Most experts are most impressed by Grêmio so far this season, with the 3rd place in the Serie B table and eagerly waiting for Ituano (who are in 10th).
- Grêmio have the fewest conceded goals (13) in Serie B
- Ituano is in the best form (4-1-1) in Serie B
This promises to be an interesting fixture with lots of spark and bustle as both participants are well renewed since they last ran out on the pitch. Get this show on the road!
Grêmio form and stats
Grêmio have performed here at Arena do Grêmio this season with 9 wins from 12 Serie B matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 1. The Grêmio fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Arena do Grêmio and will expect new points from this game. Grêmio has played eleven games in a row here without a defeat.
The home fans saw a 2-2 draw versus Cruzeiro last time out and are looking for a victory here. Bitello (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.05/10. Bitello scored one goal, served one assist and hit two key passes.
Prior to that, an away loss at CRB.Trouble hitting the net? Looking at this team's last 22 league matches, 17 have had two goals or less.
There will be little rest for Grêmio after this match as they are travelling to Criciuma for a Serie B game in only four days.
Grêmio have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Ituano form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Ituano so far with only 13 points returning home. The records show 3-4-6 (win-draw-lose).
Elias scored in Ituano's previous match, the home game against Novorizontino that ended 1-0. Sergio, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.82. Sergio won 5 of 10 duels.
Prior to that match, the Ituano manager Esteves faced defeat when travelling to Bahia and losing 0-2.Low on goals? 8 of this side's latest 10 league fixtures have seen two goals or less.
After this away game Ituano return home for a Serie B game against Operario PR. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Ituano have scored 14 goals in 13 league games away. 17 goals have been conceded by Ituano in these games.
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these two teams get together this season, as the statistics show this recent game: Ituano - Grêmio 1-1. Head-2-head stats last two meetings: zero - one - one (Grêmio wins - draws - Ituano wins). As for goals, zero matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  D. de Souza Andrade 12 goals |  J. de Souza Mares 3 goals |
Grêmio missing players
Ituano missing players
| Grêmio | Ituano | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 6 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 25 |
| 11 | 9 | 5 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 11 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| 30 | 24 | 9 | Scored | S | 2 | 14 | 28 |
| 13 | 6 | 1 | Conceded | C | 6 | 17 | 25 |
| 72% | 92% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| 56% | 75% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 85% | 68% |
| 24% | 42% | 17% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 31% | 32% |
| 12% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 15% | 16% |
| 4% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| 32% | 33% | 17% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 62% | 56% |
| 56% | 58% | 83% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 15% | 32% |
| 40% | 17% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 23% | 24% |
| 5.4 | 5.8 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 4.5 | 4.7 |
| 4.4 | 3.2 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.9 | 5.3 |
| 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 13.2 | 18 | 16.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.2 | 11.2 | 11.9 |
| 4.9 | 7.1 | 6.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.5 | 4 |
| 24% | 28% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 31% | 28% |
| 11.2 | 10.2 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.5 | 12.7 | 12.1 |
| 2.8 | 3.1 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.9 | 3.9 |
- 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.
- Grêmio have the fewest conceded goals (13) in Serie B
- Grêmio have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (7) in Serie B
- Grêmio have the the best goal difference (+18) at home in Serie B
- Ituano have the most dropped points from leading position (14) in Serie B
- Ituano have the most scored goals (14) away in Serie B
- Ituano haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Ituano is in the best form (4-1-1) in Serie B
| 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 | 25 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 54 |
| 2 | Bahia | 25 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 44 |
| 3 | Grêmio | 25 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 30 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 44 |
| 4 | Vasco da Gama | 25 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 42 |
| 5 | Sport Recife | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 22 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 37 |
| 6 | Tombense | 25 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 36 |
| 7 | Londrina | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 35 |
| 8 | CRB | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 22 | -6 | 35 |
| 9 | Sampaio Corrêa | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 28 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 33 |
| 10 | Ituano | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 28 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 33 |
| 11 | Criciuma | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 33 |
| 12 | Ponte Preta | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 32 |
| 13 | Novorizontino | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -4 | 31 |
| 14 | Chapecoense | 26 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 21 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 9 | -3 | 29 |
| 15 | Brusque | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 15 | -5 | 28 |
| 16 | CSA | 25 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 16 | -9 | 26 |
| 17 | Operario PR | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 23 | -12 | 25 |
| 18 | Vila Nova | 25 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 24 |
| 19 | Guarani | 25 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -12 | 23 |
| 20 | Nautico | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 34 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 17 | -13 | 21 |
