Athletico PR and Ceará have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the Serie A.
There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a Serie A match only four days ago. That game was an away game at Flamengo, so at least Athletico PR are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
These teams have little in common geographically as Ceará have to travel 3400 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Athletico PR form and stats
3-2-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Serie A numbers at home for Athletico PR so far this season. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Athletico after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Athletico PR are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-3 away versus Flamengo. In the match before that, Athletico hosted Wilstermann and drew the Copa Libertadores game 0-0.
The manager E. de Barros will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Internacional in only three days.
Athletico have scored 6 league goals here from 7 matches, not a lot. Athletico are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estádio Joaquim Américo Guimarães in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 5 from 7 matches.
Ceará form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Ceará so far with only 3 points returning home. The records show 1-0-5 (win-draw-lose). Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Ceará's last three away games as they have all been lost.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Ceará, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-2 versus Palmeiras (placed 3rd). The game before that, in the Cearense 1, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Fortaleza.
Ceará goalkeeper Fernando Prass had a great day against Palmeiras, but despite making nine saves the loss could not be avoided.
After this away game Ceará return home for a Serie A game against Corinthians. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Ceará have scored 7 goals on their travels this season, from 6 away games in the league. Ceará have conceded 13 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Athletico PR-Ceará H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Athletico PR three wins, Ceará two wins, five draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  V. Goes Barbosa de Souza 4 goals | C. Bomfim de Jesus 3 goals |   V. Naum dos Santos 2 goals |
Athletico PR missing players
Ceará missing players
| Athletico PR | Ceará | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 10 | 6 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 13 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 13 | 20 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 43% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 85% |
| 25% | 14% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 38% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 23% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 33% | 15% |
| 42% | 43% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 38% |
| 25% | 29% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 17% | 31% |
| 33% | 29% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 31% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.4 | 2.9 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 3 | 2.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 123 | 67 | 15 | Total Shots | T S | 15 | 69 | 156 |
| 33 | 16 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 29 | 58 |
| 30% | 38% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 24% | 26% |
- All of Ceará's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Athletico PR haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Ceará have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Ceará haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Atlético Mineiro | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 27 |
| 2 | Internacional | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 22 |
| 3 | Palmeiras | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 22 |
| 4 | Flamengo | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 21 |
| 5 | Sport Recife | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 20 |
| 6 | Santos | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 20 |
| 7 | São Paulo | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| 8 | Fluminense | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 18 |
| 9 | Vasco da Gama | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 18 |
| 10 | Fortaleza | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 17 |
| 11 | Atlético GO | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 15 |
| 12 | Athletico PR | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -3 | 14 |
| 13 | Ceará | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -5 | 14 |
| 14 | Corinthians | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -2 | 14 |
| 15 | Grêmio | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 14 |
| 16 | Bahia | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -7 | 12 |
| 17 | Coritiba | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -8 | 12 |
| 18 | Bragantino | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -4 | 12 |
| 19 | Botafogo | 13 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | -3 | 12 |
| 20 | Goiás | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 9 |