Ceará fights Athletico PR in Serie A battle

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Competition: Sun 31.January
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo (67000 seats)

Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Ceará in 8th and Athletico PR in 11th place.

Insights:
  • Athletico PR has the most matches under the total-line (19) in Serie A

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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.

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Ceará form and stats

When playing at home in the Serie A, Ceará have managed 6 wins, 5 draws and suffered 5 defeats from 16 games.

Ceará's last game was hosting Palmeiras (placed 5th) and winning 2-1. In the game before, an away victory match versus Goias with a 4-0 scoreline.

The manager A. Ferreira will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Corinthians in only three days.

Ceará has scored 19 league goals at home this season, in 16 matches. Ceará have conceded 19 in these home matches.

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Athletico PR form and stats

Playing away, Athletico PR have won 5 games, drawn 2 and suffered 9 defeats in the Serie A this season.

The supporters enjoyed Athletico's previous game versus Flamengo (placed 3rd), a Serie A 2-1 win played at home. A 0-1 defeat away at Bahia before that.

A new game in only four days for Athletico PR, the Serie A home match versus Internacional. Busy days.

The attacking power of Athletico when travelling is not overwhelming with 13 goals scored from 16 league matches away. 19 goals have been conceded by Athletico in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Athletico PR - Ceará 0-0, played this season. 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

CearáV. Goes Barbosa de Souza
V. Goes Barbosa de Souza
12 goals
Athletico PRR. de Souza
R. de Souza
8 goals
CearáV. Moreira de Lima
V. Moreira de Lima
6 goals

Ceará missing players

Athletico PR missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Ceará Athletico PR
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
32 16 4 Played P 4 16 32
12 6 1 Won W 1 5 12
9 5 0 Drew D 1 2 6
11 5 3 Lost L 2 9 14
47 19 4 Scored S 4 13 29
42 19 6 Conceded C 7 19 31
94% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 94%
88% 81% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 56% 53%
50% 50% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 31% 31%
28% 12% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 19% 9%
12% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
53% 56% 75% BTTS BTTS 75% 31% 38%
31% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 25% 38% 34%
22% 25% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 38% 34%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.6 2.8 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.8 1.9 2.2
5 4 3 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
12.2 13 12 Shots (avg) S ( 8 12.3 11.5
4.3 4.2 3.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.5 2.9 3.1
34% 28% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 67% 28% 29%
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Athletico PR has the most matches under the total-line (19) in Serie A

  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 32 18 8 6 55 30 16 11 4 1 31 14 16 7 4 5 24 16 25 62
2 Sao Paulo 32 16 10 6 52 34 16 9 5 2 25 13 16 7 5 4 27 21 18 58
3 Flamengo 31 16 7 8 53 41 16 8 4 4 29 21 15 8 3 4 24 20 12 55
4 Atlético Mineiro 31 16 6 9 54 41 15 11 3 1 34 12 16 5 3 8 20 29 13 54
5 Palmeiras 31 14 9 8 44 30 15 8 5 2 27 13 16 6 4 6 17 17 14 51
6 Gremio 31 12 15 4 40 27 15 9 5 1 27 14 16 3 10 3 13 13 13 51
7 Fluminense 32 14 8 10 45 40 16 9 4 3 26 14 16 5 4 7 19 26 5 50
8 Ceará 32 12 9 11 47 42 16 6 5 5 19 19 16 6 4 6 28 23 5 45
9 Corinthians 30 12 9 9 38 34 15 7 5 3 24 17 15 5 4 6 14 17 4 45
10 Santos 31 12 9 10 44 42 16 7 6 3 31 22 15 5 3 7 13 20 2 45
11 Athletico PR 32 12 6 14 29 31 16 7 4 5 16 12 16 5 2 9 13 19 -2 42
12 Atlético GO 32 10 12 10 32 37 16 4 8 4 18 18 16 6 4 6 14 19 -5 42
13 Bragantino 31 10 11 10 43 37 16 8 4 4 30 18 15 2 7 6 13 19 6 41
14 Sport Recife 32 10 5 17 26 41 16 8 1 7 17 17 16 2 4 10 9 24 -15 35
15 Vasco da Gama 31 9 8 14 33 46 16 6 4 6 18 17 15 3 4 8 15 29 -13 35
16 Fortaleza 32 8 11 13 28 32 16 6 6 4 14 10 16 2 5 9 14 22 -4 35
17 Bahia 31 9 5 17 36 53 15 7 1 7 20 21 16 2 4 10 16 32 -17 32
18 Goias 32 7 8 17 33 54 16 4 4 8 16 28 16 3 4 9 17 26 -21 29
19 Coritiba 32 6 9 17 27 43 16 3 5 8 11 16 16 3 4 9 16 27 -16 27
20 Botafogo 32 4 11 17 27 51 16 2 5 9 13 24 16 2 6 8 14 27 -24 23

Table
  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 32 18 8 6 55 30 16 11 4 1 31 14 16 7 4 5 24 16 25 62
2 Sao Paulo 32 16 10 6 52 34 16 9 5 2 25 13 16 7 5 4 27 21 18 58
3 Flamengo 31 16 7 8 53 41 16 8 4 4 29 21 15 8 3 4 24 20 12 55
4 Atlético Mineiro 31 16 6 9 54 41 15 11 3 1 34 12 16 5 3 8 20 29 13 54
5 Palmeiras 31 14 9 8 44 30 15 8 5 2 27 13 16 6 4 6 17 17 14 51
6 Gremio 31 12 15 4 40 27 15 9 5 1 27 14 16 3 10 3 13 13 13 51
7 Fluminense 32 14 8 10 45 40 16 9 4 3 26 14 16 5 4 7 19 26 5 50
8 Ceará 32 12 9 11 47 42 16 6 5 5 19 19 16 6 4 6 28 23 5 45
9 Corinthians 30 12 9 9 38 34 15 7 5 3 24 17 15 5 4 6 14 17 4 45
10 Santos 31 12 9 10 44 42 16 7 6 3 31 22 15 5 3 7 13 20 2 45
11 Athletico PR 32 12 6 14 29 31 16 7 4 5 16 12 16 5 2 9 13 19 -2 42
12 Atlético GO 32 10 12 10 32 37 16 4 8 4 18 18 16 6 4 6 14 19 -5 42
13 Bragantino 31 10 11 10 43 37 16 8 4 4 30 18 15 2 7 6 13 19 6 41
14 Sport Recife 32 10 5 17 26 41 16 8 1 7 17 17 16 2 4 10 9 24 -15 35
15 Vasco da Gama 31 9 8 14 33 46 16 6 4 6 18 17 15 3 4 8 15 29 -13 35
16 Fortaleza 32 8 11 13 28 32 16 6 6 4 14 10 16 2 5 9 14 22 -4 35
17 Bahia 31 9 5 17 36 53 15 7 1 7 20 21 16 2 4 10 16 32 -17 32
18 Goias 32 7 8 17 33 54 16 4 4 8 16 28 16 3 4 9 17 26 -21 29
19 Coritiba 32 6 9 17 27 43 16 3 5 8 11 16 16 3 4 9 16 27 -16 27
20 Botafogo 32 4 11 17 27 51 16 2 5 9 13 24 16 2 6 8 14 27 -24 23

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The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, often called the Brasileirão (or just Série A), is the primary football competition in Brazil. It has 20 teams playing each other twice from May to December, a total of 38 fixtures. The top team is crowned as the champion and the bottom four are relegated.