The Copa do Nordeste season is still fresh and sports bettors should be cautious. This meeting between Botafogo PB and Ceará promises to be an interesting one.
- Botafogo PB have the most scored goals in the first half (5) in Copa do Nordeste
Botafogo have less rest than Ceará in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Copa do Nordeste game only four days ago. That game was an away game at CRB, so at least Botafogo are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Botafogo PB form and stats
Botafogo PB are yet to win a home game, having collected 2 points from their first two Copa do Nordeste games here at Estádio José Américo de Almeida Filho. The Botafogo fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Estádio José Américo de Almeida Filho and will expect new points from this game. Botafogo PB has played ten games in a row here without a defeat.
Botafogo are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus CRB. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Sampaio Corrêa that ended 1-1.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Botafogo as they are travelling to their away game against Treze in the Copa do Nordeste. That match is three days after this one.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Botafogo PB at home in the league. 1 on target and 1 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.
Ceará form and stats
Things could have gone better for Ceará in their Copa do Nordeste away matches, but 2 points from 2 games is all right.
Ceará are looking to quickly end their 180 minutes long goal drought in the Copa do Nordeste. Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Ceará goalkeeper Richard de Oliveira Costa is eager to challenge this, with his 192 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
There were no winners in Ceará's previous match, a Copa do Nordeste home game that ended 0-0 vs Fortaleza (placed 2nd). Before that, Ceará travelled to Altos and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Ceará has managed 1 goal and let in 1 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last six meetings: two - three - one (Botafogo wins - draws - Ceará wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  V. Goes Barbosa de Souza 13 goals | V. Moreira de Lima 6 goals | C. Bomfim de Jesus 6 goals |
Botafogo PB missing players
Ceará missing players
| Botafogo PB | Ceará | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 83% | 67% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 83% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 33% | 67% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 17% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.3 | 2.3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 11.3 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 9 | 11.8 |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4 | 5.2 |
| 29% | 33% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 12% | 19% |
- Botafogo PB have the fewest scored goals (1) at home in Copa do Nordeste
- Botafogo PB have the most scored goals in the first half (5) in Copa do Nordeste
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | ABC | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | Fortaleza | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | Altos | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Vitória | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | CSA | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Salgueiro | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 7 | Botafogo PB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 8 | Sport Recife | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 2 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Caucaia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Fortaleza | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Ferroviario | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Crato | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Ceará | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 6 | Icasa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 7 | Pacajus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 8 | Uniclinic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |