Ceara and Cruzeiro spectators can't wait for Serie A clash at Estadio Governador Placido Aderaldo Castelo

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Date: Wed 25.September
Match begins: 22:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo (63903 seats)

Ceara are welcoming Cruzeiro for another important game after their 0-1 result against 16th-placed CSA.

It's no vacation for neither Ceará nor Cruzeiro as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

It's quite the trip for Cruzeiro when visiting Ceará as the cities are 2300 kilometers apart.

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Ceará form and stats

When playing at home in the Serie A, Ceará have managed 5 wins, 2 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 10 games.

The fans are hoping that Ceará will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Serie A game against CSA (placed 16th). Before that, Ceará drew at home versus Botafogo.

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 two games) they have won 0 times, drawn 1 and lost 1.

There will be little rest for Ceará after this match as they are travelling to Atletico Mineiro for a Serie A game in only four days.

The Ceará fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 15 goals in 10 league matches. Ceará have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Cruzeiro form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Cruzeiro, who have the fewest points (4) away in Serie A, so far with only 4 Serie A points returning home. The records show 0-4-6 (win-draw-lose). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in eleven away games in a row. Recent form does not give Cruzeiro much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Ceará will be a tough nut to crack.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Serie A home defeat versus Flamengo with 1-2 on the scoreboard. Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Palmeiras's place.

We have checked recent matches where Cruzeiro have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those seven games were W0-D1-L6.

The attacking power of Cruzeiro when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 10 league matches away. Cruzeiro have conceded 19 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Cruzeiro - Ceará 1-0 entered in the official records. H2H stats regardless of arena (last seven matches): Ceará 2 wins, 1 draw and Cruzeiro 4 victories. As for goals, 1 match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 6 games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Thiago Neves
5 goals / 2 assists
Chico
3 goals

Ceará missing players

Cruzeiro missing players

Ceará Cruzeiro
Total Home Home vs low Statistics Stat Away vs low Away Total
20 10 3 Played P 4 10 20
6 5 3 Won W 0 0 4
4 2 0 Drew D 2 4 6
10 3 0 Lost L 2 6 10
21 15 10 Scored S 5 8 17
21 9 2 Conceded C 9 19 30
90% 80% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 90% 85%
55% 70% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 80% 70%
45% 60% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 50% 45%
15% 20% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 40% 25%
5% 10% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 10% 10%
40% 40% 67% BTTS BTTS 100% 70% 55%
20% 40% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 10% 30%
50% 40% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 30% 30%
 
5.9 6.2 4.3 Corners For (avg) C F 3 4.1 4.6
4.8 3.7 4.7 Corners Against (avg) C A 6.8 5.7 5
2 2 2 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 3.5 3 2.2
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 1 3 3
Key stats This season:
  • Ceará have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Cruzeiro have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Cruzeiro have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Cruzeiro have yet to win a game away.

Ceará
All Cearense 1 Copa do Nordeste Copa do Brasil Serie A
All Home Away
25-08-19 SA Ceará 0 - 3 Flamengo
31-08-19 SA Athletico PR 1 - 0 Ceará
07-09-19 SA Corinthians 2 - 2 Ceará
15-09-19 SA Ceará 0 - 0 Botafogo
22-09-19 SA CSA 1 - 0 Ceará
25-09-19 SA Ceará 22:30 Cruzeiro
29-09-19 SA Atletico Mineiro 22:00 Ceará
06-10-19 SA Ceará 19:00 Goiás
10-10-19 SA Grêmio - Ceará
13-10-19 SA Ceará 19:00 Avaí
Cruzeiro
All Mineiro 1 Copa Libertadores Copa do Brasil Serie A Club Friendlies
All Home Away
01-09-19 SA Cruzeiro 1 - 0 Vasco da Gama
05-09-19 CDB Internacional 3 - 0 Cruzeiro
08-09-19 SA Cruzeiro 1 - 4 Grêmio
14-09-19 SA Palmeiras 1 - 0 Cruzeiro
21-09-19 SA Cruzeiro 1 - 2 Flamengo
25-09-19 SA Ceará 22:30 Cruzeiro
30-09-19 SA Goiás 23:00 Cruzeiro
06-10-19 SA Cruzeiro - Internacional
10-10-19 SA Cruzeiro 00:30 Fluminense
13-10-19 SA Chapecoense 22:00 Cruzeiro

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Flamengo 20 14 3 3 44 19 9 9 0 0 26 8 11 5 3 3 18 11 25 45
2 Palmeiras 20 12 6 2 31 14 9 7 2 0 19 3 11 5 4 2 12 11 17 42
3 Santos 20 11 4 5 30 22 10 6 3 1 22 11 10 5 1 4 8 11 8 37
4 Internacional 20 11 3 6 26 17 11 9 2 0 19 6 9 2 1 6 7 11 9 36
5 Corinthians 20 9 8 3 23 13 11 7 4 0 14 5 9 2 4 3 9 8 10 35
6 São Paulo 20 9 8 3 23 14 10 4 6 0 14 6 10 5 2 3 9 8 9 35
7 Grêmio 20 8 7 5 30 22 9 5 2 2 18 13 11 3 5 3 12 9 8 31
8 Bahia 20 8 7 5 23 18 10 6 3 1 14 7 10 2 4 4 9 11 5 31
9 Athletico PR 20 8 3 9 26 20 9 6 0 3 11 5 11 2 3 6 15 15 6 27
10 Atlético Mineiro 20 8 3 9 24 24 10 5 2 3 16 12 10 3 1 6 8 12 0 27
11 Botafogo 20 8 3 9 19 21 10 5 1 4 10 9 10 3 2 5 9 12 -2 27
12 Goiás 20 7 3 10 20 32 10 6 1 3 15 9 10 1 2 7 5 23 -12 24
13 Vasco da Gama 20 6 6 8 19 27 11 4 4 3 12 13 9 2 2 5 7 14 -8 24
14 Ceará 20 6 4 10 21 21 10 5 2 3 15 9 10 1 2 7 6 12 0 22
15 Fortaleza 20 6 4 10 22 27 10 4 1 5 10 10 10 2 3 5 12 17 -5 22
16 CSA 20 4 7 9 9 25 11 3 4 4 7 12 9 1 3 5 2 13 -16 19
17 Fluminense 20 5 3 12 21 32 10 3 2 5 9 9 10 2 1 7 12 23 -11 18
18 Cruzeiro 20 4 6 10 17 30 10 4 2 4 9 11 10 0 4 6 8 19 -13 18
19 Avaí 20 3 7 10 11 25 10 1 6 3 6 11 10 2 1 7 5 14 -14 16
20 Chapecoense 20 3 5 12 17 33 10 2 3 5 9 12 10 1 2 7 8 21 -16 14

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