Grêmio v São Paulo: relegation fight meets top-half push | OneFootball

Grêmio host São Paulo in the Brasileirão at Arena do Grêmio on Saturday, 8 August 2026, with the hosts in the relegation zone and the visitors aiming to nudge towards the Copa Sudamericana places.

Grêmio are 17th on 22 points, while São Paulo sit 12th with 26. The visitors won the reverse fixture 2-0 in February. All five of the hosts' league wins have come at home.

Imortal arrive off a 1-0 victory against Mirassol, following two draws and two defeats across their recent run. Soberano drew 1-1 at Flamengo last time out after back to back league losses.

Tricolor Gaúcho are without Weverton and Tetê through injury. Tricolor Paulista miss Lucas Moura, Rafael Tolói, Damián Bobadilla and Lucca Marques, trimming options at both ends.

Imortal have scored 22 and conceded 26 this season, while Soberano are on 25 for and 23 against, and average 54% possession to the hosts' 50. Carlos Vinícius leads the home threat with 10 league goals, supported by creators such as Cristian Pavon and Francis Amuzu, who each have three assists. For Tricolor Paulista, Jonathan Calleri has seven league goals and Luciano six. They could look to control the ball and feed their front line, while the hosts may lean on their stronger open play crossing accuracy of 21.33% to supply their striker.

A win for Tricolor Gaúcho would take them to 25 points and could lift them out of the relegation places. Three points for Tricolor Paulista would move them to 29 and could push them into the Copa Sudamericana spots.