Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Vitória & Ceará face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Copa do Nordeste. All the pre-match information is available here!
Ceará have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1100 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Vitória and Ceará.
Vitória form and stats
Last season their Copa do Nordeste adventure ended in the 3rd qualifying round.2W-3D-3L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Copa do Nordeste for Vitória.
The Vitória boss Condé and his crew return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Bahia in the Copa do Nordeste.
Before that, a loss in the away fixture against Nova Iguacu in the Copa do Brasil. The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Vitória have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 10 matches with the results: Won 4, drawn 5 and lost 1.
Ceará form and stats
Ceará was sent out of Copa do Nordeste in the quarter-finals last season.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Ceará so far with only 17 points returning home. The records show 3-8-8 (win-draw-lose). The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Copa do Nordeste stats, they have 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss both home and away.
The regulars enjoyed Ceará's previous game versus Fortaleza, a Copa do Nordeste win (2-0) played at home.
Previously, the Copa do Brasil win away at Caldense. As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 10 similar matches played by Ceará in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for Ceará, 4 draws and 4 defeats.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Ceará manager Vázquez as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Iguatu.
The attacking power of Ceará when travelling is not overwhelming with 14 goals scored from 19 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Ceará have won all of the 5 most recent matches versus this team. Can they do it again?The games between these teams sometimes lean towards being a bit wild, having seen 7 red cards from the last ten duels.
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| Vitória | Ceará | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 7 | Won | W | 3 | 11 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Lost | L | 6 | 9 | ||
| 28 | 19 | Scored | S | 16 | 42 | ||
| 32 | 12 | Conceded | C | 14 | 27 | ||
| 88% | 86% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 72% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 80% | ||
| 40% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 21% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 20% | ||
| 60% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 48% | ||
| 32% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 24% | ||
| 20% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 32% | ||
| 5.1 | 6.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 5.5 | ||
| 4.5 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 5.8 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.6 | 3.4 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 5 | ||
| 12.6 | 16.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 12.9 | ||
| 4.5 | 5.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4.7 | ||
| 25% | 23% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 31% | ||
| 9.9 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.2 | 12.5 | ||
| 3.8 | 2.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 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 | Fortaleza | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 |
| 2 | CRB | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| 3 | Sport Recife | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 12 |
| 4 | Ferroviário | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
| 5 | Sampaio Corrêa | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -4 | 7 |
| 6 | Atletico Alagoinhas | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | -8 | 6 |
| 7 | Vitória | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 3 |
| 8 | Fluminense PI | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -8 | 2 |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |