Match Report
Before the match
Grêmio: one win, three draws and one defeat over five games; five goals scored, six conceded. Coritiba were their latest opponents, away on 26 October: a 1-0 win.
Playing away from home against Coritiba (Brasileirão Série A), Grêmio finished 1-0 on 26 October. Their score comprised one goal, against zero from the opposition. 18 October: Grêmio lost 2-4 against Cruzeiro at home in Brasileirão Série A, scoring two goals and allowing four. Against Internacional in Brasileirão Série A, Grêmio scored one and conceded one on 11 October; the at home result was 1-1. Grêmio's away from home game on 7 October (Brasileirão Série A) ended 1-1 against Clube do Remo, with one goal for and one against. On 20 September, Palmeiras faced Grêmio in Brasileirão Série A: Grêmio drew 0-0 at home, having scored zero and conceded zero.
Before kickoff, Brasileirão Série A's results-based standings placed Grêmio 17th after 32 matches and 34 points.
Paranaense came into the game with two wins, two draws and one defeat from their last five outings, scoring nine goals and conceding seven. A 1-1 draw away to Vitória (24 October) was their most recent result; their biggest win in that spell was 4-1 away to Chapecoense on 12 October.
Vitória hosted Paranaense (Brasileirão Série A) on 24 October. For Paranaense, the score was 1-1: one goal scored, one allowed. 0-2 was Paranaense's result against Palmeiras on 17 October (Brasileirão Série A), playing at home; Paranaense lost, with zero scored to two conceded. The 12 October fixture (Brasileirão Série A) paired Paranaense with Chapecoense. Paranaense won 4-1 away from home, netting four goals while conceding one. Playing at home against Mineiro (Brasileirão Série A), Paranaense finished 2-2 on 8 October. Their score comprised two goals, against two from the opposition. 20 September: Paranaense won 2-1 against Bahia at home in Brasileirão Série A, scoring two goals and allowing one.
Paranaense: 4th, 54 points, 32 matches in the calculated Brasileirão Série A standings at kickoff.
The teams' recorded encounters ended in a 0-0 draw at Paranaense on 2 May and a 2-0 away win for Grêmio on 4 August 2024.
After the match
Grêmio beat Paranaense 2-0 on 30 October 2026. Marlon opened the scoring in the 39th minute for Grêmio to make it 1-0. Fabián Balbuena added to the tally 52 minutes into the game for Grêmio to make it 2-0. 7 players were booked, among them Juan Portilla (23'), José Enamorado (29'), Derik (37'), Carlos Vinícius (66'), Erick Noriega (69') and Bruno Zapelli (88'). Our current Elo ratings make Paranaense clearly the stronger side, by 111 rating points over Grêmio, even though it was Grêmio who won this one. Grêmio picked up four yellow cards. The substitution total for Grêmio was five. Paranaense picked up three yellow cards. The substitution total for Paranaense was five. After coming on for Paranaense in minute 46, Bruno Zapelli was booked. Grêmio conceded no goals.