Match Report
In the standings it was Grêmio 15th on 28 points, São Paulo 10th on 33 — separated by 5. On the form table Grêmio stood 10th over the last five rounds, despite being 15th overall. Per game in the league, Grêmio were scoring 1.13 and conceding 1.33, São Paulo 1.24 and 1.12, against a competition average of 1.32 goals per team per game.
31 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Grêmio 12, draws 7, São Paulo 12, at 2.13 goals per meeting.
Arena do Grêmio staged the fixture, a ground that holds 60,540. The referee was A. Skettino Policarpo Bento, with 57 matches in our database and 2.7 yellows per game on average. São Paulo led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Grêmio: Wallace (48'), Cristian Pavón (86') · São Paulo: Marcos Antônio (45')
Key stats
Possession: Grêmio 48% · São Paulo 52% · Total shots: 12-17 · On target: 5-5 · Corners: 7-7