Athletico PR can not expect any pleasantries from their host Ceará in this Serie A game. Here's our full preview!
- Ceará have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Athletico PR have the fewest matches under the total-line (2) in Serie A
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Copa Sudamericana. That game, against America de Cali, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Athletico PR.
These teams have little in common geographically as Athletico PR have to travel 3400 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Ceará form and stats
Overall Serie A stats at home this season for Ceará are 3-1-1 (wins-draw-losses).
Ceará travelled for their previous game, a trip to Cuiaba that ended 2-2. Midfield player Lima got a match rating of 8.64 in that game, the max score being 10. Lima signed up for two assists, hit three key passes and had 22 successful passes (of 23 total).
Preceding that game was the away draw at Fluminense that finished 0-0.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Ceará have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eleven matches with the results: Won two, drawn four and lost five.
Ceará have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo with 9 goals in 5 league matches. Ceará's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 6 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Athletico PR form and stats
The visitors are W3-D0-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Serie A.
It's the second away game in a row for Athletico, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus America de Cali in the Copa Sudamericana last time out.
Preceding that match was the 2-2 draw at home vs Bragantino.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eleven similar matches played by Athletico PR in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Athletico, two draws and six defeats.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting America de Cali in just three days.
The Athletico manager António Oliveira has got the team scoring on the road, with 10 away goals in 5 league matches. 5 goals have been conceded by Athletico in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: one - six - three (Ceará wins - draws - Athletico PR wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Ferreira da Cruz 3 goals | M. Barcelos da Silva 3 goals |  M. Terans Pérez 3 goals |
Ceará missing players
Athletico PR missing players
| Ceará | Athletico PR | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | 9 | 3 | Scored | S | 8 | 10 | 19 |
| 12 | 6 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 73% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 73% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 80% |
| 45% | 60% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 80% | 80% |
| 27% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 20% | 30% |
| 9% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 20% | 10% |
| 64% | 80% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 60% | 70% |
| 36% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 40% | 30% |
| 27% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 4.8 | 5 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.2 |
| 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 7.2 | 5.1 |
| 2.7 | 3 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12.8 | 13.8 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 11 | 13.2 |
| 4.7 | 5 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4 | 4.1 |
| 25% | 36% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 50% | 46% |
- All of Ceará's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Athletico PR have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Athletico PR have scored in all their matches so far.
- Athletico PR have the fewest matches under the total-line (2) in Serie A
- Athletico PR have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Athletico PR haven’t played a single 0-0 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.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Palmeiras | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 25 |
| 2 | Bragantino | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 23 |
| 3 | Atlético Mineiro | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 22 |
| 4 | Fortaleza | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 21 |
| 5 | Athletico PR | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 20 |
| 6 | Bahia | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 17 |
| 7 | Fluminense | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 17 |
| 8 | Flamengo | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| 9 | Santos | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 15 |
| 10 | Atletico GO | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 15 |
| 11 | Ceará | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 15 |
| 12 | Corinthians | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
| 13 | Juventude | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 13 |
| 14 | São Paulo | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 11 |
| 15 | Internacional | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | -6 | 11 |
| 16 | America Mineiro | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 9 |
| 17 | Sport Recife | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -5 | 7 |
| 18 | Cuiaba | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 6 |
| 19 | Chapecoense | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -11 | 4 |
| 20 | Grêmio | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -8 | 3 |