Gremio
Gremio have responded with a 2-0 home win over Palestino Santiago and a 1-1 away draw with EC Bahia.
Montevideo City Torque
- The visitors currently sit at the top of Copa Sudamericana Group F, two points clear of Gremio in second, after five games.
- Torque have now won three straight games, including a 4-1 thrashing of Deportivo Riestra in their last outing in the Copa Sudamericana.
Head-to-Head
- Montevideo City Torque currently lead Gremio by two points in Copa Sudamericana Group F.
- They’ve gone from strength to strength since the last head-to-head between these two sides six weeks ago when they recorded a 1-0 victory at home.
Key Players
- Franco Pizzichillo has been on fire in recent weeks, scoring three times in his last five outings to help Torque score ten goals in that period.
- The Uruguayan is a clear choice for anytime scorer, but Gremio’s main threat remains Ghanaian international Francis Amuzu, who has scored two Copa Sudamericana goals in four group games.
Betting Insights
- A high-scoring affair is likely, but we’re going with ‘No’ in the Both Teams to Score market here, with 1.75 available at the time of writing, while Over 2.5 goals is also very favorable at 1.94.
- We’re tipping one of the sides to record a shutout and we’re backing Torque to continue their good run with a win.
Prediction
Either way, this should be a tense and highly tactical game, with the momentum of Torque’s recent form line and their 1-0 win in the last H2H tipping the odds in their favour .
