There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the Serie A table so far. Here's the Ceará - Bragantino latest:
Ceará and Bragantino should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
It's quite the trip for Bragantino when visiting Ceará as the cities are 2800 kilometers apart.
Ceará form and stats
The story so far in the Serie A for Ceará at their home stadium (Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo) is 5 wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats. The Ceará manager A. Ferreira might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
Ceará enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Flamengo's place. The match ended 2-0 with Kelvyn and Vinícius scoring. Nobody expected Ceará to beat Flamengo in the last match, but sometimes David beats Goliath. Before that game, the home loss against Internacional with the scoreline 0-2.
The manager A. Ferreira will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Goias in only four days.
Ceará has scored 16 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. 16 goals have been conceded.
Bragantino form and stats
There's been little loot from Bragantino's travels as they have only collected 10 points from 14 away games in the Serie A. Bragantino only have 1 win to counter their 6 defeats and 7 draws.
There were no winners in Bragantino's previous match, a Serie A home game that ended 2-2 vs Atletico Mineiro (placed 3rd). Prior to that match, a home win 4-2 against Sao Paulo.
A quick return to home after this game, as Bragantino are hosting Vasco da Gama in the Serie A only three days away.
The attacking power of Bragantino when travelling is not overwhelming with 11 goals scored from 14 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Bragantino have conceded 18 goals in these away matches. 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 two sides played each other earlier this season: Bragantino - Ceará 4-2. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Ceará won five games, one match ended with a draw and Bragantino has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / fourTop Goalscorers
  V. Goes Barbosa de Souza 9 goals | C. Bomfim de Jesus 6 goals | V. Moreira de Lima 3 goals |
Ceará missing players
Bragantino missing players
| Ceará | Bragantino | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 29 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 9 | 5 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 40 | 16 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 11 | 37 |
| 39 | 16 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 18 | 35 |
| 93% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 86% | 90% |
| 86% | 79% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 79% | 83% |
| 45% | 43% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 43% | 48% |
| 28% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 52% | 50% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 71% | 66% |
| 31% | 29% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 14% | 21% |
| 24% | 29% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 29% | 24% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.6 | 2 |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 12.3 | 13.5 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16.2 | 14.6 | 15.7 |
| 4.4 | 4.4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.9 |
| 31% | 26% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 16% | 18% | 26% |
| 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 | 29 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 49 | 27 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 22 | 56 |
| 2 | Internacional | 29 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 44 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 53 |
| 3 | Atletico Mineiro | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 48 | 36 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 12 | 50 |
| 4 | Flamengo | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 47 | 39 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 49 |
| 5 | Gremio | 28 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 37 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 49 |
| 6 | Palmeiras | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 38 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 47 |
| 7 | Fluminense | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 39 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 43 |
| 8 | Santos | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 39 | 35 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 42 |
| 9 | Ceará | 29 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 40 | 39 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 39 |
| 10 | Corinthians | 27 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 39 |
| 11 | Atletico PR | 29 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 18 | -2 | 38 |
| 12 | Atletico GO | 29 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 26 | 33 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -7 | 36 |
| 13 | Bragantino | 29 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 37 | 35 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 35 |
| 14 | Sport Recife | 29 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 20 | -13 | 32 |
| 15 | Vasco da Gama | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 29 | 39 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 25 | -10 | 32 |
| 16 | Fortaleza | 29 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 16 | -2 | 32 |
| 17 | Bahia | 29 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 35 | 51 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 30 | -16 | 29 |
| 18 | Goias | 29 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 23 | -15 | 26 |
| 19 | Botafogo | 29 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 44 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 23 | -19 | 23 |
| 20 | Coritiba | 29 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 26 | -17 | 22 |