In this week 8 match, on Thu May 19th, Grêmio will host Criciúma in a Serie B match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which is great football weather. 6th placed Grêmio is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Cruzeiro. Rodrigo Ferreira struck first for Cruzeiro on an own goal in the 27th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Grêmio was frustrated by Cruzeiro’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Cruzeiro ended the match with the shutout victory. Grêmio is looking for direction having 3 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 7th placed Criciúma, recorded a 3-0 shutout win against CRB. Thiago Alagoano struck first for Criciúma in the 20th minute, then Rômulo added another in the 58th minute In the end, CRB couldn’t muster any offence and Criciúma ran away with the shutout win. Criciúma is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out.
Alves Luis and Marcelo Hermes are the top scorers for Criciúma in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Grêmio’s most prolific scorer has been Diego Souza. He has netted 3 goals over the last five matches.