In this week 21 match, on Tuesday Jul 26th, Grêmio will travel to Chapecó to battle Chapecoense in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Serie B teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, 13th placed Chapecoense, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Guarani. Neither Chapecoense nor Guarani could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 18 and 8 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Chapecoense is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while 4th placed Grêmio is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Brusque. Joao Paulo de Souza Mares struck first for Grêmio in the 49th minute, then Wallace Reis tied it up for Brusque in the 54th minute earning Brusque a comeback draw. Grêmio should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches.
On Apr 15th, Grêmio hosted Chapecoense at the Arena Do Grêmio in their last match together. Chapecoense won by a score of 1 to 0 in front of almost 24000 spectators. Matheus Henrique Bianqui struck first for Chapecoense in the 75th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Grêmio couldn’t manage to score, and Chapecoense took the shutout win.
Grêmio is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Diego Souza and Joao Paulo de Souza Mares each having 2 goals in their last 5. Marcelo and Rafael Lima are the top scorers for Chapecoense in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.