Football betting preview: Ceará vs Fluminense

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Competition: Mon 15.February
Match begins: 21:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo (67000 seats)

This could be an interesting match as Ceará have their presumed home advantage while Fluminense are ahead 11 points in the Serie A table.

Insights:
  • Fluminense is in the best form (4-2-0)

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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

Ceará can neither be promoted or relegated from Serie A. Fluminense are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

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Ceará form and stats

6-5-6 (win-draw-lost) are the Serie A numbers at home for Ceará so far this season.

Ceará shared the glory with São Paulo in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. Heartbreak before that as Ceará lost 1-2 at Corinthians's place.

Ceará's goalie Richard played a big part in securing a draw after 90 minutes against São Paulo with a stunning eight saves. Léo Chú was able to secure the draw 1-1 in the game against São Paulo after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today?

Ceará has scored 19 league goals at home this season, in 17 matches. Ceará's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 21 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Fluminense form and stats

The visitors are W6-D4-L7 on the road this term. That's in the Serie A.

Fluminense have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Marcos Felipe de Freitas Monteiro. It's been 374 minutes since they last conceded in Serie A.

Fluminense's last game was the home draw against Atlético Mineiro (0-0). Preceding that game was the away victory against Bahia with the score of 1-0.

Fluminense have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 17 league away games 20 goals have been scored. In the opposite end, Fluminense have conceded 26 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Fluminense - Ceará 2-2. Numbers for the last nine meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Ceará, three draws and three wins for Fluminense. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: five games.

Top Goalscorers

CearáV. Goes Barbosa de Souza
V. Goes Barbosa de Souza
12 goals
FluminenseA. de Carvalho
A. de Carvalho
8 goals
CearáV. Moreira de Lima
V. Moreira de Lima
6 goals

Ceará missing players

Fluminense missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Ceará Fluminense
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
35 17 5 Played P 5 17 35
12 6 1 Won W 1 6 16
10 5 3 Drew D 0 4 9
13 6 1 Lost L 4 7 10
49 19 6 Scored S 3 20 49
47 21 6 Conceded C 11 26 40
94% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
89% 82% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 71% 71%
49% 47% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 47% 51%
26% 12% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 24% 23%
11% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 18% 9%
54% 53% 60% BTTS BTTS 40% 59% 57%
29% 24% 20% Clean Sheets C S 20% 18% 29%
23% 29% 20% Failed to Score F T 40% 24% 20%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.5 2.6 3.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.2 2.4 2.3
5 4 0 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
11.9 12.9 12.4 Shots (avg) S ( 11.2 11.4 11.8
4.1 4.1 5.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 3.9 3.9
35% 28% 23% Goal Efficiency G E 19% 30% 36%
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Fluminense haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Fluminense is in the best form (4-2-0)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Internacional 35 19 9 7 58 33 18 12 4 2 34 17 17 7 5 5 24 16 25 66
2 Flamengo 35 19 8 8 63 44 17 9 4 4 31 21 18 10 4 4 32 23 19 65
3 Atlético Mineiro 35 18 7 10 58 42 17 13 3 1 38 12 18 5 4 9 20 30 16 61
4 São Paulo 34 16 11 7 54 37 17 9 6 2 26 14 17 7 5 5 28 23 17 59
5 Fluminense 35 16 9 10 49 40 18 10 5 3 29 14 17 6 4 7 20 26 9 57
6 Grêmio 35 13 17 5 51 37 17 9 6 2 32 21 18 4 11 3 19 16 14 56
7 Palmeiras 33 14 11 8 46 32 17 8 7 2 29 15 16 6 4 6 17 17 14 53
8 Corinthians 34 13 10 11 44 42 18 8 6 4 29 23 16 5 4 7 15 19 2 49
9 Bragantino 35 12 12 11 49 40 18 9 5 4 33 19 17 3 7 7 16 21 9 48
10 Athletico PR 35 13 8 14 34 34 17 7 5 5 16 12 18 6 3 9 18 22 0 47
11 Santos 34 12 11 11 48 48 16 7 6 3 31 22 18 5 5 8 17 26 0 47
12 Ceará 35 12 10 13 49 47 17 6 5 6 19 21 18 6 5 7 30 26 2 46
13 Atlético GO 35 11 13 11 35 41 18 5 9 4 21 20 17 6 4 7 14 21 -6 46
14 Sport Recife 35 12 5 18 29 45 17 8 1 8 17 20 18 4 4 10 12 25 -16 41
15 Fortaleza 35 10 11 14 34 35 18 8 6 4 20 11 17 2 5 10 14 24 -1 41
16 Bahia 35 10 7 18 41 58 18 8 2 8 25 26 17 2 5 10 16 32 -17 37
17 Vasco da Gama 35 9 10 16 34 52 17 6 5 6 18 17 18 3 5 10 16 35 -18 37
18 Goias 35 8 9 18 37 60 17 5 4 8 17 28 18 3 5 10 20 32 -23 33
19 Coritiba 34 6 10 18 29 47 17 3 6 8 12 17 17 3 4 10 17 30 -18 28
20 Botafogo 35 4 12 19 30 58 18 2 5 11 15 30 17 2 7 8 15 28 -28 24

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 Internacional 35 19 9 7 58 33 18 12 4 2 34 17 17 7 5 5 24 16 25 66
2 Flamengo 35 19 8 8 63 44 17 9 4 4 31 21 18 10 4 4 32 23 19 65
3 Atlético Mineiro 35 18 7 10 58 42 17 13 3 1 38 12 18 5 4 9 20 30 16 61
4 São Paulo 34 16 11 7 54 37 17 9 6 2 26 14 17 7 5 5 28 23 17 59
5 Fluminense 35 16 9 10 49 40 18 10 5 3 29 14 17 6 4 7 20 26 9 57
6 Grêmio 35 13 17 5 51 37 17 9 6 2 32 21 18 4 11 3 19 16 14 56
7 Palmeiras 33 14 11 8 46 32 17 8 7 2 29 15 16 6 4 6 17 17 14 53
8 Corinthians 34 13 10 11 44 42 18 8 6 4 29 23 16 5 4 7 15 19 2 49
9 Bragantino 35 12 12 11 49 40 18 9 5 4 33 19 17 3 7 7 16 21 9 48
10 Athletico PR 35 13 8 14 34 34 17 7 5 5 16 12 18 6 3 9 18 22 0 47
11 Santos 34 12 11 11 48 48 16 7 6 3 31 22 18 5 5 8 17 26 0 47
12 Ceará 35 12 10 13 49 47 17 6 5 6 19 21 18 6 5 7 30 26 2 46
13 Atlético GO 35 11 13 11 35 41 18 5 9 4 21 20 17 6 4 7 14 21 -6 46
14 Sport Recife 35 12 5 18 29 45 17 8 1 8 17 20 18 4 4 10 12 25 -16 41
15 Fortaleza 35 10 11 14 34 35 18 8 6 4 20 11 17 2 5 10 14 24 -1 41
16 Bahia 35 10 7 18 41 58 18 8 2 8 25 26 17 2 5 10 16 32 -17 37
17 Vasco da Gama 35 9 10 16 34 52 17 6 5 6 18 17 18 3 5 10 16 35 -18 37
18 Goias 35 8 9 18 37 60 17 5 4 8 17 28 18 3 5 10 20 32 -23 33
19 Coritiba 34 6 10 18 29 47 17 3 6 8 12 17 17 3 4 10 17 30 -18 28
20 Botafogo 35 4 12 19 30 58 18 2 5 11 15 30 17 2 7 8 15 28 -28 24

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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.