This should be an action-packed match as Ituano have their presumed home advantage, while Grêmio have an edge of 2 points in the Serie B table.
- Ituano have not yet lost a game at home.
Both sides have had enough rest since their previous match. Let's have faith in that this will be an enthusiastic match!
Ituano form and stats
Ituano have collected seven points from their first three Serie B games here at Estádio Municipal Dr. Novelli Júnior, a promising start. Two home wins in a row for Ituano bring valid hopes of a third.
Ituano faced defeat in their previous match, away at Novorizontino (1-2). Midfield player Magrão got a match rating of 7.81 in that game, the max score being 10. Magrão served one assist and hit three key passes.
Ahead of that match, Ituano won a home game hosting Bahia (1-0).The Ituano fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 4 in 3 matches. As for guarding their own goal, Ituano have only let in 1 goal at home.
Grêmio form and stats
Things could have gone better for Grêmio in their Serie B away matches, but 4 points from 3 games is all right.
Grêmio play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-1 to Cruzeiro (placed 1st). Manoel, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.04. Manoel hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against CRB.After this away game Grêmio return home for a Serie B game against Criciuma. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Goals are few and far between in Grêmio's away league games. Only 1 goal from 3 travels. Grêmio's manager Marques has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 1 conceded goal. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  E. Alves de Paula 5 goals |  D. de Souza Andrade 4 goals |   R. Elias da Silva 2 goals |
Ituano missing players
Grêmio missing players
| Ituano | Grêmio | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 83% | 67% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 67% | 83% |
| 50% | 33% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 17% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 33% | 67% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 67% | 50% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 67% | 50% |
| 4.5 | 3.7 | 1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.3 | 5 |
| 5.3 | 7.3 | 9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4 | 3.3 |
| 3 | 3.7 | 5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10.7 | 12.7 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 9.7 | 13.3 |
| 4.2 | 4.7 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.7 | 4.7 |
| 24% | 29% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 12% | 21% |
| 9.8 | 9.3 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 9 | 9.3 |
| 3.3 | 3.3 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1 | 1.3 | 2.3 |
- Ituano have not yet lost a game at home.
- Ituano have won significantly less corners at home than 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 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 |
| 2 | Sport Recife | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| 3 | Bahia | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 4 | Vasco da Gama | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| 5 | Novorizontino | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| 6 | Grêmio | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 7 | Criciuma | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 8 | Operario PR | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 9 | Chapecoense | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 10 | Sampaio Correa | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 11 | Ituano | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 12 | Ponte Preta | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 8 |
| 13 | Londrina | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -3 | 8 |
| 14 | Vila Nova | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -2 | 7 |
| 15 | Guarani | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 7 |
| 16 | CSA | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 7 |
| 17 | Brusque | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -3 | 7 |
| 18 | Nautico | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 7 |
| 19 | Tombense | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 6 |
| 20 | CRB | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | -8 | 4 |
