Serie A preview: Can Ceará edge out victory against Botafogo?

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Competition: Sun 17.April
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo (67000 seats)

It's only round two of the Serie A for these participants. and it's all to play for here at Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo as Ceará receive Botafogo. Check out this preview!

It's quite the trip for Botafogo when visiting Ceará as the cities are 2600 kilometers apart.

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.

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Ceará form and stats

The previous season, Ceará's league statistics were 11 wins, 17 draws and 10 losses, providing 11th position in the Serie A. In these 38 matches they scored 39 goals and let in 38. Performing as the home team in the former season Ceará delivered 10-7-2 (win-draw-lost) with 24 goals and 14 conceded.

Ceará are returning here after guesting Deportivo La Guaira in a Copa Sudamericana game and winning with a 2-0 scoreline.

A strong away win before that one, visiting Palmeiras and winning 3-2.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Ceará handle that role? We have found ten games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are six wins, two draws and two defeats.

There will be little rest for Ceará after this match as they are travelling to Tombense for a Copa do Brasil game in only three days.

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Botafogo form and stats

Let's have a look at how Botafogo performed last season in the Carioca 1: They landed a 4th position in the league table after playing out 6 victories, 2 draws and 3 defeats. In total they scored 24 and conceded 16 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 1 - drew 2 and lost 2 with 8/10 goals scored/conceded.

Home advantage was not enough for Botafogo in their previous game as they lost hosting Corinthians, 1-3. Gonçalves, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.41. Gonçalves scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.

Prior to that result Botafogo won their away game at Fluminense in the Carioca 1. The scoreline was 2-1.

Botafogo are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, one draw and four defeats. From a total of six matches.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Botafogo manager de Castro as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Ceilandia.

Head 2 Head

Data for the preceeding ten meetings involving these two squads are: three wins for Ceará, six draws and one win for Botafogo. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games. The matches between these sides have had a tendency to be hostile, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten duels.

Top Goalscorers

CearáJ. Mendoza Valencia
J. Mendoza Valencia
1 goals
CearáL. Ribeiro dos Santos
L. Ribeiro dos Santos
1 goals
BotafogoD. Gonçalves
D. Gonçalves
1 goals

Ceará missing players

Botafogo missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Ceará Botafogo
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
1 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
3 0 0 Scored S 0 0 1
2 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 3
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
8 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 2
11 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 4
10 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 1
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
20 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 10
8 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 4
38% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 25%
 
17 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 15
4 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 9
Ceará Last season Botafogo
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   6 13
11 10   Won W   2 7
17 7   Drew D   2 2
10 2   Lost L   2 4
39 24   Scored S   10 26
38 14   Conceded C   11 18
76% 79%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
63% 58%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   83% 85%
39% 42%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   67% 62%
21% 16%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   33% 38%
3% 5%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   17% 23%
53% 53%   BTTS BTTS   83% 62%
39% 47%   Clean Sheets C S   17% 31%
32% 21%   Failed to Score F T   0% 8%
 
5.2 5.7   Corners for (avg) C F   5.2 5.4
5.5 4.7   Corners against (avg) C A   6 6.2
2.3 2.5   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   3.2 3.3
4 1   Red cards R C   0 0
 
13.4 15.1   Shots (avg) S (   9 9.6
4.2 4.5   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.2 4.1
25% 28%   Goal Efficiency G E   53% 49%
 
14 13.4   Shots against (avg) S A   12.7 12
3.8 3.4   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4 4.3

