Brazil - Serie AArena do GrêmioData current as of 06 August 2026

Grêmio vs São Paulo: match statistics

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Grêmio vs São Paulo: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Grêmio play São Paulo in Serie A (Brazil). The match date is 8 August 2026. Venue: Arena do Grêmio.

Current form

Grêmio: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match. São Paulo: 0-2-3, 0.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Grêmio scores 1.10 and concedes 1.30 goals per match. São Paulo scores 1.25 and concedes 1.15. League average: 2.59 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Grêmio 60%, São Paulo 60%. Over 2.5: Grêmio 40%, São Paulo 40%. League level: BTTS 58%, Over 2.5 49%.

xG, shots and style

São Paulo has higher xG: 1.34 vs 1.24. Grêmio: 11.3 shots per match, São Paulo: 11.8.

Match halves

Grêmio: half-time lead 15%, second-half goals 0.70. São Paulo: half-time lead 30%, second-half goals 0.85.

Goals by minute

Grêmio: 46-60 (7 goals). São Paulo: 61-75 (7 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Serie A: 2.59 goals per match, BTTS 58%, Over 2.5 49%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 3 previous H2H matches were available: 1-0-2. Average goals 2.33, BTTS 33%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(2.45)
(3.27)
(3.06)

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

1.1Goals scored / match1.25
GrêmioSão Paulo
1.3Goals conceded / match1.15
GrêmioSão Paulo
50%Average possession54%
GrêmioSão Paulo
3.65Shots on target / match3.9
GrêmioSão Paulo

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

11.25Shots per match11.75
GrêmioSão Paulo
3.65Shots on target3.9
GrêmioSão Paulo
9.8%Shot conversion10.6%
GrêmioSão Paulo
50%Possession54%
GrêmioSão Paulo
1.24xG for1.34
GrêmioSão Paulo
1.49xG against1.32
GrêmioSão Paulo

Shooting quality

Grêmio: BalancedSão Paulo: Balanced
GrêmioSão Paulo
Accuracy (shots on target)32%33%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.300.32

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Grêmio is 150% better for: last-5 form.

1 pts / match - Grêmio · 0.4 pts / match - São Paulo

Grêmio
DWLLD
Season result split
25% W35% R40% P
Season (W-D-L)
5-7-8
1.10 pts / match · goal difference -4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-3-2
Last 5 at home
2-1-2
WLWLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.11Opponent xG: 1.63BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 60%
São Paulo
LDLLD
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
35% W25% R40% P
Season (W-D-L)
7-5-8
1.30 pts / match · goal difference +2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-2-3
0.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-3-6
Last 5 away
0-1-4
LLLLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.38Opponent xG: 1.34BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

São Paulo is 14% better for: goals scored per match.

1.1 goals / match - Grêmio · 1.25 goals / match - São Paulo

São Paulo is 13% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.3 goals / match - Grêmio · 1.15 goals / match - São Paulo

Grêmio scoring profile: very strong

Grêmio scores in 70% of matches (14 of 20 matches), while São Paulo keeps a clean sheet in 20% (4 of 20 matches).

São Paulo scoring profile: very strong

São Paulo scores in 80% of matches (16 of 20 matches), while Grêmio keeps a clean sheet in 25% (5 of 20 matches).

22Goals scored (season)25
GrêmioSão Paulo
26Goals conceded (season)23
GrêmioSão Paulo
2.4Average goals in match2.4
GrêmioSão Paulo
7Goals scored (last 5)4
GrêmioSão Paulo
9Goals conceded (last 5)7
GrêmioSão Paulo

How often they score at least...

70%1 goal80%
GrêmioSão Paulo
20%2 goals35%
GrêmioSão Paulo
10%3 goals5%
GrêmioSão Paulo
5%4 goals5%
GrêmioSão Paulo

How often they concede at least...

75%1 goal80%
GrêmioSão Paulo
45%2 goals30%
GrêmioSão Paulo
10%3 goals5%
GrêmioSão Paulo
0%4 goals0%
GrêmioSão Paulo

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

58%
League average

Goal patterns

25%BTTS at half-time5%
GrêmioSão Paulo
10%BTTS in both halves5%
GrêmioSão Paulo
15%Scored in both halves20%
GrêmioSão Paulo

BTTS and goal count

40%Min. 3 goals and BTTS40%
GrêmioSão Paulo
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
GrêmioSão Paulo
100%BTTS - last 580%
GrêmioSão Paulo

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

55%Min. 1 goal before half-time65%
GrêmioSão Paulo
30%Min. 2 goals before half-time15%
GrêmioSão Paulo
10%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
GrêmioSão Paulo

