to Score F T 50% 33% 21%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.3 1.8 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2 1.9
3 1 0 Red cards R C 1 3 6
 
9.9 12.6 13.5 Shots (avg) S ( 14.2 12.6 14.9
2.8 3.9 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 3.8 4.7
31% 28% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 22% 28%
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Grêmio has the fewest conceded goals (20) in Serie A
  • Grêmio has the fewest conceded goals (9) away in Serie A
  • Grêmio has the most clean sheets (6) away in Serie A
  • Sport Recife has the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Serie A
  • Sport Recife haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Sao Paulo 26 15 8 3 45 21 13 9 4 0 23 6 13 6 4 3 22 15 24 53
2 Atletico Mineiro 26 14 4 8 44 34 13 9 3 1 29 11 13 5 1 7 15 23 10 46
3 Flamengo 24 13 6 5 42 32 12 6 4 2 22 14 12 7 2 3 20 18 10 45
4 Palmeiras 24 11 8 5 36 23 12 6 4 2 21 12 12 5 4 3 15 11 13 41
5 Internacional 25 11 8 6 37 25 12 7 4 1 22 11 13 4 4 5 15 14 12 41
6 Grêmio 24 10 11 3 32 20 12 7 4 1 22 11 12 3 7 2 10 9 12 41
7 Fluminense 26 11 7 8 36 29 13 7 4 2 22 12 13 4 3 6 14 17 7 40
8 Santos 25 10 8 7 37 33 13 6 5 2 25 16 12 4 3 5 12 17 4 38
9 Atletico GO 26 8 10 8 24 30 13 3 6 4 15 17 13 5 4 4 9 13 -6 34
10 Corinthians 25 8 9 8 26 29 12 4 5 3 14 16 13 4 4 5 12 13 -3 33
11 Ceara 25 8 8 9 35 36 13 5 5 3 16 14 12 3 3 6 19 22 -1 32
12 Bragantino 25 7 10 8 31 29 12 6 3 3 20 12 13 1 7 5 11 17 2 31
13 Fortaleza 25 7 9 9 24 23 12 5 4 3 12 8 13 2 5 6 12 15 1 30
14 Atletico PR 25 8 4 13 20 28 13 5 3 5 10 10 12 3 1 8 10 18 -8 28
15 Sport Recife 25 8 4 13 22 34 12 6 0 6 13 15 13 2 4 7 9 19 -12 28
16 Bahia 25 8 4 13 29 42 13 6 1 6 18 19 12 2 3 7 11 23 -13 28
17 Vasco da Gama 24 6 7 11 25 36 12 3 4 5 11 14 12 3 3 6 14 22 -11 25
18 Coritiba 25 5 6 14 20 33 12 3 3 6 6 9 13 2 3 8 14 24 -13 21
19 Goias 25 4 8 13 25 40 13 3 4 6 15 21 12 1 4 7 10 19 -15 20
20 Botafogo 25 3 11 11 23 36 13 2 5 6 12 17 12 1 6 5 11 19 -13 20

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 Sao Paulo 26 15 8 3 45 21 13 9 4 0 23 6 13 6 4 3 22 15 24 53
2 Atletico Mineiro 26 14 4 8 44 34 13 9 3 1 29 11 13 5 1 7 15 23 10 46
3 Flamengo 24 13 6 5 42 32 12 6 4 2 22 14 12 7 2 3 20 18 10 45
4 Palmeiras 24 11 8 5 36 23 12 6 4 2 21 12 12 5 4 3 15 11 13 41
5 Internacional 25 11 8 6 37 25 12 7 4 1 22 11 13 4 4 5 15 14 12 41
6 Grêmio 24 10 11 3 32 20 12 7 4 1 22 11 12 3 7 2 10 9 12 41
7 Fluminense 26 11 7 8 36 29 13 7 4 2 22 12 13 4 3 6 14 17 7 40
8 Santos 25 10 8 7 37 33 13 6 5 2 25 16 12 4 3 5 12 17 4 38
9 Atletico GO 26 8 10 8 24 30 13 3 6 4 15 17 13 5 4 4 9 13 -6 34
10 Corinthians 25 8 9 8 26 29 12 4 5 3 14 16 13 4 4 5 12 13 -3 33
11 Ceara 25 8 8 9 35 36 13 5 5 3 16 14 12 3 3 6 19 22 -1 32
12 Bragantino 25 7 10 8 31 29 12 6 3 3 20 12 13 1 7 5 11 17 2 31
13 Fortaleza 25 7 9 9 24 23 12 5 4 3 12 8 13 2 5 6 12 15 1 30
14 Atletico PR 25 8 4 13 20 28 13 5 3 5 10 10 12 3 1 8 10 18 -8 28
15 Sport Recife 25 8 4 13 22 34 12 6 0 6 13 15 13 2 4 7 9 19 -12 28
16 Bahia 25 8 4 13 29 42 13 6 1 6 18 19 12 2 3 7 11 23 -13 28
17 Vasco da Gama 24 6 7 11 25 36 12 3 4 5 11 14 12 3 3 6 14 22 -11 25
18 Coritiba 25 5 6 14 20 33 12 3 3 6 6 9 13 2 3 8 14 24 -13 21
19 Goias 25 4 8 13 25 40 13 3 4 6 15 21 12 1 4 7 10 19 -15 20
20 Botafogo 25 3 11 11 23 36 13 2 5 6 12 17 12 1 6 5 11 19 -13 20

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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.