Ceará welcomes Fortaleza to this second leg of the Copa do Brasil Round of 16. It's time to find a winner and both teams know what is needed.
This is a match between two teams close to each other, usually meaning added tension and significance.
It's no vacation for neither Ceará nor Fortaleza 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.
Ceará form and stats
Last season, Ceará's Copa do Brasil journey ended in the 3rd round against Fortaleza.With 0 Serie A wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats from their home games, Ceará are certainly not brimming with confidence.
In their previous game, the manager Gonçalves led his Ceará to a defeat away at Fluminense. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo. Vina (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.8/10. Vina hit the woodwork once, hit five key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 45 successful passes (of 55 total).
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 Ceará have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 6 matches with the results: Won 2, drawn 2 and lost 2.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Serie A game versus Corinthians in only three days. This game is also played here at Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo.
Ceará aren't scoring a lot here at Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo in the league, with only 6 goals from 7 games. 9 goals have been conceded.
Fortaleza form and stats
Last season their Copa do Brasil adventure ended in the semi-finals.There's been little loot from Fortaleza's travels as they have only collected 3 points from 7 away games in the Serie A. Fortaleza only have 1 win to counter their 6 defeats and 0 draws.
Fortaleza's last game was the home draw against Palmeiras (0-0). Miguel was the team player of the game with the player rating of 7.92. The agile goalkeeper Miguel topped it up with a clean sheet.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 5 similar matches played by Fortaleza in our archives, and the results are: 1 win for Fortaleza, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Serie A trip to Atlético GO.
The visiting Fortaleza have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 9 goals from 7 games. The Fortaleza manager Vojvoda has some worries about the defense as 15 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Here's the final score when the sides played each other previously this campaign; Fortaleza - Ceará 2-0. Statistics for the preceeding ten meetings between these two squads are: three wins for Ceará, four draws and three wins for Fortaleza. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.Top Goalscorers
  G. Souza Lisboa 4 goals |  R. dos Santos Fernandes 2 goals |  J. Silva de Souza 2 goals |
Ceará missing players
Fortaleza missing players
| Ceará | Fortaleza | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Won | W | 4 | 9 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Drew | D | 1 | 8 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 6 | 8 | ||
| 37 | 20 | Scored | S | 15 | 32 | ||
| 18 | 9 | Conceded | C | 19 | 27 | ||
| 88% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 88% | ||
| 76% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 68% | ||
| 32% | 45% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 40% | ||
| 16% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 20% | ||
| 4% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 12% | ||
| 36% | 45% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 48% | ||
| 52% | 45% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 36% | ||
| 24% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 28% | ||
| 5.4 | 5.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 5 | ||
| 5.3 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.2 | 4.8 | ||
| 2.9 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 2.2 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 13.8 | 16.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.7 | 14 | ||
| 5.5 | 6.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.9 | ||
| 27% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 27% | ||
| 12.5 | 10.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 11.4 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 4.4 | ||
| 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 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 30 |
| 2 | Corinthians | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 29 |
| 3 | Internacional | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 28 |
| 4 | Atletico Mineiro | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 28 |
| 5 | Fluminense | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 27 |
| 6 | Athletico PR | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 27 |
| 7 | Sao Paulo | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 23 |
| 8 | Santos | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 22 |
| 9 | Flamengo | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 21 |
| 10 | Botafogo | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -4 | 21 |
| 11 | Bragantino | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 21 |
| 12 | Goiás | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -3 | 20 |
| 13 | Cuiaba | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -4 | 19 |
| 14 | Coritiba | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -5 | 19 |
| 15 | America Mineiro | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 13 | -6 | 18 |
| 16 | Avai | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 15 | -9 | 18 |
| 17 | Ceará | 16 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | -1 | 18 |
| 18 | Atlético GO | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -5 | 17 |
| 19 | Juventude | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 14 | -13 | 12 |
| 20 | Fortaleza | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -8 | 11 |
