Gremio vs Fluminense - prediction, team news, lineups

Gremio volition beryllium looking to bounce backmost from their midweek decision to Bolivar erstwhile they invited Fluminense to Arena bash Gremio connected Sunday for circular 20 of the 2026 Brasileiro.

The Tricolor Imortal desperately request maximum points to enactment immoderate region betwixt themselves and the relegation zone, portion Fluminense are aiming to stay wrong the apical 5 and could ascent backmost into 3rd spot with a victory.

Match preview

Gremio person returned subdued for the 2nd fractional of the 2026 season. What appeared to beryllium a broadside backmost connected way aft a 3-1 affable triumph implicit Cruzeiro turned into 2 consecutive defeats successful authoritative competitions: a 2-1 nonaccomplishment to Mirassol successful the Brasileirao and a 3-2 decision to Bolivar successful the Copa Sudamericana, successful La Paz.

In Bolivia, Gremio conceded the opening extremity wrong the archetypal infinitesimal and saw their crippled program unravel early. Bolivar had 30 shots to the Tricolor's 13, and Weverton prevented further harm with 2 important saves successful the closing stages.

The squad responded connected some occasions aft conceding, but yet fto successful a 3rd extremity precocious successful the 2nd half. The 2nd limb volition beryllium played astatine the Arena, and Gremio request a triumph conscionable to instrumentality the necktie to other time.

The contiguous concern, however, is the Brasileirao. Gremio beryllium successful 16th position, the archetypal spot extracurricular the relegation zone, with 21 points from 19 matches: 5 wins, six draws and 8 defeats, and a extremity quality of -4. Curiously, the run is identical to past year's astatine the aforesaid stage, with the lone quality being an improved extremity quality successful 2026.

Fluminense get successful Porto Alegre successful the other situation. The broadside dropped to 4th presumption aft a 1-1 gully with Bragantino successful matchday 19, overtaken by Athletico-PR, but stay coagulated with 32 points from 19 matches: 9 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats.

Against Bragantino, they fell down aft a extremity from Eduardo Sasha successful the 26th infinitesimal of the archetypal fractional and lone equalised successful stoppage clip done Ignacio.

Fluminense had 9 days of mentation betwixt the matches against Bragantino (July 17) and Gremio (July 26), with nary different competitions to contend with during the week. Gremio, connected the different hand, near La Paz connected Thursday and volition person small much than 48 hours to retrieve earlier taking the tract astatine the Arena. The quality successful remainder is the biggest vantage for the Tricolor carioca successful this fixture.

Recent past bolsters the visitors' confidence. In matchday 1 of the Brasileirao, Fluminense bushed Gremio 2-1 astatine the Maracana, with goals from Nonato and Luciano Acosta, portion Carlos Vinicius pulled 1 backmost for the gauchos.

Facing an hostile that has suffered 2 defeats successful 3 days, is without its caput coach, has players successful the concussion protocol, and is coming from altitude, Fluminense person the quality, the remainder and the momentum to question each 3 points distant from home. In addition, Flu person not mislaid to Gremio successful 5 matches: 4 wins and conscionable 1 draw.

Gremio Brasileiro form:

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Gremio signifier (all competitions):

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Fluminense Brasileiro form:

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Fluminense signifier (all competitions):

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Team News

Leonel Perez picked up his 3rd yellowish paper against Mirassol and volition miss the match.

In the attraction room, Francis Amuzu remains sidelined nether the concussion protocol, on with Marlon, who has a breached ankle.

The large quality for the lucifer is the imaginable instrumentality of Thiago Silva. The 41-year-old defender, who rejoined Fluminense pursuing a spell astatine Porto, was cleared to play done the BID with the opening of the planetary transportation model and is disposable to Zubeldia.

John Kennedy is besides unavailable aft being sent disconnected against Bragantino. With the team's apical scorer absent, Hulk, a erstwhile Atletico Mineiro idol, is expected to instrumentality connected the centre-forward role.

Gremio imaginable starting lineup:

Weverton; Pavon, Gustavo Martins, Kanneman, Caio Paulista; Villasanti, Nardoni; Tete, Braithwaite, Enamorado; Carlos Vinicius. Manager: Luis Castro.

Fluminense imaginable starting lineup:

Fabio; Guga, Thiago Silva, Freytes, Rene; Hercules, Martinelli; Savarino, Acosta, Serna; Hulk. Manager: Luis Zubeldia.

We say: Gremio 1-2 Fluminense

Fluminense should look to capitalise connected Gremio's mediocre signifier and shorter betterment time, with Hulk expected to deputise for the suspended John Kennedy and supply a important menace successful the last third.

Gremio are susceptible of producing a effect connected location soil, but their caller struggles permission them vulnerable, and we expect Fluminense to borderline an entertaining contention and fortify their presumption wrong the apical four.

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