A trophy cabinet can never have too much silverware and both Ceará and Fortaleza know what's at stake in this second leg of the Copa do Brasil 3rd Round clash.
The visiting Fortaleza played their last game only four days ago, a Serie A match.
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
Ceará form and stats
Last season their Copa do Brasil adventure ended in the quarter-finals against Palmeiras.1-0-0 (win-draw-lost) are the Serie A numbers at home for Ceará so far this season. Ceará has recorded two wins in a row here at Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Ceará faced defeat in their previous match, away at Santos (1-3). Willian Oliveira (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.32/10. Oliveira dribled passed the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 43 successful passes (of 48 total).
A 1-1 draw away in the Copa do Brasil before that, with Fortaleza the opponent.There will be little rest for Ceará after this match as they are travelling to Chapecoense for a Serie A game in only three days.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Ceará at home in the league. 3 on target and 2 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.
Fortaleza form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Caxias and Ypiranga Erechim in order to reach 3rd round of Copa do Brasil. Last season their Copa do Brasil adventure ended in the 8th finals against Sao Paulo.1 win, 0 draws and 0 losses. That’s the product of Fortaleza playing as the away team in the Serie A this season. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Copa do Brasil stats, they have 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses both home and away. Things are running smoothly for Fortaleza who hasn't tasted defeat in their last 15 matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Santa Cruz.
Wellington Paulista, Yago Pikachu, Titi and Robson scored in Fortaleza's previous match, the home game against Internacional that ended 5-1. Midfield player Lucas Crispim was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.03/10. Crispim hit the woodwork once, served one assist, hit two key passes, dribled passed the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 45 successful passes (of 51 total). As you can tell from the results above, Fortaleza was very dominant against Internacional, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 5-1 (!) with Wellington Paulista, Yago Pikachu, Titi and Robson providing the goals.
Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Ceará.A new game in only three days for Fortaleza, the Serie A home match versus Sport Recife. Busy days.
Fortaleza have the goal stats of 2-1 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Fortaleza - Ceará 1-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - three - four (Ceará wins - draws - Fortaleza wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  G. Souza Lisboa 3 goals |  J. de Moura Xavier 1 goals | V. Goes Barbosa de Souza 1 goals |
Ceará missing players
Fortaleza missing players
| Ceará | Fortaleza | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 9 | Won | W | 8 | 16 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | ||
| 44 | 26 | Scored | S | 18 | 47 | ||
| 17 | 10 | Conceded | C | 5 | 12 | ||
| 84% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 82% | 80% | ||
| 68% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 60% | ||
| 40% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 27% | 36% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 9% | 20% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 20% | ||
| 36% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 27% | 36% | ||
| 56% | 54% | Clean Sheets | C S | 64% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 28% | ||
| 5 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.9 | ||
| 4 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.9 | 4.6 | ||
| 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.2 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 10.2 | 12.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.4 | 11.4 | ||
| 4.4 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.4 | ||
| 40% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 46% | 43% | ||
| 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 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2 | Atletico PR | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | Atletico GO | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Bahia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Bragantino | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Fluminense | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Palmeiras | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Flamengo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Atlético Mineiro | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Corinthians | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Ceará | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 12 | Santos | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 13 | Cuiaba | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 14 | Sport Recife | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 15 | Sao Paulo | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 16 | Juventude | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| 17 | Internacional | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 1 |
| 18 | Grêmio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 |
| 19 | America Mineiro | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 20 | Chapecoense | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 0 |