RIO. Grêmio bested Vila Nova to win 2-1. It was Grêmio to strike first with an early goal of Gabriel Teixeira at the 3′. Then Thaciano scored again for Grêmio in the 63′ minute. Eventually, Matheuzinho reduced the distance for Vila Nova (78′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Vila Nova lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Arena do Grêmio stadium in Rio on Friday and it started at 9:30 pm local time. The referee was Savio Pereira Sampaio who was helped by Daniel Henrique da Silva Andrade and Lehi Sousa Silva. The 4th official was Rafael Rodrigo Klein. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 23.4 degrees Celsius or 74.12 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Vila Nova had a strong ball possession 60% while Grêmio was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Vila Nova was more aggressive with 41 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 1 were on target. Notwithstanding, Grêmio was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Grêmio shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Vila Nova shot 9 times, 1 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
None of the teams received any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Grêmio will have 47 points like Bahia to sit in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Vila Nova will stay with 28 points to soar in the 19th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie B, Grêmio will host Brusque on the 4th of November with a 0-0 head to head record.
Vila Nova will host Sport Recife on the 4th of November with a 5-0 head to head stats in favor of Sport Recife (5 draws).
Grêmio – Formation
Grêmio started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Renato Portaluppi decided to play with the following team: Brenno
, Edílson , Pedro Geromel , Bruno Alves , Diogo Barbosa , Mathias Villasanti , Bitello , Gabriel Teixeira , Jaminton Campaz , Guilherme Augusto and Diego Souza .The home team had on the bench: Emerson, Gabriel Grando, Gabriel Silva, Natã, Thaciano
, Elkeson , Lucas Silva, Lucas Leiva , Thiago Rosa, Gustavo Martins, Rodrigo Ferreira and Thiago Santos .Substitutions
Grêmio made 5 changes: Edilson for Rodrigo Ferreira (46′), Gabriel Teixeira for Thaciano (58′), Bitelo for Thiago Santos (82′), J. Campaz for Lucas Leiva (82′) and Diego Souza for C. Elkeson (89′).
Best player: Mathias Villasanti
The player that probably impressed the most for Grêmio was Mathias Villasanti even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is
with 36 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 18.Vila Nova – Formation
Vila Nova started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Allan Rodrigo Aal played with: Tony
, Alex Silva , Rafael Donato , Alisson Cassiano , Willian Formiga , Arthur Rezende , Sousa , Jean Candido , Dentinho , Kaio Nunes and Daniel Amorim .The following players were sitting on the bench: Jordan, Railan
, Georgemy, Matheuzinho , Ralf, Matheus Mancini, Marcos Vinicius , Hugo Cabral and Rubens .Substitutions
Vila Nova made 5 changes: Jean for Matheuzinho (57′), Willian Formiga for Railan (82′), Sousa for Romario (82′), Daniel Amorim for Rubens (85′) and N. Kaio for Hugo Cabral (85′).
Best player: Daniel Amorim
The player that probably impressed the most for Vila Nova was Daniel Amorim.
His rating is
with 24 passes (91% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 12.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie B.
- Chapecoense – Ponte Preta – 3-0
- Bahia – Tombense – 3-1
- Grêmio – Vila Nova – 2-1
- Operário PR – Londrina – 1-0
- Novorizontino – CSA – 1-1
- Brusque – Vasco da Gama – 1-0
- CRB – Sport Recife – 2-0
- Guarani – Sampaio Corrêa – 3-0