📊 Form Guide

São Paulo

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São Paulo go into this fixture after a 1-1 Copa Libertadores drawn match vs Club Libertad.

In that match, São Paulo had 54% possession and 14 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. Club Libertad had 7 shots on goal with 1 on target.

Under three goals per match were scored during 5 of the last 6 fixtures where São Paulo have taken part. Breaking down the goal weighting from that period, opposing sides scored an aggregate of 3 while São Paulo managed the sum of 5.

Coming into this fixture, São Paulo are undefeated in their last 4 home league matches.

Grêmio

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In their previous fixture, Grêmio drew 1-1 in the Copa Sudamericana match with Godoy Cruz.

In that game, Grêmio managed 63% possession and 18 shots on goal with 7 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Grêmio was João Pedro (6'). Godoy Cruz had 16 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. Santino Andino (28') scored for Godoy Cruz.

For 5 of the previous six games featuring Grêmio, a comparatively low number of goals have been scored between them and opposing sides. The overall average goals scored per game in that period is a meagre 2, with the number of goals averaged by Tricolor dos Pampas equalling 1. Nonetheless, it remains to be seen if such a trend will persist here in this match or not.

Their previous form shows that Grêmio:

• haven't beaten São Paulo when having played them away from home in the previous 10 league matches. A really bad run.
• are without an away win for the past 11 league matches. It's not a good run at all.

👥 Head to head

Checking out their prior head to head meetings dating back to 15/08/2021, there is nothing to separate the two clubs with São Paulo winning 3 of those games, Grêmio 3 and 0 being draws in regulation time.

An aggregate of 16 goals were yielded between them throughout the course of those matches, with 8 of them for Tricolor Paulista and 8 coming from Tricolor dos Pampas. The average goals per game has been 2.67.

The previous league fixture featuring these clubs was Serie A match day 36 on 01/12/2024 and the score finished Grêmio 2-1 São Paulo.

On that occasion, Grêmio managed 38% possession and 16 shots at goal with 8 of them on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Franco Cristaldo (36').

At the other end, São Paulo got 7 attempts at goal with 2 on target. Ruan Tressoldi (45' Own goal) and Luiz Gustavo (64') scored.

The match was refereed by Ramon Abatti.

📰 Team News: São Paulo

Henrique Carmo (Injury to the ankle), Igor Vinícius (Lumbar vertebra problems), Jonathan Calleri (Cruciate ligament injury), Oscar (Hamstring injury), Lucas Moura (Knee bruise) and Luiz Gustavo (Lung contusion) are unavailable for São Paulo boss Luis Zubeldía.

🗞️ Team News: Grêmio

Grêmio boss Mano Menezes has to contend with a number of unavailable players. Igor Serrote (Wrist fracture), Gustavo Martins (Knee injury), João Lucas (muscular problems), Mayk (Hamstring injury), Mathías Villasanti (Hamstring injury), Rodrigo Ely (Cruciate ligament tear), Cristian Pavón (muscular problems), Edenilson (Thigh problems) and Gustavo Cuéllar (muscular problems) are names that won’t be on the team sheet.

🔮 Prediction

We’re inclined to think that Grêmio must be fancied to find the net against this São Paulo outfit, although it might not quite prevent them from conceding a couple at the other end.

We’re tipping a very close game with a 2-1 victory for São Paulo at the end of the 90 minutes. There shouldn’t be much in it, either way.

Lucas Pereira, 23:19 17/05/2025