Gremio vs Santos Prediction, Preview, Predicted Lineups and Team News | Brasileiro Série A

Gremio vs Santos Preview

• Tournament: Serie A
• Venue: Arena do Gremio
• Date: 4th May
• Kick-off Time: 07:00 PM GMT

Gremio vs Santos is set to take place at the Arena do Gremio on 5th May in a Brasileiro Série A fixture. The hosts have been poor over the last five seasons in which they once even got relegated. Their best performance was in the 2022-2023 season when they finished in second place with 68 points and were very close to winning the title. However after such a great season they finished in 14th place with just 45 points.

As of now Gremio, are in an even worse situation in 18th place with just five points in six games winning one game, drawing two and losing three. Their form in the last five games has been poor drawing two games and losing three.

Santos on the other hand have fallen from grace over the last few years and are just not as good as they used to be. Santos did make their way upto Serie A immediately from Serie B after getting relegated two seasons ago.

Currently they are not looking good since they are in 19th place with four points in six games winning one match, drawing one and losing four. Their form in the last five matches has been poor as well drawing one, losing three and winning one.

Gremio Team News

There is no major injury news for Gremio since majority of the squad is fairly fit and manager Mano Menezes has a lot of options to choose for the match against Santos.

Santos Team News

The majority of the squad is fit as well at Santos. However, Neymar Jr is injured and there is no specific timeline for his return as of now. More importantly, there might be new tactics or something different in the lineups as well. This is because Cleber Xavier himself has been appointed as the new manager on April 29th, 2025.

Gremio vs Santos Predicted Lineups

Gremio Predicted Lineup (4-2-3-1):

Goalkeeper: Volpi

Defenders: Xavier, Kannemann, Jemerson, Pedro

Midfielders: Cuellar, Dodi

Forwards: Monsalve, Edenilson, Olivera, Braithwaite

Santos Predicted Lineup (4-2-3-1):

Goalkeeper: Brazao

Defenders: Aderlan, Gil, Ivaldo, Escobar

Midfielders: Schmidt, Pituca

Forwards: Veron, Rollheiser, Guilherme, Tiquinho

Gremio vs Santos H2H Record

Gremio and Santos have faced each other 49 times in their history across all competitions with Gremio winning 17 times and Santos winning 17 times as well.

Key Players To Watch In Gremio vs Santos

Martin Braithwaite (Gremio)

The Dutch international is well known for his years at FC Barcelona and helped them during a poor phase. However, individually, his statistics have improved recently. Last season, he was playing La Liga 2 for Espanyol and then joined Gremio midseason.

Braithwaite scored 30 goals and had six assists in 65 appearances for both clubs across all competitions. As of the 2024-2025 season, Braithwaite has scored ten goals and has two assists in 18 appearances for Gremio across all competitions.

Tiquinho Soares (Santos)

The Brazilian international has already come close to his previous season's goal tally (10) since he has scored six goals and has two assists in 18 appearances for Santos across all competitions. This is a massive improvement since last season, he was very inconsistent, scoring 10 goals in 52 appearances for Santos across all competitions.

Gremio vs Santos Prediction

Gremio and Santos has always been a very intense fixture, with both teams even winning the same number of times. The only downside for Santos is that they are playing at Gremio's home stadium, and that too without Neymar. However it will still be a very tough match. Gremio vs Santos has always been a goal fest and a draw of 1-1 or 2-2 is likely to happen, but it can be expected to be an end-to-end fixture.

Predicted Score: Gremio 2-2 Santos

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