RIO. Grêmio beats Palmeiras 1-0 after J. Pedro scored just 1 goal (9′). Palmeiras was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (63%).​

The match was played at the Arena do Grêmio stadium in Rio on Thursday and it started at 9:30 pm local time. In front of 29,057 spectators.​ The referee was Bruno Arleu de Araujo with the assistance of Eduardo Goncalves da Cruz and Thiago Henrique Neto Correa Farinha. The 4th official was Lucas Guimarães Rechatiko Horn. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was extremely hot at 30.76 degrees Celsius or 87.37 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 42%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Palmeiras was in firm control of the ball 63% while Grêmio was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Palmeiras was putting more pressure with 62 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 4 were on target. Even so, Grêmio was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Grêmio shot 7 times, 2 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Palmeiras shot 18 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Grêmio received 4 yellow cards (M. Villasanti, Gabriel Grando, J. Galvão and Rodrigo Ely). On the opposite side, Palmeiras received 3 yellow cards (Mayke, Marcos Rocha and Gabriel Menino).

Standings

After this match, Grêmio will have 43 points to remain in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Palmeiras will stay with 44 points to hold in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Grêmio will host Athletico PR on the 17th of October with a 21-9 head to head in favor of Grêmio (9 draws).

Palmeiras will host Athletico PR on the 31st of October with a 17-11 head to head statistic in favor of Palmeiras (13 draws).

Grêmio – Formation

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

The manager Renato Portaluppi decided to play with the following team: Gabriel Grando (8.1), João Pedro (8.4), Rodrigo Ely (6.7), Bruno Alves (7.5), Reinaldo (7.0), M. Villasanti (6.3), Pepê (7.3), F. Cristaldo (6.8), Nathan (6.8), L. Suárez (7.3) and J. Galvão (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Fábio, Luan, Ferreira (6.6), Everton Galdino (6.3), Bruno Uvini (7.1), J. Iturbe, L. Besozzi, Caíque, Ronald (6.4), Gustavo Martins, Cuiabano and André Henrique (6.8).

Grêmio could not rely on the presence of Bruno Uvini (injured).

Substitutions

Grêmio made 5 changes: Rodrigo Ely for Bruno Uvini (35′), F. Cristaldo for Everton Galdino (46′), Nathan for Ferreira (46′), L. Suárez for Ronald (89′) and J. Galvão for André Henrique (56′).

Best player: João Pedro​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Grêmio was João Pedro.

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 12 passes (83% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4.

Palmeiras – Formation

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

Abel Fernando Moreira Ferreira played with: Weverton (6.8), Marcos Rocha (6.7), Gustavo Gómez (7.3), Murilo (7.1), Joaquín Piquerez (7.3), Gabriel Menino (7.0), Raphael Veiga (7.7), Mayke (6.7), Zé Rafael (6.8), Artur (6.4) and Endrick (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Vanderlan, Rony (6.8), Luan, Breno Lopes (7.0), Richard Rios (6.8), Jailson, Luis Guilherme (7.0), Gustavo Garcia, Fabinho, Kevin (6.6), Jhon Jhon and Marcelo Lomba.

Palmeiras could not rely on the presence of Luis Guilherme (injured).

Substitutions

Palmeiras made 5 changes: Gabriel Menino for Richard Rios (74′), Endrick for Rony (65′), Artur for Kevin (65′), Marcos Rocha for Luis Guilherme (65′) and Zé Rafael for Breno Lopes (81′).

Best player: Raphael Veiga​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Palmeiras was Raphael Veiga.

His rating is (7.7) with 57 passes (86% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 17 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Grêmio – Palmeiras – 1-0
• Corinthians – Botafogo – 1-0