Grêmio Novorizontino are going up against visiting club Paysandu at Estádio Jorge Ismael de Biasi in the Serie B fixture on Sunday.
View all of the Grêmio Novorizontino v Paysandu predictions, poll and stats below (including the best match odds).
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Grêmio Novorizontino
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Grêmio Novorizontino will be looking for a repeat result of the 0-2 Serie B success vs Athletic Club.
In that match, Grêmio Novorizontino had 45% possession and 10 attempts at goal with 4 on target. For Grêmio Novorizontino, the goalscorers were Nathan Fogaça (56') and Óscar Ruiz (67'). At the other end, Athletic Club got 13 attempts on goal with 4 on target.
It’s been all too rare in recent times that Grêmio Novorizontino have kept a clean sheet. The reality is that Grêmio Novorizontino have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 clashes, giving up 6 goals during that time.
Coming into this clash, Grêmio Novorizontino are unbeaten in their previous 5 league matches at home.
Paysandu
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In their last game, Paysandu drew 0-0 in the Serie B match with Goias.
In that match, Paysandu managed 50% possession and 19 attempts on goal with 6 on target. At the other end, Goias got 13 attempts at goal with 3 on target.
For 5 of the previous six clashes involving Paysandu, a relatively low number of goals have been hit between them and opposing teams. The overall average goals scored per game in that period comes out as a meagre 1.33, with the number of goals averaged by Alviceleste standing at 0.5. It will be interesting to see whether or not that trend can be continued on here.
Going into this one, Paysandu are without a win away from home in their last 5 league games.
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Head to head
The last league game between the two was Serie B match day 37 on 16/11/2024 and the score finished Grêmio Novorizontino 1-1 Paysandu.
That time, Grêmio Novorizontino had 49% possession and 29 shots at goal with 11 on target. Their only player to score was Geovane (52').
Paysandu got 4 shots at goal with 1 on target.
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Team News: Grêmio Novorizontino
It’s a low absenteeism rate, with just the sole fitness concern for the Grêmio Novorizontino gaffer Umberto Louzer to contend with from a near full-strength group. Renato Palm (Cruciate ligament injury) will miss out.
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Team News: Paysandu
Thanks to a mainly available group of players, there is just the sole fitness issue for the Paysandu gaffer Luizinho Lopes to be concerned about. Edinho (Torn knee ligaments) won’t be playing here.
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Prediction
It looks to us that Grêmio Novorizontino will more than likely score a couple of goals when they come up against Paysandu, who could well find it tough to find the back of the net.
We’re therefore expecting to see a comfortable 2-0 winning margin for Grêmio Novorizontino at the end of this one.
Victor Martins,
15:08 21/05/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Grêmio Novorizontino
Formed: 2010
Stadium: Estádio Jorge Ismael de Biasi (14,096)
Captain: Rafael Donato
Chairman: Genilson da Rocha Santos
Manager: Umberto Louzer
Competitions: Serie B position 8, Copa do Brasil (Third Round)