A story of good and bad for these two teams this season, holding positions near the middle of the Serie A table. Here's the Ceará - Atlético GO latest:
- Ceará have the fewest points (3) at home in Serie A
- Atlético GO have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 2300 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
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 Atlético GO.
Ceará form and stats
Ceará, who have the fewest points (3) at home in Serie A, have played 5 Serie A games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 0-3-2 (wins-draws-losses).
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 261 minutes without scoring a league goal. Mendoza was the last player to find the net. Nothing to worry about in defence for Ceará, as their goalkeeper Joao Ricardo Riedi has completely shut out the opponents for 185 minutes in the Serie A.
The supporters are hoping that Ceará will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the Copa do Brasil fixture against Fortaleza. Midfield player Richardson got a match rating of 8.34 in that game, the max score being 10. Richardson hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 40 successful passes (of 49 total).
Before that, Ceará played out a Serie A draw 0-0 when visiting Cuiabá.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Ceará have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 9 games) they have won 6 times, drawn 2 and lost 1.
There will be little rest for Ceará after this match as they are travelling to The Strongest for a Copa Sudamericana game in only three days.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Ceará here at Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (4 from 5 games). On the other hand, Ceará have conceded 7 goals.
Atlético GO form and stats
Atlético GO have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Serie A, after 1-2-3 (6 played).
Atlético GO delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Goiás in their previous match; a Copa do Brasil fixture. Jorginho got a match rating of 8.05 in that game, top player of the team. Jorginho hit five key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 41 successful passes (of 49 total).
That result followed a home victory 3-1 versus Juventude in the Serie A.We have checked recent matches where Atlético have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 12 games were 7 victories, 2 draws and 3 defeats.
Atlético GO have another game that requires travelling in just four days, a Copa Sudamericana match vs Olimpia. A demanding programme for the visiting team!
It's early days yet, but Atlético GO has scored 6 and conceded 12 goals from their travels in the league so far (6 games).
Head 2 Head
Data for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Ceará, four draws and three wins for Atlético GO. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.Top Goalscorers
  M. Rodrigues Freitas 4 goals |  W. Soares da Silva 4 goals |
Ceará missing players
Atlético GO missing players
| Ceará | Atlético GO | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 13 | 4 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 6 | 15 |
| 13 | 7 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 12 | 18 |
| 77% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 54% | 60% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 85% |
| 31% | 40% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 33% | 31% |
| 31% | 40% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 33% | 23% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 8% |
| 46% | 60% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 54% |
| 38% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 15% |
| 38% | 40% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 33% | 31% |
| 5.3 | 5.2 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 5.3 | 5.9 |
| 4.8 | 3.4 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 13 | 8.7 | 6.3 |
| 3.4 | 2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 1.8 | 2.4 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14.2 | 16 | 16.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 11.5 | 14.8 |
| 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 4.2 | 3.9 |
| 21% | 15% | 11% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 24% | 29% |
| 14.3 | 13 | 15.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 19 | 18 | 14.1 |
| 3.7 | 4 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 8 | 7.5 | 5.1 |
- All of Atlético GO's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Atlético GO have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Atlético GO haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Ceará have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Ceará have the fewest points (3) at home in Serie A
- Ceará have yet to win a 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 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 28 |
| 2 | Corinthians | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 25 |
| 3 | Athletico PR | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 21 |
| 4 | Atletico Mineiro | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 21 |
| 5 | Internacional | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 21 |
| 6 | Fluminense | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 18 |
| 7 | Botafogo | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | -2 | 18 |
| 8 | Santos | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 18 |
| 9 | Bragantino | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 18 |
| 10 | Sao Paulo | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 18 |
| 11 | Avai | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -4 | 17 |
| 12 | Atlético GO | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -3 | 16 |
| 13 | Ceará | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
| 14 | Flamengo | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -2 | 15 |
| 15 | Coritiba | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -3 | 15 |
| 16 | America Mineiro | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | -3 | 15 |
| 17 | Goiás | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 14 |
| 18 | Cuiabá | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -6 | 13 |
| 19 | Fortaleza | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -6 | 10 |
| 20 | Juventude | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -12 | 10 |
