Grêmio are probable winners of this home game versus Ponte Preta, if the league table is to be trusted. Or could we be eyeing a possible shock?
- Grêmio have the fewest conceded goals (6) in Serie B
- Ponte Preta have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Serie B
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Grêmio form and stats
22 points is a decent return from 9 Serie B games here at Arena do Grêmio for Grêmio. The data says 7 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. days ago.
The home team returns to Arena do Grêmio after drawing with Brusque (placed 12th) on their last time out; the game ended 1-1. Midfield player Bitello got a match rating of 7.63 in that game, the max score being 10. Bitello scored one goal.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Tombense in a game that was won 3-0.Grêmio are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found 8 matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won 7, drew 0 and lost 1.
If you like betting on "both teams to score": A review of the 12 latest league matches reveals that 10 of them had goals from both sides.
The manager Marques will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Chapecoense in only three days.
Grêmio have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Arena do Grêmio with 15 goals in 9 league matches. As for guarding their own goal, Grêmio have only let in 2 goals at home. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Ponte Preta form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Ponte Preta so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 2-3-5 (win-draw-lose).
Ponte are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the game against Náutico (placed 18th). World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager dos Anjos when Chrystian scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 76th minute.
A 1-1 draw at Criciuma's stadium before that.Low-scoring game? 15 of this team's last 19 league rounds have seen zero, one or two goals.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Ponte Preta as they have only managed to score 7 times from 10 away games in the league. Ponte Preta have conceded 12 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The sides have played each other already this season, with the result Ponte Preta - Grêmio 0-0 written in the official records. Last ten meetings between these contenders: Grêmio won five, Ponte Preta triumphed in one and we saw four draws. three games with more than 2,5 goals, seven matches with two goals or less. The games between these sides sometimes lean towards being brutal, having seen 6 red cards from the last ten encounters.Top Goalscorers
  L. Borges De Brito 9 goals |   E. Alves de Paula 5 goals |  D. de Souza Andrade 4 goals |
Grêmio missing players
Ponte Preta missing players
| Grêmio | Ponte Preta | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 19 |
| 8 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 5 | 7 |
| 19 | 15 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Conceded | C | 7 | 12 | 15 |
| 68% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 74% |
| 47% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 70% | 47% |
| 11% | 22% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 30% | 21% |
| 5% | 11% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 21% | 11% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 32% |
| 68% | 78% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 47% |
| 42% | 22% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 40% | 47% |
| 5.8 | 5.9 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 4.2 | 5.7 |
| 4.2 | 3 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 6.4 | 5.2 |
| 1.8 | 1.4 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.9 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 13.5 | 18.4 | 21 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.2 | 11.5 | 12.5 |
| 5.1 | 7.2 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
| 20% | 23% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 19% | 16% |
| 10.5 | 8.8 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.8 | 14.6 | 12.3 |
| 2.7 | 3 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.4 | 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 scored at least twice as many goals at home as Ponte Preta have scored away.
- Grêmio have the fewest conceded goals (6) in Serie B
- Grêmio have the most clean sheets (13) in Serie B
- Ponte Preta have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Ponte Preta have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Serie B
- Ponte Preta 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 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 42 |
| 2 | Vasco da Gama | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 35 |
| 3 | Bahia | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 34 |
| 4 | Grêmio | 19 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 33 |
| 5 | Tombense | 19 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 28 |
| 6 | Sport Recife | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 27 |
| 7 | Londrina | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 26 |
| 8 | Novorizontino | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -3 | 26 |
| 9 | Sampaio Corrêa | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 25 |
| 10 | CRB | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -5 | 25 |
| 11 | Criciuma | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 24 |
| 12 | Brusque | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -4 | 22 |
| 13 | Chapecoense | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 6 | -2 | 22 |
| 14 | Ponte Preta | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -3 | 22 |
| 15 | Operario PR | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -4 | 20 |
| 16 | Ituano | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -2 | 20 |
| 17 | CSA | 19 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -4 | 20 |
| 18 | Náutico | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 18 |
| 19 | Guarani | 19 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -10 | 18 |
| 20 | Vila Nova | 19 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -9 | 14 |
