A trophy cabinet can never have too much silverware and both Ceará and Palmeiras know what's at stake in this second leg of the Copa do Brasil Quarter-finals clash.
It's no vacation for neither Ceará nor Palmeiras 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.
It's quite the trip for Palmeiras when visiting Ceará as the cities are 3000 kilometers apart.
Ceará form and stats
Last season their Copa do Brasil adventure ended in the 3rd round against Corinthians.When playing at home in the Serie A, Ceará have managed 5 wins, 3 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 10 games. On the other hand, in the Copa do Brasil, Ceará has performed like this (both home and away): 6 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss.
Ceará faced defeat in their previous match, away at Grêmio (2-4). Prior to that, an away loss at Palmeiras in the Copa do Brasil.
As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today?
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 13 matches with the results: Won four, drawn five and lost four.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Ceará as they have a new game in only four days, a Serie A match thankfully also at home. Atletico Mineiro are visiting.
The Ceará fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 12 in 10 matches. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Ceará have conceded only 9 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Palmeiras form and stats
Palmeiras's mission in Copa do Brasil last season failed in the quarter-finals.The story so far for the visiting team on their Serie A travels is 5 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Copa do Brasil stats, they have 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses both home and away. The visitors have performed well in their home games as well, building a total win streak of four games home and away. Palmeiras hope to make it five in this match. Palmeiras has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.
The Palmeiras goalkeeper Jailson Marcelino dos Santos is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 409 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Palmeiras go into this game after a win, the home game against Fluminense that ended 2-0. Before that, Palmeiras secured a home win against Ceará with the score 3-0.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found five similar matches played by Palmeiras in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Palmeiras, two draws and one defeat.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Palmeiras manager A. Moreira Ferreira as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Goias.
Palmeiras find the net regularly in their away games. 13 goals from 10 away fixtures in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only -1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Palmeiras are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 8 times in 10 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Palmeiras - Ceará 3-0 played earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - two - six (Ceará wins - draws - Palmeiras wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. de Souza da Silva 7 goals |   V. Goes Barbosa de Souza 6 goals | R. Cavalcante Veiga 6 goals |
Ceará missing players
Palmeiras missing players
| Ceará | Palmeiras | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Won | W | 7 | 15 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 35 | 18 | Scored | S | 17 | 45 | ||
| 34 | 11 | Conceded | C | 9 | 20 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 72% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 84% | ||
| 52% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 20% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 44% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 48% | ||
| 36% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 44% | ||
| 32% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 12% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.9 | 2.6 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 339 | 174 | Total Shots | T S | 135 | 336 | ||
| 107 | 56 | Shots on Target | S O | 45 | 116 | ||
| 33% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 39% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Atletico Mineiro | 20 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 37 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 38 |
| 2 | Internacional | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 36 |
| 3 | Sao Paulo | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 36 |
| 4 | Flamengo | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 36 |
| 5 | Palmeiras | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 34 |
| 6 | Santos | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 34 |
| 7 | Grêmio | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 33 |
| 8 | Fluminense | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 32 |
| 9 | Bahia | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -2 | 28 |
| 10 | Sport Recife | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -9 | 25 |
| 11 | Corinthians | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 13 | -5 | 25 |
| 12 | Fortaleza | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 24 |
| 13 | Ceará | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 21 | -5 | 24 |
| 14 | Atletico GO | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -8 | 24 |
| 15 | Bragantino | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -3 | 23 |
| 16 | Vasco da Gama | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 22 |
| 17 | Atletico PR | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 22 |
| 18 | Coritiba | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 20 | -9 | 20 |
| 19 | Botafogo | 20 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 20 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -5 | 20 |
| 20 | Goias | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -13 | 12 |