In one of the biggest interstate derbies in the country, Grêmio and Flamengo face off this Sunday (13th) from 5.30pm at the Tricolour Arena in Porto Alegre. The red-black team from Rio de Janeiro have the favourites at the moment, despite having to play on their opponents’ pitch and coming off the back of a huge embarrassment at the Maracanã in a Conmebol Libertadores Cup match.
The match is part of the third round of the Serie A Brazilian Championship and the team from Rio de Janeiro is slightly above the team from Rio Grande do Sul in the standings. After drawing with Internacional in Rio de Janeiro on the first matchday, Flamengo beat Vitória in Barradão to move up to sixth place on four points. Grêmio opened the Brasileirão by beating Atlético Mineiro 2-1 in Porto Alegre, but in their next Brasileirão fixture they lost 2-0 to Ceará in Fortaleza. The Immortal have three points and are in tenth place.
LAST GAMES
The two teams played in the middle of the round for international tournaments. Gremio beat Club Atlético Grau 2-0 at the Arena in the Copa Sudamericana and with this result they share the lead in Group D of the competition with Godoy Cruz, who beat the tricolour on goal difference and are top of the group.
In Group C of the Conmebol Libertadores Cup, Flamengo were embarrassed and lost 2-1 to the very weak Central Córdoba of Argentina at the Maracanã last Wednesday night. The defeat left the red-black team, who have one of the most powerful squads in South America, in third place in the group with just three points.
QUOTATIONS
Despite having to play at their opponents’ stadium, Flamengo are currently favourites at bet365, with odds of 2.25. Grêmio have odds of 3.50 and the same operator is backing a draw at 3.10. The 1-0 scoreline for the Cariocas has been the favourite among punters. more odss on: pt-sportbet.com/bet365-brasil-em-2025-o-que-ha-de-novo-na-casa-de-apostas
Striker Bruno Henrique, of the Rio de Janeiro side, is the player most likely to score at any time during the match, with odds of 2.50. Grêmio’s Martin Braitwaite, with odds of 2.62, comes next among the bet365 customers’ favourites to score.
The odds in this text refer to the day the article was written and may change up until the date of the match in Porto Alegre for the third round of the 2025 Campeonato Brasileiro.
