On Tuesday night, Gremio and RB Bragantino meet at the Arena do Gremio, in a game that could have massive implications at both ends of the Serie A table.
Gremio heads into the final stretch of games in the Brazilian top-flight in major trouble. The Porto Alegre outfit is 19th place in the league table, seven points from the safety of 16th place with time running out.
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A 3-1 defeat against America Mineiro last time out means that the home team have now lost five of their previous six matches in Serie A.
The poor recent run of results has led to Vagner Mancini’s team having the second-worst goal difference in the Brazilian top-flight.
A recent inconsistent home record in Serie A has hindered their fight for survival, as Gremio have won just two of their last five home games in the Brazilian top-flight.
The fact that they have conceded at least two goals in four of their last five home league matches has been a big factor in the mixed recent record on home soil.
While Gremio have the spectre of relegation hanging over them, RB Bragantino are well placed to seal a spot in the Copa Libertadores for next season. The visitors are currently fourth-place in the table, two points ahead of fifth-place Corinthians.
However, the visitors have played a game more than both Corinthians in fifth-place and six-place Fortaleza, who are three points behind Bragantino. That means that they need to hope their rivals slip up to keep their advantage in the race for fourth place in the table.
Mauricio Barbieri’s team has seemingly hit a poor run of form at a bad time, as they have lost three of their last four matches in the Brazilian top-flight. A 3-0 win over Fortaleza last time out ended a three-game losing run for the visitors.
Forebet predicts that RB Bragantino will boost their top-four hopes by recording a victory in a low-scoring clash while adding to Gremio’s fears of the drop this season.