Ituano vs Ceará in Copa do Brasil preview: Key statistics and predictions

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Competition: Brazil Copa do Brasil
Competition: Wed 15.March
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Municipal Dr. Novelli Júnior (18560 seats)

National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Ituano 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 3000 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

It's no vacation for neither Ituano nor Ceará as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Ituano form and stats

Ituano have reached this Copa do Brasil stage through battling and winning against Princesa Solimoes.

When playing at home in the Paulista A1, Ituano have managed 2 wins, 1 draw and suffered 3 defeats from 6 games.

The Ituano manager Pozzo and his crew return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Corinthians.

Before that, Ituano had a Paulista A1 home game versus Santos which ended with a victory 3-0.

There will be little rest for Ituano after this match as they are travelling to Palmeiras for a Paulista A1 game in only two days.

Ituano are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 7 goals in 6 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Ituano defense is not exactly impregnable. 9 goals conceded from 6 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Ceará form and stats

The traveling awayteam has defeated Caldense in order to reach 2nd round of Copa do Brasil. 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).

Ceará are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Iguatu.

A defeat, in the Copa do Nordeste away at Vitoria, earlier.

A quick return to home after this game, as Ceará are hosting Iguatu in the Cearense 1 only three days away.

The visitors have scored 14 goals from 19 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last five matches): Ituano one win, two draws and Ceará two victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.

Ituano missing players

Ceará missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Ituano Ceará
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 12   Played P   13 25
9 7   Won W   3 11
7 1   Drew D   4 6
9 4   Lost L   6 8
26 16   Scored S   17 43
29 11   Conceded C   16 27
92% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   92% 96%
72% 75%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   77% 84%
32% 42%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   38% 48%
12% 8%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   15% 24%
8% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   15% 20%
36% 25%   BTTS BTTS   38% 52%
36% 50%   Clean Sheets C S   23% 24%
36% 25%   Failed to Score F T   46% 28%
 
4.7 4.9   Corners for (avg) C F   6.1 5.9
5 3.6   Corners against (avg) C A   5.7 5.3
2 2.2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   3.7 3.3
6 4   Red cards R C   0 3
 
11.1 11.9   Shots (avg) S (   13.3 13.3
4 4.2   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.6 4.7
26% 31%   Goal Efficiency G E   22% 31%
 
13.6 11.6   Shots against (avg) S A   13.1 12.1
4.6 4.5   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.2 3.9

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Corinthians 12 6 4 2 19 10 6 5 1 0 15 4 6 1 3 2 4 6 9 22
2 Ituano 12 3 3 6 11 18 6 2 1 3 7 9 6 1 2 3 4 9 -7 12
3 Sao Bento 12 2 4 6 5 14 6 2 1 3 4 9 6 0 3 3 1 5 -9 10
4 Ferroviaria 12 2 3 7 11 18 6 1 1 4 4 7 6 1 2 3 7 11 -7 9
  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 América 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 Goiás 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 Cuiabá 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 Atlético GO 38 8 12 18 39 57 19 6 5 8 22 23 19 2 7 10 17 34 -18 36
19 Avai 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

Table
  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 América 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 Goiás 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 Cuiabá 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 Atlético GO 38 8 12 18 39 57 19 6 5 8 22 23 19 2 7 10 17 34 -18 36
19 Avai 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

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