Here's what we know about the Ceará - Bahia match:

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Competition: Brazil Copa do Nordeste
Competition: Sat 01.August
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Governador Roberto Santos (48000 seats)

Ceará battle against Bahia for glory and sporting success.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Ceará and Bahia.

Bahia have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1100 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

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Ceará form and stats

Ceará are traveling soon after this match as the Copa do Nordeste match at Bahia awaits in three days.

Disaster struck Ceará last season as they could not defend their status as a Serie A team. With 19 defeats from 38 games, and only 10 wins, relegation could not be avoided. Ceará are hopeful of bouncing straight back up, but need to improve upon their home record from last season of W8 D6 L5.

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Bahia form and stats

After this away game Bahia return home for a Baiano 1 game against Jacuipense. That game is only one sleeps after this.

A job perfectly done for Bahia last season as they secured promotion from Baiano 1. With a grand total of 5 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat the season objective was secured. Of these wins, 3 were in away matches.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Ceará - Bahia 2-2 earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Ceará won two, Bahia won four and four draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.

Ceará missing players

Bahia missing players

Ceará Bahia
Total Home vs Statistics Stat vs Away Total
10 5 0 Played P 0 4 10
5 2 0 Won W 0 2 7
5 3 0 Drew D 0 2 2
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
17 9 0 Scored S 0 6 17
9 7 0 Conceded C 0 2 6
90% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 75% 90%
70% 80% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 75% 70%
60% 80% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 25% 30%
40% 60% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 30%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 10%
60% 80% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 25% 30%
40% 20% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 75% 60%
10% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 20%
 
4.4 4 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 4 6.7
5.8 4.8 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 5.5 4.1
2.4 1.6 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1.5 1.5
2 2 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
117 60 0 Total Shots T S 0 48 121
46 25 0 Shots on Target S O 0 21 58
37% 36% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 29% 29%
Key stats in Copa do Nordeste this season:
  • Bahia have not yet lost a game away.
  • Bahia have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Bahia have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Ceará have not yet lost a game.
  • Ceará have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Ceará have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Ceará haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

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 Bahia 9 5 3 1 12 5 4 2 2 0 5 1 5 3 1 1 7 4 7 18
2 Atletico Alagoinhas 9 5 2 2 11 9 5 3 2 0 7 3 4 2 0 2 4 6 2 17
3 Juazeirense 9 4 4 1 19 12 4 2 2 0 8 4 5 2 2 1 11 8 7 16
4 Jacuipense 9 4 3 2 15 9 5 3 1 1 9 3 4 1 2 1 6 6 6 15
5 Vitoria 9 3 4 2 13 12 5 2 2 1 7 6 4 1 2 1 6 6 1 13
6 Bahia de Feira 9 3 3 3 12 11 5 3 0 2 9 5 4 0 3 1 3 6 1 12
7 Vitoria da Conquista 9 2 4 3 9 12 5 2 2 1 9 7 4 0 2 2 0 5 -3 10
8 Fluminense de Feira 9 2 3 4 18 19 4 0 2 2 6 9 5 2 1 2 12 10 -1 9
9 Atlanta 9 1 5 3 14 18 4 0 2 2 6 11 5 1 3 1 8 7 -4 8
10 Jacobina 9 0 1 8 3 19 4 0 1 3 2 9 5 0 0 5 1 10 -16 1

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There are 26 state football leagues in Brazil. Because of long distances in Brazil a very competitive football culture developed within each state. Therefore, Brazil remain one of the few countries who still run state championships alongside the national ones. Most of them run from January to May, outside the national season.