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Sao Paulo 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
2 Coritiba 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
3 Corinthians 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
4 Atletico Mineiro 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
5 Ceará 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 3
6 Avai 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Cuiaba 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
8 Bragantino 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
9 Juventude 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Atletico GO 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Flamengo 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
12 Fluminense 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Santos 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
14 Palmeiras 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
15 America Mineiro 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
16 Fortaleza 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
17 Botafogo 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
18 Internacional 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
19 Goias 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
20 Atletico PR 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 0
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 Atletico Mineiro 38 26 6 6 67 34 19 17 1 1 42 13 19 9 5 5 25 21 33 84
2 Flamengo 38 21 8 9 69 36 19 13 1 5 31 15 19 8 7 4 38 21 33 71
3 Palmeiras 38 20 6 12 58 43 19 11 3 5 33 26 19 9 3 7 25 17 15 66
4 Fortaleza 38 17 7 14 44 45 19 11 4 4 26 19 19 6 3 10 18 26 -1 58
5 Corinthians 38 15 12 11 40 36 19 10 5 4 26 18 19 5 7 7 14 18 4 57
6 Bragantino 38 14 14 10 55 46 19 7 9 3 28 20 19 7 5 7 27 26 9 56
7 Fluminense 38 15 9 14 38 38 19 11 5 3 24 14 19 4 4 11 14 24 0 54
8 America Mineiro 38 13 14 11 41 37 19 9 6 4 22 11 19 4 8 7 19 26 4 53
9 Atletico GO 38 13 14 11 33 36 19 6 10 3 17 14 19 7 4 8 16 22 -3 53
10 Santos 38 12 14 12 35 40 19 9 6 4 21 14 19 3 8 8 14 26 -5 50
11 Ceará 38 11 17 10 39 38 19 10 7 2 24 14 19 1 10 8 15 24 1 50
12 Internacional 38 12 12 14 44 42 19 8 6 5 29 22 19 4 6 9 15 20 2 48
13 Sao Paulo 38 11 15 12 31 39 19 7 9 3 18 15 19 4 6 9 13 24 -8 48
14 Atletico PR 38 13 8 17 41 45 19 8 5 6 23 21 19 5 3 11 18 24 -4 47
15 Cuiaba 38 10 17 11 34 37 19 7 6 6 18 20 19 3 11 5 16 17 -3 47
16 Juventude 38 11 13 14 36 44 19 9 6 4 19 15 19 2 7 10 17 29 -8 46
17 Gremio 38 12 7 19 44 51 19 8 6 5 29 21 19 4 1 14 15 30 -7 43
18 Bahia 38 11 10 17 42 51 19 8 5 6 27 22 19 3 5 11 15 29 -9 43
19 Sport Recife 38 9 11 18 24 37 19 5 7 7 13 13 19 4 4 11 11 24 -13 38
20 Chapecoense 38 1 12 25 27 67 19 0 6 13 13 32 19 1 6 12 14 35 -40 15
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 Fluminense 11 9 1 1 16 2 6 5 0 1 9 2 5 4 1 0 7 0 14 28
2 Flamengo 11 8 2 1 27 8 6 4 1 1 14 5 5 4 1 0 13 3 19 26
3 Vasco da Gama 11 7 1 3 19 11 6 4 1 1 10 4 5 3 0 2 9 7 8 22
4 Botafogo 11 6 2 3 24 16 6 5 0 1 16 6 5 1 2 2 8 10 8 20
5 Nova Iguacu 11 4 2 5 11 15 5 3 1 1 6 2 6 1 1 4 5 13 -4 14
6 Portuguesa RJ 11 3 3 5 11 12 6 3 2 1 9 6 5 0 1 4 2 6 -1 12
7 Resende 11 3 3 5 11 17 5 2 1 2 6 8 6 1 2 3 5 9 -6 12
8 Audax Rio 11 3 2 6 9 14 5 1 2 2 5 5 6 2 0 4 4 9 -5 11
9 Madureira 11 3 2 6 9 17 5 1 0 4 4 9 6 2 2 2 5 8 -8 11
10 Boavista 11 3 4 4 13 16 5 2 2 1 7 4 6 1 2 3 6 12 -3 9
11 Bangu 11 2 3 6 5 17 5 1 3 1 3 7 6 1 0 5 2 10 -12 9
12 Volta Redonda 11 1 3 7 11 21 6 1 1 4 9 10 5 0 2 3 2 11 -10 6

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 Sao Paulo 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
2 Coritiba 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
3 Corinthians 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
4 Atletico Mineiro 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
5 Ceará 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 3
6 Avai 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Cuiaba 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
8 Bragantino 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
9 Juventude 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Atletico GO 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Flamengo 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
12 Fluminense 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Santos 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
14 Palmeiras 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
15 America Mineiro 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
16 Fortaleza 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
17 Botafogo 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
18 Internacional 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
19 Goias 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
20 Atletico PR 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 0

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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.