Coritiba vs Gremio Predictions & Betting Tips, Match Previews

It’s approaching ‘make or break’ stage for Gremio’s faltering title bid. They’ve been in the top four for most of the season and pretty much keeping pace with the leaders but a few poor results have seen them fall to 6th and they are now 7 points behind leaders Palmeiras. Were that to grow to 10 points, which it could do if they lose here, then it’s hard to see any way they could get themselves back into contention with 15 games to go after this one.

They played their game in hand at the weekend but slipped to a 2-1 defeat at Botafogo and have picked up just 1 win from their last 6 league games. That was an impressive one, coming 3-0 at home to defending champions Corinthians but they are still unconvincing on their travels with just 6 points coming from their last 9 away games and only 1 from their last 4.

That’ll offer Coritiba plenty of encouragement here and even though they’re only 1 place outside the drop-zone they will be clearly targeting this as a game they can win. Like Gremio, they enjoy life at home much more than they do on their travels. They’ve won their last 3 matches at the Estádio Major Antônio Couto Pereira including a Copa Sudamericana win over Vitoria last time out. They beat high-flying Santos 2-1 in their last home league game and have suffered just 1 defeat in 8 league outings on their own patch.

Given that record and given Gremio aren’t at their best right now, the hosts look the more likely winners in this one. Only 2 sides have drawn more games than Coritiba this season though so consider backing Coritiba Draw No Bet at 8/11 .