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Brasileirão Série A · Matchday 36

Santos vs Grêmio: Match Preview & Stats

MorumBIS, São Paulo, São Paulo

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Our record

  • Santos: 1 of 3 right
  • Grêmio: 2 of 3 right

Our result picks in each club's earlier matches on this site.

Match facts

Competition
Brasileirão Série A, Matchday 36
Kick-off
Local time
21:00 (Brasília time)
Venue
MorumBIS, São Paulo, São Paulo
Since last match
Santos: 5 days (Brasileirão Série A) · Coritiba Grêmio: 4 days (Brasileirão Série A) · Bahia
Next match
Santos: 5 days (Brasileirão Série A) later Grêmio: 5 days (Brasileirão Série A) later

Last starting XI

Santos 4-2-3-1

  1. 1 Diógenes
  2. 23 Rodinei
  3. 42 Alencar
  4. 14 Peres
  5. 22 Barreal
  6. 48 Henrique
  7. 28 Oliva
  8. 8 Bontempo
  9. 11 Coutinho
  10. 7 Éverton
  11. 9 Barbosa

Coach: Cuca at RB Bragantino, 1-2 · Série A · 2 Nov

Grêmio 4-1-4-1

  1. 12 Grando
  2. 14 Rocha
  3. 6 Martins
  4. 4 Kannemann
  5. 54 Gabriel
  6. 8 Noriega
  7. 11 Tetê
  8. 20 Villasanti
  9. 17 Dodi
  10. 38 Paulista
  11. 22 Braithwaite

Coach: Renato Gaúcho at Flamengo, 1-3 · Série A · 4 Nov

Our predicted line-ups come with our picks, 48 hours before kick-off. Until then: each club's last starting XI.

Injuries and suspensions

Santos

  • GK Gabriel BrazãoInjured · Out for the season
  • DF Lucas VeríssimoInjured · Late November 2026
  • DF Vinicius LiraInjured · Out for the season

Grêmio

  • MF DaniloInjured · About 1-2 weeks
  • MF Diego CaitoInjured · About 1-2 weeks
  • MF Juan NardoniInjured · Late November 2026
  • FW Cristian PavónInjured · About 1-2 weeks

Players listed as injured, suspended or away with their national team, with their expected return.

Missing Players Impact

Santos

Moderate impact
Missing attack share 2.0%
Missing minutes share 6.0%
3 players out 1 regular starter out

Grêmio

Moderate impact
Missing attack share 16.0%
Missing minutes share 11.0%
4 players out 2 regular starters out
Key absences:
  • FW Cristian Pavón 12% attack · 5% mins

Share of team playing time and attacking output over the last 10 matches accounted for by unavailable players.

Tactical Profile & Play Quality (0–100)

Santos Grêmio
Box & Territory Pressure 46 45
Set-Piece & Corner Threat 38 75
Finishing Efficiency 66 47
Defensive & Goalkeeper Wall 36 57
Underlying Play Power 53 48
Santos Balanced (results match underlying play)
Grêmio Balanced (results match underlying play)

OptimaGoal 0–100 performance indices built from the last 10 matches before kick-off.

Game-State Scenarios & Goal Timing

Santos

When scoring first 83% won · 83% unbeaten (6 matches)
When conceding first 71% points rescued · 29% won (7 matches)
1st Half: 45% 2nd Half: 55%
First 15': 5% Last 15' (76-90'): 27%

Grêmio

When scoring first 40% won · 60% unbeaten (5 matches)
When conceding first 38% points rescued · 25% won (8 matches)
1st Half: 50% 2nd Half: 50%
First 15': 0% Last 15' (76-90'): 19%

Reaction to scoring or conceding first and goal distribution across the last 15 matches.

Key Attacking Threats

Santos

  1. 1. FW Gabriel Barbosa 6G · 2A
    Team attack 25.0% Team shots 28.0%
  2. 2. FW Gabriel Bontempo 1G · 1A
    Team attack 13.0% Team shots 11.0%
  3. 3. FW Benjamín Rollheiser 1G · 1A
    Team attack 8.0% Team shots 8.0%

Grêmio

  1. 1. FW Francis Amuzu 1G · 1A
    Team attack 12.0% Team shots 15.0%
  2. 2. FW Carlos Vinícius 1G · 0A
    Team attack 11.0% Team shots 12.0%
  3. 3. MF Marlon 1G · 0A
    Team attack 7.0% Team shots 5.0%

Top available players by share of team attacking production and shot volume over the last 10 matches.

