Internacional vs Gremio Predictions

Sunday’s Brazilian Serie A action sees arch rivals Internacional and Gremio doing battle. There’s much more than bragging rights on the line but it’s Internacional who are expected to claim them as they look to maintain top spot.

Internacional showed their mettle in midweek as they saw off fellow contenders Flamengo on home soil by a 2-1 margin and they now stand top of the table on goal difference; something which has to be considered as a huge achievement, given Colorado came into the campaign as a newly promoted side merely looking for a year of consolidation.

8 matches unbeaten and having conceded just 1 goal in said games, Odair Hellmann’s troops are in excellent form and look like lifting the crown if they can keep their performance levels up. Whilst they’ve been impressive on the road this term, Internacional’s home record is close to impeccable, having dropped just 6 points from an 11 match unbeaten run, and those that take to the pitch will be looking to use the backing of their fans to full effect once again on Sunday.

Meanwhile, just 5 points behind their rivals down in 5th place, Gremio are not completely out of the title reckoning just yet but with the latter stages of Copa Libertadores action to come, distraction is likely to put an end to any lingering hopes they may carry.

Ultimately, whilst Tricolor are extremely powerful as hosts, it’s their away from that’s been letting them down this season and that has to be a big worry going in this clash with the enemy. All in all, Renato Gaucho’s men have won just 1 of their last 8 away games across all competitions and with 4 of said trips ending in defeat, their prospects don’t look the brightest ahead of kick off.

Ultimately, the Estádio Beira-Rio is never a nice place to travel to for visiting outfits and with Gremio the most unwelcome of all the sides in the division, the hostile atmosphere at the ground is set to be at its absolute maximum., something that Gremio don’t exactly look like standing up to given their poor away record and missing two key players in the form of Walter Kannemann and Everton.

Derbies are always hard to call, but we really like the price on offer for Internacional to win this particular one and they look a great bet at current prices. When you concede on so few occasions, you go into every game with a fighting chance and on home soil, Internacional tend to find answers more often than not at the other end. Taking everything into account, we feel the occasion will get to the visitors and can envisage this excellent Internacional side claiming maximum points via a 2-0 victory.