Gremio vs Santos Prediction 30 June 2016.

Gremio take on visitors Santos on Brazil Serie A matchday 12. The match will be played in Porto Allegri on Thursday, June 30^th.

Gremio had quite slid start of the campaign but now they are suffering a slump, losing two in a row to Vitoria, 1-2 and Atletico Paranaense, 0-2. The hosts of the match are currently fifth in the league with 18 points and 17-12 goal difference after 11 matches played. At the same time, Gremio show solid results at home, taking 12 points in five matches with 7-2 goal difference. They lost the most recent home match and it should give the team motivation to beat the opponents in upcoming clash.

Santos have recorded two wins in a row over Fluminense, 4-2 and Sao Paulo, 3-0 in their last two matches. These six points allowed the team to take third place of the Serie A standings with 19 points after 11 matches played and 18-9 goal difference. At the same time, Santos away record isn’t that great as the team has taken only seven points from six matches on the road, alternating positive results win poor ones.

The opponents face one another quite often and most of their recent head-to-heads end with draws which tells about quite equal chances for success in upcoming match. Bothe teams sit quite high in the league and any loss of points might be crucial in the end of the season. We can expect the team to focus mainly on defensive actions and se small number of goals in the match.

Prediction for the match: Under 2.5 goals.

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