The first of two encounters in the Copa Libertadores Quarter-finals, as the hometeam Santos will try to edge Grêmio in their own ballpark.
It's no vacation for neither Santos nor Grêmio as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Santos form and stats
Santos have played 13 Serie A games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-5-2 (wins-draws-losses). On the other hand, in the Copa Libertadores, Santos has performed like this (both home and away): 6 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss.
The fans are hoping that Santos will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-4 away loss in the Serie A game against Flamengo. A 1-1 draw away in the Copa Libertadores before that, with Grêmio the opponent.
There will be little rest for Santos after this match as they are travelling to Vasco da Gama for a Serie A game in only four days.
Santos have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estádio Urbano Caldeira with 25 goals in 13 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, Santos have conceded 16 goals.
Grêmio form and stats
They also participated in Copa Libertadores last season. This ended in the semi-finals, when Flamengo drew the shortest straw.Playing away, Grêmio have won 3 games, drawn 7 and suffered 2 defeats in the Serie A this season. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Copa Libertadores stats, they have 5 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss both home and away. Things are running smoothly for Grêmio who hasn't tasted defeat in their last ten matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Santos. Grêmio has drawn their two previous away games.
Grêmio have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Vanderlei Farias da Silva. It's been 200 minutes since they last conceded in Serie A.
Grêmio are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Goias. Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Santos in the Copa Libertadores.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Serie A trip to Sport Recife.
The visitors have scored 10 goals from 12 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's not easy to score on Grêmio as they have only conceded 9 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Grêmio - Santos 1-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Santos three wins, four draws and Grêmio three victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Santos Costa 14 goals |  E. Aquino Cossa 7 goals | D. de Souza Andrade 7 goals |
Santos missing players
Grêmio missing players
| Santos | Grêmio | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Won | W | 6 | 16 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | ||
| 35 | 18 | Scored | S | 11 | 39 | ||
| 31 | 12 | Conceded | C | 7 | 17 | ||
| 88% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 73% | 88% | ||
| 72% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 45% | 72% | ||
| 52% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 40% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 9% | 16% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 68% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 52% | ||
| 16% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 64% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 12% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.7 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | ||
| 11.3 | 12.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.7 | 12.5 | ||
| 3.9 | 4.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.6 | ||
| 36% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 34% | ||
| 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 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 42 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 21 | 50 |
| 2 | Atletico Mineiro | 25 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 44 | 31 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 13 | 46 |
| 3 | Flamengo | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 42 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 45 |
| 4 | Palmeiras | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 36 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 41 |
| 5 | Internacional | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 37 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 41 |
| 6 | Grêmio | 24 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 32 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 41 |
| 7 | Fluminense | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 40 |
| 8 | Santos | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 37 | 33 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 38 |
| 9 | Corinthians | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | -3 | 33 |
| 10 | Ceara | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 35 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 22 | -1 | 32 |
| 11 | Bragantino | 25 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 31 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 31 |
| 12 | Atletico GO | 25 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 22 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -7 | 31 |
| 13 | Fortaleza | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 30 |
| 14 | Atletico PR | 25 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 28 |
| 15 | Sport Recife | 25 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 19 | -12 | 28 |
| 16 | Bahia | 25 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 29 | 42 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 23 | -13 | 28 |
| 17 | Vasco da Gama | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 22 | -11 | 25 |
| 18 | Coritiba | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 24 | -13 | 21 |
| 19 | Goias | 25 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 40 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 19 | -15 | 20 |
| 20 | Botafogo | 25 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 23 | 36 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 19 | -13 | 20 |