Fortaleza vs Gremio Tips & Preview - Hosts to show quality on home soil

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Fortaleza are improving, unbeaten in last 3 games.
Gremio struggling with recent losses and away form.
Hosts have a favorable home record vs Gremio.

Fortaleza vs Gremio

Fortaleza host Gremio in a Brazilian Serie A fixture, with both teams desperate to snap out of their slumps.

The hosts are showing signs of improvement lately and will be keen to make their home games count as they look to beat the drop. Meanwhile, the visitors continue to struggle, especially on their travels, and could be in for a difficult time at Castelao.

Fortaleza News

It has been a difficult season for Fortaleza, who are currently in the relegation zone, five points from safety. With seven matches left to play, the task for manager Martin Palermo will be to mastermind the great escape.

Fortaleza are showing signs of improvement lately and are unbeaten in their last three matches, playing out a 1-1 draw at Ceara in their previous Serie A fixture. They have also won three of their last five home matches, beating second-placed Flamengo 1-0 in their last outing in front of their fans.

Fortaleza have scored first in their last three matches while also winning at least one half in all three fixtures. They have also kept clean sheets in all three fixtures.

Gremio News

Gremio are currently in the bottom half of the table and need to be wary of teams below them as they sit just six points above the relegation zone. Their recent form does not inspire much confidence, having lost three of their last four matches, including a 1-0 home defeat to Cruzeiro in their previous fixture.

Manager Mano Menezes will be desperate to get things back on but Fortaleza will travel to Castelao with a poor away record. They are winless in their last four matches on the road, losing the last three fixtures on this run.

One of the issues troubling Gremio lately is a lack of cutting edge in attack, having failed to score in three of their last four matches. It is a similar situation on their travels as they have failed to score in their last three away fixtures.

Head to Head

Gremio have six wins while Fortaleza have picked up four victories, with five draws in the last 15 matches. The visitors won 2-1 in the reverse fixture, but the hosts are unbeaten in the last five home meetings. The home side have earned three wins on this run, including a 1-0 victory in the most recent clash in front of their fans.

Verdict

Fortaleza v Gremio

Fortaleza are showing some good form lately and have scored first in their last three matches while also winning at least one half in all three fixtures. Given Gremio’s recent struggles, the hosts are likely to play out a similar pattern in this one.

Home form is likely to play a pivotal role in Fortaleza’s survival quest, and they will be keen to make it count in front of their fans. Having won three of their last five matches at Castelao, they should claim the upper hand over Gremio, who are poor on their travels.

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