Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo: Get ready for a football party when Ceará welcomes Fortaleza. Read all about the match here!
- Ceará have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Fortaleza have the fewest conceded goals (9) in Serie A
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Copa do Brasil.
These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.
Ceará form and stats
13 points is a decent return from 6 Serie A games here at Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo for Ceará. The data says 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Ceará after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Richard de Oliveira Costa not having conceded a league goal in 180 minutes.
Ceará shared the glory with Sport Recife in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0. Messias was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.75 out of 10. The defender Messias hit one key pass and won 6 of 8 duels.
Ahead of that match, Ceará won a home game hosting Atletico PR (1-0).The Ceará fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 10 goals in 6 league matches. Ceará have conceded 6 in these home matches.
Fortaleza form and stats
As the visiting team in Serie A matches, Fortaleza, who have the fewest conceded goals (9) in Serie A, have produced an overall stat of 2-2-2 so far. The visitors have performed well in their home games as well, building a total win streak of four games home and away. Fortaleza hope to make it five in this match.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Fortaleza goalkeeper Marcelo Boeck is eager to challenge this, with his 441 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Fortaleza won their last game, 2-1 versus CRB played at home. Midfielder Lucas Crispim was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.84. Crispim hit two key passes, dribled passed the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 59 successful passes (of 70 total). World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager J. Vojvoda when Wellington Paulista scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 65th minute.
Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Bragantino in the Serie A.The schedule is very tough for Fortaleza now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Copa do Brasil game at CRB is waiting in only three days.
The attacking power of Fortaleza when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 6 league matches away. Fortaleza are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 5 times in 6 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Ceará three wins, three draws and Fortaleza four victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. dos Santos Fernandes 6 goals | G. Souza Lisboa 4 goals | D. Correia da Fonseca 4 goals |
Ceará missing players
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| Ceará | Fortaleza | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | 10 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 21 |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 69% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 67% | 85% |
| 62% | 83% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 54% |
| 38% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 46% |
| 23% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 23% |
| 8% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| 54% | 67% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 46% |
| 46% | 33% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 50% | 54% |
| 31% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 33% | 15% |
| 5.1 | 5 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4 | 3.8 |
| 4.2 | 4.5 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9 | 7.8 | 6 |
| 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.5 | 2.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13.5 | 14.7 | 18 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 12.5 | 14.1 |
| 4.3 | 4.8 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 4 | 4.3 |
| 25% | 34% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 21% | 38% |
- Ceará have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Ceará have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Ceará haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Fortaleza have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Fortaleza have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Fortaleza have the fewest conceded goals (9) in Serie A
- Fortaleza have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (3) in Serie A
- Fortaleza have the most clean sheets (7) in Serie A
- Fortaleza have the most scored goals in the second half (16) in Serie A
| 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 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 31 |
| 2 | Atletico Mineiro | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 28 |
| 3 | Fortaleza | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 27 |
| 4 | Bragantino | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 24 |
| 5 | Atletico PR | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 23 |
| 6 | Flamengo | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 21 |
| 7 | Ceará | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 19 |
| 8 | Atletico GO | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -3 | 18 |
| 9 | Bahia | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -4 | 17 |
| 10 | Corinthians | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 17 |
| 11 | Fluminense | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 17 |
| 12 | Santos | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -1 | 16 |
| 13 | Juventude | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 16 |
| 14 | Internacional | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -6 | 14 |
| 15 | Cuiaba | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -3 | 12 |
| 16 | Sport Recife | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -4 | 11 |
| 17 | Sao Paulo | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -8 | 11 |
| 18 | America Mineiro | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -8 | 10 |
| 19 | Gremio | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -7 | 7 |
| 20 | Chapecoense | 13 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -13 | 4 |