The league table is allowed to rest as Ceará and Vitória battle for Copa do Brasil honors in this first 3rd Round leg of two fixtures.
It's no vacation for neither Ceará nor Vitória 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.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1100 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Ceará form and stats
Action has already taken place for Ceará in Copa do Brasil as they have defeated Oeste and Bragantino PA to reach the 3rd Round. Last season, Ceará's Copa do Brasil journey ended in the 3rd round against Corinthians.Ceará haven’t lost a league-game in twelve attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Corinthians, 97 days ago. Two draws in a row at home now for Ceará.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Fernando Buttenbender Prass not having conceded a league goal in 414 minutes.
Ceará are returning here after visiting Uniclinic in a Cearense 1 game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. In the game before, an away victory in the Copa do Nordeste match versus Ríver with a 4-0 scoreline.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Copa do Nordeste game versus Sport Recife in only three days. This game is also played here at Estádio Municipal Presidente Getúlio Vargas.
Vitória form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Imperatriz and Lagarto in order to reach 3rd Round of Copa do Brasil. They also participated in Copa do Brasil last season. This ended in the 1st round.Vitória are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at ABC. Before that, Vitória secured a home win against Lagarto with the score 3-1.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Ríver in just three days.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Ceará won three, Vitória won three and four draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.Ceará missing players
Vitória missing players
| Ceará | Vitória | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Won | W | 5 | 10 | ||
| 12 | 8 | Drew | D | 6 | 11 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | ||
| 29 | 15 | Scored | S | 17 | 36 | ||
| 23 | 11 | Conceded | C | 11 | 25 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 84% | ||
| 64% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 76% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 60% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 24% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 52% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 68% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 28% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 20% | ||
| 6.4 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.9 | 4.7 | ||
| 5.3 | 4.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.4 | 4.9 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.4 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 5 | 6 | ||
| 281 | 137 | Total Shots | T S | 132 | 336 | ||
| 107 | 53 | Shots on Target | S O | 57 | 124 | ||
| 27% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 29% | ||