Serie B: Grêmio expected to top CSA

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Competition: Brazil Serie B
Competition: Tue 04.October
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Arena do Grêmio (55662 seats)

Grêmio look forward to facing CSA with hopes of landing all three points. Will they? Read our preview!

Insights:
  • Grêmio have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • CSA have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

These teams have little in common geographically as CSA have to travel 2100 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

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 CSA.

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Grêmio form and stats

Grêmio are steadily winning Serie B games and points here at Arena do Grêmio. 12 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 16 games. There’s a good atmosphere here at Arena do Grêmio after three straight home wins.

In their previous game, the manager Portaluppi led his Grêmio to a defeat away at Sampaio Correa. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Arena do Grêmio. The striker Elkeson was announced as "man of the match" for Grêmio with a rating of 7.42/10. Elkeson scored one goal and hit two key passes.

Before that, Grêmio had a home game versus Sport Recife which ended with a victory 3-0.

The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Grêmio home games with this odds we find 8 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 7 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat. Looking at the victories, 6 matches were won by at least two goals.

The manager Portaluppi will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Londrina in only four days.

A decent goal production from Grêmio in their home games so far, with 31 goals from 16 league matches. Grêmio have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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CSA form and stats

CSA have only collected 10 points from their away games in the Serie B, after 1-7-8 (16 played).

CSA failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Guarani (placed 12th) that ended with defeat 1-2. Attacker Élton got a player rating of 7.3 in the game. "Man of the match" Élton had 17 successful passes (of 21 total).

That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Tombense.

Low on goals? 9 of this club's latest 11 league rounds have seen two goals or less.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Sampaio Correa in just three days.

CSA are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 6 goals from 16 away games. As opposed to that, CSA have seen the ball go into their own net 18 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The contenders have faced each other already this season, with the final score CSA - Grêmio 1-1 registered in the official records. Previous three meetings featuring these squads: Grêmio won one, CSA were winners in zero and we saw two draws. one game with over 2,5 goals, two matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

GrêmioD. de Souza Andrade
D. de Souza Andrade
12 goals
CSAR. Rodrigues Silva
R. Rodrigues Silva
6 goals
GrêmioJ. de Souza Mares
J. de Souza Mares
5 goals

Grêmio missing players

CSA missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Grêmio CSA
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
32 16 5 Played P 4 16 32
14 12 4 Won W 0 1 7
11 2 0 Drew D 1 7 14
7 2 1 Lost L 3 8 11
38 31 11 Scored S 0 6 24
22 9 3 Conceded C 4 18 31
78% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 69% 81%
62% 75% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 25% 50% 62%
31% 50% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 25% 22%
9% 19% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 6% 6%
3% 6% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
34% 38% 40% BTTS BTTS 0% 31% 44%
47% 50% 40% Clean Sheets C S 25% 31% 34%
41% 19% 20% Failed to Score F T 100% 69% 41%
 
5.3 5.4 4.6 Corners for (avg) C F 4.8 4.4 5.5
4.3 3.2 2.6 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5.6 5.2
1.9 1.8 1.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.9 2.3
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 4 6
 
12.8 16.8 18.6 Shots (avg) S ( 8.5 9.2 11.9
4.8 6.8 7.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.2 2.9 3.8
25% 29% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 13% 20%
 
