Grêmio host the first leg in this deciding Copa Libertadores Quarter-finals game. Santos will try their very best to bring a solid result back to Estádio Urbano Caldeira before the return leg in 10 days.
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
Last season, Grêmio's Copa Libertadores journey ended in the semi-finals against Flamengo.Grêmio have performed here at Arena do Grêmio this season with 6 wins from 11 Serie A matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 4 games and lost 1. This match is a Copa Libertadores match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 5 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in this competition. Grêmio has won so many consecutive home games (six in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Arena do Grêmio. We remember; it was Internacional.
Ahead of that match, Grêmio won a home game hosting Guarani (2-0).
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Grêmio have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found six games) they have won three times, drawn two and lost one.
The Grêmio fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 18 goals in 11 league matches. Grêmio's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 11 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Santos form and stats
The visitors are W4-D3-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Serie A. Total Copa Libertadores statistics for Santos: 6 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.
Santos's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Palmeiras that finished 2-2. The game before that, in the Copa Libertadores, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against LDU Quito.
Santos are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is two wins, two draws and three defeats. From a total of seven matches.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Santos manager A. Stival as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Flamengo.
Santos find the net regularly in their away games. 11 goals from 11 away fixtures in the league. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Santos have conceded 13 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Grêmio-Santos H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Grêmio four wins, Santos three wins, three draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  M. Santos Costa 14 goals |  E. Aquino Cossa 7 goals | D. de Souza Andrade 5 goals |
Grêmio missing players
Santos missing players
| Grêmio | Santos | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 10 | Won | W | 6 | 12 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 38 | 27 | Scored | S | 16 | 37 | ||
| 19 | 10 | Conceded | C | 14 | 27 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 76% | 93% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 68% | ||
| 40% | 43% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 52% | ||
| 12% | 14% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 32% | ||
| 4% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 12% | ||
| 52% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 64% | ||
| 44% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 20% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 28% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.9 | 2.8 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 6 | ||
| 12.1 | 13.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.9 | 11.3 | ||
| 4.4 | 5.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.9 | 3.7 | ||
| 34% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 46% | 40% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sao Paulo | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 37 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 17 | 44 |
| 2 | Atletico Mineiro | 23 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 41 | 29 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 12 | 42 |
| 3 | Flamengo | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 38 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 42 |
| 4 | Fluminense | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 39 |
| 5 | Palmeiras | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 38 |
| 6 | Santos | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 36 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 38 |
| 7 | Internacional | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 37 |
| 8 | Grêmio | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 28 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 37 |
| 9 | Ceara | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 34 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 0 | 32 |
| 10 | Fortaleza | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 30 |
| 11 | Corinthians | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | -4 | 30 |
| 12 | Atletico PR | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 18 | -7 | 28 |
| 13 | Bahia | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 29 | 39 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 20 | -10 | 28 |
| 14 | Bragantino | 24 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 29 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 28 |
| 15 | Atletico GO | 23 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -7 | 28 |
| 16 | Sport Recife | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -12 | 25 |
| 17 | Vasco da Gama | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 18 | -7 | 24 |
| 18 | Coritiba | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 23 | -12 | 21 |
| 19 | Botafogo | 23 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 30 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -8 | 20 |
| 20 | Goias | 23 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 40 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 19 | -16 | 16 |