National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Caldense or Ceará that keep their silverware dream alive.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 2900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Caldense form and stats
Last season, Caldense's Copa do Brasil journey ended in the 1st round.1 victory, 1 draw and 2 defeats. That’s what Caldense have to build on here at Estádio Dr. Ronaldo Junqueira in the Mineiro 1.
Caldense suffered an unexpected loss 1-2 against Cruzeiro in their previous game, also played in front of their own fans.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Athletic Club (2-3).There will be little rest for Caldense after this match as they are travelling to Pouso Alegre for a Mineiro 1 game in only three days.
Caldense are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 5 goals in 4 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Caldense defense is not exactly impregnable. 6 goals conceded from 4 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Ceará form and stats
They also participated in Copa do Brasil last season. This ended in the round of 16.Ceará have only collected 17 points from their away games in the Serie A, after 3-8-8 (19 played).
Two travels in a row for Ceará, whose boss Vázquez could celebrate last time after the Copa do Nordeste win against Fluminense PI.
Before that match, 1-1 away against CRB in the Copa do Nordeste.
After this away game Ceará return home for a Copa do Nordeste game against Fortaleza. That game is only four sleeps after this.
The visitors have scored 14 goals from 19 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game.
Head 2 Head
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| Caldense | Ceará | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 10 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 18 | 8 | Lost | L | 6 | 9 | ||
| 17 | 9 | Scored | S | 14 | 40 | ||
| 40 | 18 | Conceded | C | 15 | 29 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 64% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 80% | ||
| 48% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 48% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 24% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 20% | ||
| 48% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 56% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 16% | ||
| 48% | 46% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 32% | ||
| 5.3 | 6.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 5.6 | ||
| 5.5 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 5.8 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 3.7 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 12.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.4 | 12.6 | ||
| 3.1 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.4 | ||
| 19% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 30% | ||
| 10.9 | 10.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.1 | 12.5 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | America Mineiro | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 2 | CAP Patrocinense | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 4 |
| 3 | Caldense | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -6 | 4 |
| 4 | Democrata SL | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -6 | 3 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Palmeiras | 38 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 66 | 27 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 12 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 27 | 15 | 39 | 81 |
| 2 | Internacional | 38 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 58 | 31 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 40 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 27 | 73 |
| 3 | Fluminense | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 63 | 41 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 70 |
| 4 | Corinthians | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 44 | 36 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 65 |
| 5 | Flamengo | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 60 | 39 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 62 |
| 6 | Atletico Mineiro | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 45 | 37 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 58 |
| 7 | Atletico PR | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 48 | 48 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 31 | 17 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 31 | 0 | 58 |
| 8 | Fortaleza | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 46 | 39 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 26 | 7 | 55 |
| 9 | Sao Paulo | 38 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 55 | 42 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 21 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 13 | 54 |
| 10 | America Mineiro | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 40 | 40 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 22 | 0 | 53 |
| 11 | Botafogo | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 41 | 43 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 24 | -2 | 53 |
| 12 | Santos | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 44 | 41 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 3 | 47 |
| 13 | Goias | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 40 | 53 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 31 | -13 | 46 |
| 14 | Bragantino | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 49 | 59 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 36 | -10 | 44 |
| 15 | Coritiba | 38 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 39 | 60 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 44 | -21 | 42 |
| 16 | Cuiaba | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 31 | 42 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 27 | -11 | 41 |
| 17 | Ceará | 38 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 34 | 41 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 19 | -7 | 37 |
| 18 | Atletico GO | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 39 | 57 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 34 | -18 | 36 |
| 19 | Avaí | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 34 | 60 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 26 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 34 | -26 | 35 |
| 20 | Juventude | 38 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 29 | 69 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 42 | -40 | 22 |
