BRAGANçA PAULISTA. Bragantino prevails over Grêmio with a 2-0 win with an own goal from J. Pedro (20′) and a goal from Vitinho (45′). Bragantino made the most of its superior ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Estádio Nabi Abi Chedid stadium in Bragança Paulista on Thursday and it started at 9:30 pm local time. The referee was André Luis Skettino Policarpo Bento with the assistance of Guilherme Dias Camilo and Antonio Adriano de Oliveira. The 4th official was Thiago Luis Scarascati. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 20.32 degrees Celsius or 68.58 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Bragantino was in firm control of the ball 59% while Grêmio was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Bragantino was putting more pressure with 63 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Bragantino won the match​.

Bragantino shot 16 times, 4 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Grêmio shot 11 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Bragantino received 4 yellow cards (Aderlan, Matheus Fernandes, Eduardo Sasha and Helinho). Talking about the opposition, Grêmio received 2 yellow cards (W. Kannemann and M. Villasanti).

Standings

After playing this match, Bragantino will have 39 points like Grêmio and Flamengo to sit in the 5th place. On the other side, Grêmio will stay with 39 points like Flamengo and Bragantino to sit in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Bragantino will play away against Vasco da Gama on the 2nd of December with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Vasco da Gama (7 draws).

Grêmio will host Athletico PR on the 17th of October with a 21-9 head to head record in favor of Grêmio (9 draws).

Bragantino – Formation

Bragantino started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Pedro Miguel Faria Caixinha decided to play with the following team: Cleiton (8.1), Aderlan (7.7), Lucas Rafael Goncalves da Silva (7.5), Léo Ortiz  (7.0), Juninho Capixaba (8.1), Jadsom (6.8), Matheus Fernandes (7.1), Helinho (7.0), Lucas Evangelista (7.0), Vitinho (7.5) and Eduardo Sasha (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Eric Ramires (6.7), Maycon Cleiton, Bruninho, Talisson (6.8), Gustavinho, Matheus Gonçalves, Sorriso (6.4), Luan Patrick (7.1), Guilherme Lopes, Ignacio Laquintana, Luan Cândido (7.0) and Jhonny.

Bragantino could not rely on the presence of Eric Ramires (injured).

Substitutions

Bragantino made 5 changes: Léo Ortiz  for Luan Patrick (27′), Jadsom for Eric Ramires (60′), Eduardo Sasha for Sorriso (67′), Lucas Rafael Goncalves da Silva for Luan Cândido (67′) and Helinho for Talisson (60′).

Best player: Cleiton​

The player that probably impressed the most for Bragantino was the goalkeeper: Cleiton. His rating is 8.06. He performed 4 saves.

Grêmio – Formation

Grêmio started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Renato Portaluppi played with: Gabriel Grando (6.0), João Pedro (6.4), Rodrigo Ely (6.3), W. Kannemann (6.7), Reinaldo (7.3), M. Villasanti (7.1), F. Carballo (6.8), F. Cristaldo (6.7), Pepê (6.8), J. Galvão (6.4) and L. Suárez (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Fábio, Luan, Ferreira (6.4), Everton Galdino (7.5), Nathan, Bruno Uvini, J. Iturbe (6.7), L. Besozzi, Caíque, Bruno Alves (7.0), Ronald and André Henrique (6.3).

Substitutions

Grêmio made 5 changes: J. Galvão for André Henrique (46′), F. Carballo for Everton Galdino (46′), Rodrigo Ely for Bruno Alves (46′), Pepê for J. Iturbe (80′) and F. Cristaldo for Ferreira (70′).

Best player: Everton Galdino​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Grêmio was Everton Galdino.

His rating is (7.5) with 21 passes (71% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 10.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 46′.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Serie A.​

• Bragantino – Grêmio – 2-0
• Cuiabá – América Mineiro – 2-2