Pre-match most people would expect a significant gap in quality between these sides based on table positions so far, with Grêmio in front of Náutico by 8 points.
- Grêmio have the fewest conceded goals (5) in Serie B
- Náutico have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Serie B
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Náutico, who are travelling more than 2300 kilometers to play this game.
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.
Grêmio form and stats
16 points is a decent return from 7 Serie B games here at Arena do Grêmio for Grêmio. The data says 5 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. days ago.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Grêmio, as their goalkeeper Gabriel Hamester Grando has completely shut out the opponents for 257 minutes in the Serie B.
Grêmio shared the glory with Bahia in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0. Chapecó, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 7.65 out of 10 in that game. Chapecó topped it up with a clean sheet.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Londrina in a game that was won 1-0.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 10 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 9 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat. Looking at the victories, 6 matches were won by at least two goals.
Some goal stats: A review of the 13 most recent league matches reveals that 11 of them had at least one goal scored by each team.
Grêmio are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 10 goals in 7 games. Defensively Grêmio have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (2 in 7 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Náutico form and stats
The visitors are W2-D2-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Serie B.
Náutico go into this game after a win, the home game against Novorizontino that ended 3-1. That victory felt nice as this team had gone five league fixtures without victory. Midfield player Franco was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.61/10. Franco scored two goals and hit two key passes.
A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Criciuma.Lacking goals? 12 of this side's most recent 16 league rounds have contained two or less goals.
The attacking power of Náutico when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 7 league matches away. As opposed to that, Náutico have seen the ball go into their own net 9 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: eight - one - one (Grêmio wins - draws - Náutico wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. de Souza Andrade 7 goals |   R. Franco Escobar 3 goals |  J. Santos de Souza 2 goals |
Grêmio missing players
Náutico missing players
| Grêmio | Náutico | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 16 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 13 | 10 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 5 | 16 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 9 | 19 |
| 62% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 94% |
| 38% | 57% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 81% |
| 6% | 14% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 29% | 25% |
| 6% | 14% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 19% | 14% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 43% | 56% |
| 69% | 71% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 12% |
| 50% | 29% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 57% | 38% |
| 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 3.9 | 5.8 |
| 4.7 | 3.4 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 3 | 2.7 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 12.6 | 16.7 | 16.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15 | 11.7 | 14 |
| 5.1 | 7.6 | 8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4 | 4.9 |
| 16% | 19% | 19% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 18% | 20% |
| 11.2 | 9.6 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 13.4 | 13.1 |
| 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
- 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 (5) in Serie B
- Grêmio have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (2) in Serie B
- Grêmio have the most matches under the total-line (9) in Serie B
- Náutico have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Náutico have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Serie B
- Náutico have the most conceded goals in the first half (15) in Serie B
- Náutico have the most points from losing position (10) in Serie B
- Náutico have won significantly less corners away then 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 | Cruzeiro | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 38 |
| 2 | Vasco da Gama | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 31 |
| 3 | Bahia | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 29 |
| 4 | Grêmio | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 26 |
| 5 | Criciuma | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 23 |
| 6 | CRB | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -5 | 23 |
| 7 | Londrina | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 22 |
| 8 | Sport Recife | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 22 |
| 9 | Tombense | 16 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 22 |
| 10 | Brusque | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -3 | 20 |
| 11 | Novorizontino | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -4 | 20 |
| 12 | Sampaio Corrêa | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 14 | -2 | 19 |
| 13 | Operario PR | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -3 | 19 |
| 14 | Ituano | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 18 |
| 15 | Chapecoense | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | -2 | 18 |
| 16 | Náutico | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -3 | 18 |
| 17 | CSA | 16 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -4 | 16 |
| 18 | Ponte Preta | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -5 | 15 |
| 19 | Guarani | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -9 | 14 |
| 20 | Vila Nova | 16 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -8 | 12 |
