Santos get ready to welcome Ceará for something different than the ordinary league football: The Copa do Brasil 8th Finals leg 1 of 2.
It's no vacation for neither Santos nor Ceará 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 Ceará when visiting Santos as the cities are 3100 kilometers apart.
Santos form and stats
Last season their Copa do Brasil adventure ended in the 8th finals.When playing at home in the Serie A, Santos have managed 3 wins, 4 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 9 games.
The fans are hoping that Santos will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-3 away loss in the Serie A game against Fluminense. Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Defensa y Justicia.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Bahia are coming to town in three days.
Santos have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estádio Urbano Caldeira with 14 goals in 9 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only -1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, Santos have conceded 11 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Ceará form and stats
Ceará's mission in Copa do Brasil last season failed in the 3rd round against Corinthians.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Ceará so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-5 (win-draw-lose). Total Copa do Brasil statistics for Ceará: 5 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses.
Impressive finishing from Eduardo and Vinícius Goes secured the home win 2-1 against Coritiba in their previous game. Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Fortaleza's place.
The schedule is very tough for Ceará now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Serie A game at Botafogo is waiting in only three days.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Ceará have scored 9 goals in 8 league games away. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Ceará's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 15 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last nine meetings: six - two - one (Santos wins - draws - Ceará wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Santos missing players
Ceará missing players
| Santos | Ceará | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Won | W | 5 | 12 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 6 | 9 | ||
| 35 | 18 | Scored | S | 17 | 38 | ||
| 33 | 16 | Conceded | C | 19 | 32 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 76% | ||
| 56% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 48% | ||
| 36% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 16% | ||
| 72% | 77% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 48% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 24% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.6 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 5 | ||
| 288 | 160 | Total Shots | T S | 157 | 313 | ||
| 93 | 56 | Shots on Target | S O | 52 | 110 | ||
| 38% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 35% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Internacional | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 34 |
| 2 | Flamengo | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 34 |
| 3 | Atletico Mineiro | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 32 |
| 4 | São Paulo | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 27 |
| 5 | Santos | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 27 |
| 6 | Fluminense | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 26 |
| 7 | Fortaleza | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 24 |
| 8 | Ceará | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -3 | 22 |
| 9 | Palmeiras | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | -1 | 22 |
| 10 | Atlético GO | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -4 | 22 |
| 11 | Sport Recife | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -8 | 21 |
| 12 | Corinthians | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -5 | 21 |
| 13 | Gremio | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| 14 | Bahia | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -3 | 19 |
| 15 | Bragantino | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -3 | 19 |
| 16 | Botafogo | 17 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 10 | -3 | 19 |
| 17 | Vasco da Gama | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -5 | 18 |
| 18 | Atletico PR | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 16 |
| 19 | Coritiba | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -9 | 16 |
| 20 | Goias | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -11 | 11 |