2nd half

70%Min. 1 goal after half-time95%
GrêmioSão Paulo
45%Min. 2 goals after half-time45%
GrêmioSão Paulo
20%Min. 3 goals after half-time20%
GrêmioSão Paulo

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

São Paulo is 24% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.05 pts / match - Grêmio · 1.3 pts / match - São Paulo

Grêmio - half-time state
15% leading60% draw25% trailing
São Paulo - half-time state
30% leading40% draw30% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.05Points per match (1st half)1.3
GrêmioSão Paulo
0.4Goals scored (1st half)0.4
GrêmioSão Paulo
0.55Goals conceded (1st half)0.4
GrêmioSão Paulo
0.95Average goals (1st half)0.8
GrêmioSão Paulo
60%Clean sheet before half-time65%
GrêmioSão Paulo
60%No goal before half-time65%
GrêmioSão Paulo

After half-time (2nd half)

1.2Points per match (2nd half)1.6
GrêmioSão Paulo
0.7Goals scored (2nd half)0.85
GrêmioSão Paulo
0.75Goals conceded (2nd half)0.75
GrêmioSão Paulo
1.45Average goals (2nd half)1.6
GrêmioSão Paulo
40%Clean sheet after half-time45%
GrêmioSão Paulo
55%No goal after half-time35%
GrêmioSão Paulo

Grêmio - second-half results

25% W45% R30% P
21
Half-time points
8
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
24
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.05
PPG before half-time
Lead holding167%

Leads at half-time in 15% of matches and wins 25%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

São Paulo - second-half results

50% W10% R40% P
26
Half-time points
8
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
32
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.30
PPG before half-time
Lead holding117%

Leads at half-time in 30% of matches and wins 35%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Grêmio - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.801.60
Goals scored / match0.41.0
Goals conceded / match0.81.0
Average goals in match1.22.0
1 goal60%100%
2 goals60%80%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal60%20%
Goal difference-20
Half-time: 0% leading - 80% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 2
São Paulo - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.600.80
Goals scored / match0.40.4
Goals conceded / match0.41.0
Average goals in match0.81.4
1 goal60%100%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%20%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference0-3
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Grêmio
ScoredConceded
2
1
0-15
2
4
16-30
4
6
31-45
7
6
46-60
4
8
61-75
3
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (7 goli). Concedes most in 61-75 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

São Paulo
ScoredConceded
3
1
0-15
4
3
16-30
1
4
31-45
5
7
46-60
7
3
61-75
5
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (7 goli). Concedes most in 46-60 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.40
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.1 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
93%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
60%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-3%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
56%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
6%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 17 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Grêmio

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.25
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.05
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.14
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.19
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
74%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
117%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.10
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
14% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 9% come in the first quarter-hour.
14%

São Paulo

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.02
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.08
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-6.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.09
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.17
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
113%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
78%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.90
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 12% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Serie A).

Teams vs league

GrêmioLigaSão Paulo
Average goals in match 2.402.59 2.40
Both teams scored 60%58% 60%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 40%49% 40%
Clean sheets 25%24% 20%
Goal before half-time 55%76% 65%
Goal after half-time 70%77% 95%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.59
Average goals per match
58%
Both teams scored
49%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
24%
Clean sheets
1.48
Home goals / match
1.11
Away goals / match
+33%
Home attack advantage
+25%
Home defence advantage
+21%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
34%
2 goals
8%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
77%
1 goal
41%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
5%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (3): Grêmio 1 - 0 - 2 São Paulo. Average goals 2.33, both teams scored in 33% matches.

São Paulo
2 : 0
Grêmio
Grêmio FB Porto Alegrense
2 : 0
São Paulo FC
São Paulo FC
2 : 1
Grêmio FB Porto Alegrense

FAQ

When do Grêmio and São Paulo play?

Grêmio face São Paulo on 8 August 2026 in Serie A at Arena do Grêmio. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Grêmio and São Paulo?

In the last 3 head-to-head matches Grêmio won 1, São Paulo won 2 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 2.33 goals, with both teams scoring in 33% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Grêmio vs São Paulo?

Grêmio score 1.10 goals per game on average and São Paulo 1.25. The Serie A average is 2.59 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 49% of games. Both teams score in 60% of Grêmio's matches and 60% of São Paulo's.

What form are Grêmio and São Paulo in?

Over the last 5 games Grêmio have a 1-2-2 record (1.00 points per game) and São Paulo 0-2-3 (0.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Grêmio vs São Paulo?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Grêmio vs São Paulo: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.