Ceará vs Fluminense: Full pre-match guide and statistics

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Competition: Mon 31.October
Match begins: 23:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo (67000 seats)

Pre-match info: 24 points divide the contenders so far, Fluminense the superior team. Will Ceará shorten the gap?

Insights:
  • Ceará have the most matches under the total-line (21) in Serie A
  • Fluminense have won significantly less corners away then at home.

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

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Ceará form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Serie A this season. Ceará have only managed 3 wins, 8 draws and 6 losses from their games here at Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.

Ceará are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Internacional. The forward Vina bested all others in that match and managed a match rating of 7.41 out of 10. Vina hit five key passes.

Prior to that, an away loss at Atletico GO.

Trouble hitting the net? Looking at this club's last 14 league matches, 11 have had zero, one or two goals.

Ceará aren't scoring a lot here at Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo in the league, with only {16 goals} from 17 games. Ceará's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 20 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Fluminense form and stats

The visitors are W7-D4-L6 on the road this term. That's in the Serie A. Momentum is building for Fluminense in their away games, having won their two previous outings.

Two away matches in a row for Fluminense, whose coach Silva could celebrate last time after the win against Corinthians. Attacker Cano got a player rating of 8.63 in the game. "Man of the match" Cano scored two goals.

A 2-2 draw was the result before that, hosting Botafogo.

Fluminense have scored 22 goals on their travels this season, from 17 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Fluminense have seen the ball go into their own net 21 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Fluminense - Ceará 2-1 was the scoreline in these squads' last H2H match, earlier this season. Data for the former ten meetings between these two sides are: three wins for Ceará, four draws and three wins for Fluminense. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.

Top Goalscorers

FluminenseG. Cano
G. Cano
20 goals
CearáJ. Mendoza Valencia
J. Mendoza Valencia
10 goals
FluminenseJ. Arias Andrade
J. Arias Andrade
7 goals

Ceará missing players

Fluminense missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Ceará Fluminense
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
34 17 5 Played P 5 17 34
6 3 1 Won W 2 7 17
16 8 3 Drew D 0 4 7
12 6 1 Lost L 3 6 10
30 16 7 Scored S 8 22 55
36 20 6 Conceded C 7 21 40
85% 88% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 94%
62% 71% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 65% 74%
29% 35% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 47% 53%
15% 18% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 29% 29%
3% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 40% 18% 15%
56% 65% 80% BTTS BTTS 40% 41% 47%
24% 18% 20% Clean Sheets C S 40% 35% 32%
35% 29% 20% Failed to Score F T 20% 29% 26%
 
5.1 5.3 6.2 Corners for (avg) C F 4.6 4.1 5.6
5.6 4.2 3 Corners against (avg) C A 7.2 6.1 5.4
3.2 2.5 2.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 2.1 2.1
9 5 1 Red cards R C 2 6 9
 
13.6 14.5 13.4 Shots (avg) S ( 11.6 11.8 14.6
4.6 4.9 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.6 4.2 5
19% 19% 28% Goal Efficiency G E 35% 31% 32%
 