10.9 9.6 7 Shots against (avg) S A 15.2 17.4 14.2
2.8 2.8 1.4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.5 5.2 4.3
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • CSA have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • CSA have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • CSA have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Grêmio have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Grêmio have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Grêmio have scored at least twice as many goals at home as CSA have scored away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cruzeiro 32 21 8 3 48 17 16 14 2 0 28 4 16 7 6 3 20 13 31 71
2 Grêmio 32 14 11 7 38 22 16 12 2 2 31 9 16 2 9 5 7 13 16 53
3 Bahia 32 15 7 10 36 24 16 11 3 2 26 9 16 4 4 8 10 15 12 52
4 Vasco da Gama 32 13 10 9 36 29 16 10 6 0 25 6 16 3 4 9 11 23 7 49
5 Sampaio Correa 33 13 9 11 41 37 17 12 4 1 33 13 16 1 5 10 8 24 4 48
6 Ituano 32 12 11 9 36 28 16 8 6 2 20 8 16 4 5 7 16 20 8 47
7 Londrina 33 12 10 11 31 31 16 7 6 3 20 15 17 5 4 8 11 16 0 46
8 Sport Recife 32 12 10 10 26 26 16 11 4 1 20 5 16 1 6 9 6 21 0 46
9 Criciúma 32 11 13 8 34 26 16 8 5 3 19 8 16 3 8 5 15 18 8 46
10 Ponte Preta 33 11 10 12 31 32 16 8 5 3 17 9 17 3 5 9 14 23 -1 43
11 Tombense 32 10 13 9 30 34 16 9 7 0 21 9 16 1 6 9 9 25 -4 43
12 Guarani 33 10 11 12 28 33 17 7 6 4 14 12 16 3 5 8 14 21 -5 41
13 CRB 32 10 10 12 28 37 16 6 8 2 16 11 16 4 2 10 12 26 -9 40
14 Chapecoense 32 9 11 12 30 31 16 5 5 6 18 18 16 4 6 6 12 13 -1 38
15 Vila Nova 32 7 17 8 24 28 16 4 10 2 11 9 16 3 7 6 13 19 -4 38
16 Novorizontino 32 9 9 14 31 39 16 7 5 4 20 16 16 2 4 10 11 23 -8 36
17 CSA 32 7 14 11 24 31 16 6 7 3 18 13 16 1 7 8 6 18 -7 35
18 Operário PR 32 7 11 14 26 39 16 6 5 5 16 13 16 1 6 9 10 26 -13 32
19 Brusque 32 8 7 17 19 31 16 6 4 6 12 12 16 2 3 11 7 19 -12 31
20 Nautico 32 7 6 19 27 49 16 5 4 7 20 20 16 2 2 12 7 29 -22 27

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 Cruzeiro 32 21 8 3 48 17 16 14 2 0 28 4 16 7 6 3 20 13 31 71
2 Grêmio 32 14 11 7 38 22 16 12 2 2 31 9 16 2 9 5 7 13 16 53
3 Bahia 32 15 7 10 36 24 16 11 3 2 26 9 16 4 4 8 10 15 12 52
4 Vasco da Gama 32 13 10 9 36 29 16 10 6 0 25 6 16 3 4 9 11 23 7 49
5 Sampaio Correa 33 13 9 11 41 37 17 12 4 1 33 13 16 1 5 10 8 24 4 48
6 Ituano 32 12 11 9 36 28 16 8 6 2 20 8 16 4 5 7 16 20 8 47
7 Londrina 33 12 10 11 31 31 16 7 6 3 20 15 17 5 4 8 11 16 0 46
8 Sport Recife 32 12 10 10 26 26 16 11 4 1 20 5 16 1 6 9 6 21 0 46
9 Criciúma 32 11 13 8 34 26 16 8 5 3 19 8 16 3 8 5 15 18 8 46
10 Ponte Preta 33 11 10 12 31 32 16 8 5 3 17 9 17 3 5 9 14 23 -1 43
11 Tombense 32 10 13 9 30 34 16 9 7 0 21 9 16 1 6 9 9 25 -4 43
12 Guarani 33 10 11 12 28 33 17 7 6 4 14 12 16 3 5 8 14 21 -5 41
13 CRB 32 10 10 12 28 37 16 6 8 2 16 11 16 4 2 10 12 26 -9 40
14 Chapecoense 32 9 11 12 30 31 16 5 5 6 18 18 16 4 6 6 12 13 -1 38
15 Vila Nova 32 7 17 8 24 28 16 4 10 2 11 9 16 3 7 6 13 19 -4 38
16 Novorizontino 32 9 9 14 31 39 16 7 5 4 20 16 16 2 4 10 11 23 -8 36
17 CSA 32 7 14 11 24 31 16 6 7 3 18 13 16 1 7 8 6 18 -7 35
18 Operário PR 32 7 11 14 26 39 16 6 5 5 16 13 16 1 6 9 10 26 -13 32
19 Brusque 32 8 7 17 19 31 16 6 4 6 12 12 16 2 3 11 7 19 -12 31
20 Nautico 32 7 6 19 27 49 16 5 4 7 20 20 16 2 2 12 7 29 -22 27

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The Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, or just Série B, is the second highest level of Brazilian football on a national level. It has changed format frequently, but currently holds 20 teams playing a double round-robin format. Top four are promoted to Série A while bottom four face relegation.