Despite their disappointing performances in the Brasileirão, Fluminense and Grêmio remain top clubs in South America. The starting meeting between the teams demonstrated their ability to impose their game on opponents; however, the match on the field of the current Copa Libertadores champions is expected to be a more defensive affair.
Since the arrival of defender Thiago Silva, Fluminense have only lost three of their last nine games, significantly improving their defensive play. During this period, they conceded just nine goals and kept five clean sheets. Last week, they were unlucky to concede two late goals, but they are unlikely to make such errors at home.
In their last 10 matches across all competitions, Grêmio’s games have ended with total under 2.5 goals on seven occasions. It's worth noting that over the weekend, the team failed to score despite an xG of 1.36 against Bahia (0-2) in the league. Evidently, away from home, the side will again concede possession and rely on counter-attacks, prioritising holding onto their result.
In the Brazilian Serie A, Fluminense and Grêmio have each had only seven matches with over 3 goals, the second-lowest entertainment value after Internacional (6). The importance of the result in the upcoming meeting will likely force both clubs to play defensively.
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Mano Menezes
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coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
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In squad
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Fábio Deivson Lopes Maciel
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gk. | 7 | -7 |
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Felipe Alves
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Gustavo Ramalho Bremer Pinto
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Vitor Eudes
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Marcelo Vieira
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df. | 6 | 2 |
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Felipe Melo
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df. | 5 | 0 |
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Antônio Carlos
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df. | 4 | 0 |
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Guga
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df. | 4 | 0 |
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Samuel Xavier
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df. | 4 | 0 |
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Felipe de Andrade Vieira
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df. | 2 | 0 |
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Manoel Messias Silva Carvalho
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df. | 2 | 1 |
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Diogo Barbosa
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Esquerdinha
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Thiago Silva
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Lucas Felipe Calegari
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Ganso
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mf. | 6 | 1 |
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André Trindade da Costa Neto
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mf. | 4 | 0 |
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Renato Augusto
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mf. | 4 | 0 |
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David Terans
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mf. | 2 | 0 |
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Thiago Santos
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mf. | 2 | 0 |
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Facundo Bernal
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mf. | 1 | 0 |
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Arthur Wenderroscky Sanches
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Gabriel Pires
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Nonato
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Jhon Arias
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fw. | 7 | 0 |
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Germán Cano
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fw. | 5 | 1 |
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Marquinhos Calazans
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fw. | 5 | 2 |
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Douglas Costa
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fw. | 4 | 0 |
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Antônio Kennedy Sousa de Almeida
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fw. | 3 | 1 |
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Kauã Elias Nogueira
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fw. | 3 | 0 |
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Marcos da Silva França
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fw. | 3 | 1 |
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Leanderson da Silva Genésio
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fw. | 2 | 0 |
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Jan Franc Lucumi González
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Kevin Steven Serna Jaramillo
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Renato Gaúcho
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coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
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In squad
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Agustín Marchesín
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gk. | 7 | -6 |
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Brenno
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Caíque Luiz Santos da Purificação
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Felipe Mateus Scheibig
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Rafael Cabral
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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João Pedro Maturano
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df. | 6 | 1 |
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Rodrigo Ely
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df. | 6 | 0 |
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Gustavo Martins de Souza Santos
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df. | 4 | 0 |
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Reinaldo
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df. | 4 | 2 |
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Wálter Kannemann
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df. | 4 | 0 |
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Fábio
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df. | 2 | 0 |
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Pedro Geromel
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df. | 2 | 0 |
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Guilherme Augusto Vieira dos Santos
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Jemerson
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Mayksilvan da Silva Ferreira
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Natã Felipe
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Wesley da Costa Silva
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Rodrigo Caio
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Douglas Moreira Fagundes
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mf. | 6 | 0 |
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Franco Sebastián Cristaldo
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mf. | 6 | 1 |
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Yeferson Soteldo
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mf. | 6 | 1 |
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Eduardo Santos Queiroz
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mf. | 5 | 0 |
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João Pedro Vilardi Pinto
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mf. | 5 | 0 |
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Felipe Ignacio Carballo Ares
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mf. | 3 | 0 |
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Mathías Adalberto Villasanti Rolón
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mf. | 3 | 0 |
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Bruno Cheron
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mf. | 1 | 0 |
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Miguel Ángel Monsalve González
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mf. | 1 | 0 |
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Nathan Allan
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mf. | 1 | 0 |
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Ronald Cardoso Falkoski
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mf. | 1 | 0 |
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Edenilson Andrade
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Lucas Milla
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Gustavo Nunes Fernandes Gomes
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fw. | 6 | 1 |
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Nathan Ribeiro Fernandes
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fw. | 6 | 1 |
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Diego Costa
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fw. | 4 | 1 |
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Cristian Pavón
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fw. | 3 | 0 |
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Martin Braithwaite
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fw. | 1 | 0 |
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Alexander Aravena
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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André
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Jhonata Robert Alves da Silva
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Matías Arezo
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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