Scoring trends Santos Grêmio
Over 1.5 goals 9/10 8/10
Over 2.5 goals 8/10 3/10
Over 3.5 goals 2/10 3/10
Both teams scored 9/10 6/10
Clean sheet 1/10 4/10
Failed to score 1/10 1/10
Goals per match (scored / conceded) 1.5 / 1.5 1.3 / 1.3

Last 10 matches, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

Form guide

Santos

  • L 1-2 at RB Bragantino (A) Brasileirão Série A · 2 Nov
  • D 0-0 vs Palmeiras (H) Brasileirão Série A · 28 Oct
  • D 1-1 vs Bahia (H) Brasileirão Série A · 25 Oct
  • W 2-1 at Fluminense (A) Brasileirão Série A · 18 Oct
  • L 1-2 at Atlético-MG (A) Brasileirão Série A · 11 Oct

Grêmio

  • D 1-1 at Atlético-MG (A) Copa do Brasil · 7 Nov
  • L 1-3 at Flamengo (A) Brasileirão Série A · 4 Nov
  • W 2-0 vs Atlético-MG (H) Copa do Brasil · 1 Nov
  • W 2-0 vs Athletico Paranaense (H) Brasileirão Série A · 30 Oct
  • W 1-0 at Coritiba (A) Brasileirão Série A · 26 Oct

Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

When the goals come

ScoredConceded

Santos

  • 1-15 minutes: 2 scored, 5 conceded
  • 16-30 minutes: 8 scored, 6 conceded
  • 31-45 minutes: 12 scored, 10 conceded
  • 46-60 minutes: 10 scored, 5 conceded
  • 61-75 minutes: 5 scored, 9 conceded
  • 76-90 minutes: 13 scored, 14 conceded

Grêmio

  • 1-15 minutes: 2 scored, 2 conceded
  • 16-30 minutes: 5 scored, 9 conceded
  • 31-45 minutes: 9 scored, 9 conceded
  • 46-60 minutes: 10 scored, 8 conceded
  • 61-75 minutes: 6 scored, 12 conceded
  • 76-90 minutes: 6 scored, 7 conceded

Goals in each 15-minute period, Brasileirão Série A this season. Stoppage time counts with its half.

Top scorers

Santos

Player G A
Gabriel Barbosa (2 pens) 15 4
Neymar (4 pens) 8 3
Álvaro Barreal 5 1
Benjamín Rollheiser (2 pens) 4 3
Christian Oliva 2 2

Grêmio

Player G A
Carlos Vinícius (2 pens) 11 1
Cristian Pavón 3 4
Gustavo Martins 3 2
Francis Amuzu 2 4
Marlon 2 1

Goals and assists in the Brasileirão Série A this season.

Corners and yellow cards

Santos Grêmio
  • 5.4 Corners won 4.5
  • 5.3 Corners conceded 5.5
  • 3.0 Yellow cards 2.6
  • 2.4 Opponents' yellow cards 2.5

Per match in the Brasileirão Série A this season. Average per club and match: 5.3 corners, 2.4 yellow cards.

Attack and defence ratings

SantosGrêmio
Attack 84 26 1.5 goals per match this season1.1 goals per match this season
Defence 26 37 1.4 conceded per match this season1.4 conceded per match this season

0 to 100 against this season's Brasileirão Série A clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.

1753Elo #168 Elo rating 1711Elo #227

Head-to-head

10Santos wins
13draws
11Grêmio wins

34 meetings since 2010, results after 90 minutes.

  • 23 May 2026 · Brasileirão Série A Grêmio 3-2 Santos
  • 2 Oct 2025 · Brasileirão Série A Santos 1-1 Grêmio
  • 4 May 2025 · Brasileirão Série A Grêmio 1-0 Santos
  • 20 Aug 2023 · Brasileirão Série A Santos 2-1 Grêmio
  • 16 Apr 2023 · Brasileirão Série A Grêmio 1-0 Santos

Table

Brasileirão Série A: Table
#Team PWDLGoalsGDPts
1 Flamengo 34 2374 71:29 +42 76
2 Palmeiras 34 21103 62:23 +39 73
3 Cruzeiro 34 18610 55:48 +7 60
4 Fluminense 34 1699 55:42 +13 57
5 Athletico Paranaense 34 15910 51:43 +8 54
6 Bahia 34 14119 50:45 +5 53
7 Atlético-MG 34 14812 44:40 +4 50
8 RB Bragantino 34 13813 44:39 +5 47
9 Santos 34 121111 50:49 +1 47
10 São Paulo 34 12814 39:39 0 44
11 Botafogo 34 11914 46:53 -7 42
12 Coritiba 34 11914 40:51 -11 42
13 Vasco da Gama 33 11814 43:50 -7 41
14 Mirassol 34 101014 39:48 -9 40
15 Internacional 34 91114 38:42 -4 38
16 Vitória 34 10816 35:51 -16 38
17 Corinthians 34 91015 36:42 -6 37
18 Grêmio 34 91015 38:47 -9 37
19 Remo 34 61117 37:57 -20 29
20 Chapecoense 33 4920 33:68 -35 21

Our table from the results; the two clubs of this match are highlighted. Full table

Season projection

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Where these two clubs are projected to finish in the Brasileirão Série A: average points, likely range and chances.

ClubPts Avg ptsLikely TitleLibertadoresRelegated
Santos 47
Grêmio 37

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