Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Grêmio (2nd, 68 pts) held a 30-point advantage over Goiás (18th, 38 pts). In league terms the two rates read 1.66/1.47 for Grêmio and 0.95/1.39 for Goiás (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.24.
Three consecutive defeats weighed on Goiás. From the last five rounds, Grêmio held 9 points of 15 and Goiás 3.
The sides have met 14 times in the GioScore results database: 5 wins for Grêmio, 6 draws and 3 for Goiás, at 2.14 goals per meeting.
Arena do Grêmio in Rio staged the fixture, a ground that holds 19,924. With 95 matches recorded and 2.2 yellow cards per game, M. de Lima Henrique was the man in the middle. Goiás led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-1 full-time score.