| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Madrid | 15 | W3 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11/15 | 12-5 |
| Grêmio | 15 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7/15 | 6-6 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2017-12-16
Momentum sat with Real Madrid, winners of their last three.
The match was played at Sheikh Zayed Sports City in Abu Dhabi (capacity 43,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.