14.2 12.5 9.8 Shots against (avg) S A 16.6 14.7 12.6
4.4 4.1 4.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.4 4.6 4.2
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Ceará have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Ceará have the most matches under the total-line (21) in Serie A
  • Fluminense have won significantly less corners away then 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 34 21 11 2 59 22 17 11 4 2 33 11 17 10 7 0 26 11 37 74
2 Internacional 34 17 13 4 52 30 17 11 5 1 35 14 17 6 8 3 17 16 22 64
3 Flamengo 34 18 7 9 56 32 17 11 3 3 35 11 17 7 4 6 21 21 24 61
4 Fluminense 34 17 7 10 55 40 17 10 3 4 33 19 17 7 4 6 22 21 15 58
5 Corinthians 33 16 9 8 39 32 17 11 4 2 23 10 16 5 5 6 16 22 7 57
6 Atletico PR 34 14 9 11 41 43 17 9 6 2 25 15 17 5 3 9 16 28 -2 51
7 Atletico Mineiro 34 13 12 9 39 33 17 7 5 5 22 16 17 6 7 4 17 17 6 51
8 Sao Paulo 34 12 14 8 48 36 17 8 5 4 30 18 17 4 9 4 18 18 12 50
9 Fortaleza 34 13 9 12 37 34 17 6 7 4 17 12 17 7 2 8 20 22 3 48
10 Botafogo 34 13 8 13 36 38 17 5 4 8 15 17 17 8 4 5 21 21 -2 47
11 America Mineiro 34 13 7 14 33 36 17 8 3 6 20 17 17 5 4 8 13 19 -3 46
12 Santos 34 11 10 13 40 33 17 8 4 5 27 16 17 3 6 8 13 17 7 43
13 Goias 33 10 12 11 37 43 16 5 7 4 19 18 17 5 5 7 18 25 -6 42
14 Bragantino 34 10 11 13 46 47 17 8 5 4 28 18 17 2 6 9 18 29 -1 41
15 Coritiba 34 10 5 19 34 56 17 10 3 4 22 14 17 0 2 15 12 42 -22 35
16 Cuiaba 34 8 10 16 26 37 17 5 7 5 14 13 17 3 3 11 12 24 -11 34
17 Ceará 34 6 16 12 30 36 17 3 8 6 16 20 17 3 8 6 14 16 -6 34
18 Atletico GO 34 8 9 17 34 51 17 6 4 7 19 19 17 2 5 10 15 32 -17 33
19 Avai 34 7 7 20 28 56 17 6 4 7 21 24 17 1 3 13 7 32 -28 28
20 Juventude 34 3 12 19 26 61 17 2 8 7 16 24 17 1 4 12 10 37 -35 21

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 Palmeiras 34 21 11 2 59 22 17 11 4 2 33 11 17 10 7 0 26 11 37 74
2 Internacional 34 17 13 4 52 30 17 11 5 1 35 14 17 6 8 3 17 16 22 64
3 Flamengo 34 18 7 9 56 32 17 11 3 3 35 11 17 7 4 6 21 21 24 61
4 Fluminense 34 17 7 10 55 40 17 10 3 4 33 19 17 7 4 6 22 21 15 58
5 Corinthians 33 16 9 8 39 32 17 11 4 2 23 10 16 5 5 6 16 22 7 57
6 Atletico PR 34 14 9 11 41 43 17 9 6 2 25 15 17 5 3 9 16 28 -2 51
7 Atletico Mineiro 34 13 12 9 39 33 17 7 5 5 22 16 17 6 7 4 17 17 6 51
8 Sao Paulo 34 12 14 8 48 36 17 8 5 4 30 18 17 4 9 4 18 18 12 50
9 Fortaleza 34 13 9 12 37 34 17 6 7 4 17 12 17 7 2 8 20 22 3 48
10 Botafogo 34 13 8 13 36 38 17 5 4 8 15 17 17 8 4 5 21 21 -2 47
11 America Mineiro 34 13 7 14 33 36 17 8 3 6 20 17 17 5 4 8 13 19 -3 46
12 Santos 34 11 10 13 40 33 17 8 4 5 27 16 17 3 6 8 13 17 7 43
13 Goias 33 10 12 11 37 43 16 5 7 4 19 18 17 5 5 7 18 25 -6 42
14 Bragantino 34 10 11 13 46 47 17 8 5 4 28 18 17 2 6 9 18 29 -1 41
15 Coritiba 34 10 5 19 34 56 17 10 3 4 22 14 17 0 2 15 12 42 -22 35
16 Cuiaba 34 8 10 16 26 37 17 5 7 5 14 13 17 3 3 11 12 24 -11 34
17 Ceará 34 6 16 12 30 36 17 3 8 6 16 20 17 3 8 6 14 16 -6 34
18 Atletico GO 34 8 9 17 34 51 17 6 4 7 19 19 17 2 5 10 15 32 -17 33
19 Avai 34 7 7 20 28 56 17 6 4 7 21 24 17 1 3 13 7 32 -28 28
20 Juventude 34 3 12 19 26 61 17 2 8 7 16 24 17 1 4 12 10 37 -35 21

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