In this week 23 match on Aug 9th, Operário PR will travel to Rio to battle Grêmio in a meeting 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 13 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 4th placed Grêmio is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Chapecoense. Chapecoense had 17 on net, and Grêmio had 3, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Grêmio should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, Operário PR recorded a 0-3 loss against Ponte Preta. Mateus scored the first goal for Ponte Preta in the 6th minute, then Elvis added another in the 33rd minute on a penalty shot At the end of 90 a dissapointed Operário PR couldn’t manage to score, and Ponte Preta took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
Operário PR and Grêmio last played eachother at the Estádio Germano Krüger on Apr 27th. Grêmio won by a score of 1 to 0. Alves de Paula scored the first goal for Grêmio in the 53rd minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Operário PR couldn’t manage to score, and Grêmio took the shutout win.
Operário PR hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Javier Reina and Bastos Silva, and they each have 1 goal. Grêmio’s most prolific scorer has been Diego Souza. The Brazilian attacker has netted three goals over the last 5 matches.