Another all-action match as Sport Recife receive Grêmio

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Competition: Brazil Serie B
Competition: Mon 13.June
Match begins: 23:00 (UTC)
Venue: Itaipava Arena Pernambuco (19800 seats)

The two contenders are delivering a good season so far and fixtures like today could be decisive. Read up on Sport Recife - Grêmio!

Insights:
  • Sport Recife have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Grêmio have the fewest conceded goals (4) in Serie B

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 2300 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

Sport Recife and Grêmio should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Sport Recife form and stats

When playing at home in the Serie B, Sport Recife have managed 4 wins, 0 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 5 games.

No payout for Recife in their previous match, an away game at Bahia that ended in defeat 0-1. Midfielder Juba was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.51 (out of ten) in that game. Juba hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 27 successful passes (of 33 total).

Before that, Sport Recife had a home game versus Ponte Preta which ended with a victory 2-1.

Sport Recife are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 6 goals in 5 games. Defensively Recife have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (2 in 5 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Grêmio form and stats

Playing away, Grêmio have won 1 game, drawn 4 and suffered 1 defeat in the Serie B this season. It's three draws from Grêmio's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.

Grêmio have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Gabriel Hamester Grando. It's been 360 minutes since they last conceded in Serie B.

Grêmio are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the game against Novorizontino (placed 12th). Midfield player Bitello was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.64/10. Bitello hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 42 successful passes (of 48 total).

A 0-0 draw at Vasco da Gama's stadium before that.

Grêmio are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 2 goals from 6 away games. Grêmio are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 2 away goals have been conceded so far.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's seven Sport Recife victories, two draws and one Grêmio win. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

GrêmioE. Alves de Paula
E. Alves de Paula
5 goals
RecifeJ. Parraguez Herrera
J. Parraguez Herrera
4 goals
GrêmioD. de Souza Andrade
D. de Souza Andrade
4 goals

Sport Recife missing players

Grêmio missing players

Sport Recife Grêmio
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
11 5 0 Played P 2 6 11
5 4 0 Won W 0 1 4
3 0 0 Drew D 1 4 5
3 1 0 Lost L 1 1 2
8 6 0 Scored S 0 2 9
5 2 0 Conceded C 1 2 4
82% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 50% 64%
27% 40% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 17% 36%
9% 20% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 9%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 9%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
18% 20% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 17% 18%
55% 60% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 67% 64%
45% 20% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 67% 55%
 
5.2 6.8 0 Corners for (avg) C F 5 4.5 5.2
5.3 4 0 Corners against (avg) C A 4 4.7 4.1
2.2 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 1.8 1.7
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
11.8 14.4 0 Shots (avg) S ( 7 9.3 13.4
3.7 4.8 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 3 5.2
20% 25% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 11% 16%
 
13.9 11.2 0 Shots against (avg) S A 8.5 11.2 10
4.7 3 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 2.3 2.5
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Grêmio have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Grêmio have the fewest conceded goals (4) in Serie B
  • Sport Recife have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sport Recife have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Sport Recife have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Grêmio have scored away.
  • Sport Recife have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Sport Recife haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 12 9 1 2 14 5 5 5 0 0 7 0 7 4 1 2 7 5 9 28
2 Bahia 12 8 1 3 15 6 6 6 0 0 12 2 6 2 1 3 3 4 9 25
3 Vasco da Gama 12 6 6 0 12 5 7 5 2 0 7 1 5 1 4 0 5 4 7 24
4 Sport Recife 11 5 3 3 8 5 5 4 0 1 6 2 6 1 3 2 2 3 3 18
5 Grêmio 11 4 5 2 9 4 5 3 1 1 7 2 6 1 4 1 2 2 5 17
6 Criciúma 12 4 4 4 14 12 6 3 2 1 9 4 6 1 2 3 5 8 2 16
7 Tombense 12 3 7 2 12 12 7 3 4 0 9 6 5 0 3 2 3 6 0 16
8 Operario PR 12 4 3 5 14 12 6 3 0 3 8 6 6 1 3 2 6 6 2 15
9 Sampaio Correa 12 4 3 5 13 13 6 4 2 0 11 4 6 0 1 5 2 9 0 15
10 Londrina 11 4 3 4 12 14 6 3 3 0 10 6 5 1 0 4 2 8 -2 15
11 CRB 12 4 2 6 8 15 6 3 2 1 6 4 6 1 0 5 2 11 -7 14
12 Novorizontino 12 3 5 4 10 13 6 2 2 2 6 7 6 1 3 2 4 6 -3 14
13 Brusque 12 4 1 7 9 13 6 3 1 2 5 3 6 1 0 5 4 10 -4 13
14 Ituano 12 3 4 5 12 13 6 2 3 1 6 4 6 1 1 4 6 9 -1 13
15 CSA 12 2 7 3 8 10 6 2 4 0 6 4 6 0 3 3 2 6 -2 13
16 Ponte Preta 12 3 3 6 8 11 6 2 2 2 4 3 6 1 1 4 4 8 -3 12
17 Nautico 12 3 3 6 10 15 6 1 2 3 6 7 6 2 1 3 4 8 -5 12
18 Chapecoense 11 2 6 3 8 8 5 0 2 3 3 7 6 2 4 0 5 1 0 12
19 Guarani 12 2 6 4 8 13 6 1 4 1 2 4 6 1 2 3 6 9 -5 12
20 Vila Nova 12 1 7 4 8 13 6 1 4 1 3 3 6 0 3 3 5 10 -5 10

Read more about Serie B

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.