Game preview: Home supporters have high expectations when Ceará greet Juventude

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Competition: Sun 13.November
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo (67000 seats)

Juventude have restored their energy after their 2-2-game versus Flamengo and are ready to go again when travelling to Ceará. Get all the knowledge!

Insights:
  • Ceará is in the worst form (0-1-5)
  • Juventude have the fewest scored goals (28) in Serie A

For Ceará relegation is already certain this season. Only divine intervention and/or time travel can save them and neither look likely. For Juventude it's their last days at this level as relegation is a fact.

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Juventude, who are travelling more than 4000 kilometers to play this game.

It's no vacation for neither Ceará nor Juventude 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.

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Ceará form and stats

With 3 Serie A wins, 8 draws and 7 defeats from their home games, Ceará are certainly not brimming with confidence. It's trouble wherever Ceará are playing these days as they have suffered five straight defeats now, regardless of arena. They really need to get back to winning ways.

Ceará haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 354 minutes ago. Lima scored that one.

Ceará faced defeat in their previous match, away at Avai (0-2). Some supporters pointed their nail-bitten fingers at Mendoza for missing a penalty kick versus Avai in the 62nd minute. It's possible that a goal in that situation would have changed the outcome. Midfielder Vina was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.1 (out of ten) in that game. Vina hit two key passes and had 48 successful passes (of 54 total).

Heartbreak before that as Ceará lost 0-1 at Corinthians's place.

Ceará are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found 4 matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won 3, drew 1 and lost 0.

Not much happening? Looking at this club's last 17 league matches, 14 have contained two goals or less.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Ceará here at Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (16 from 18 games). Ceará have conceded 21 in these home matches. Ceará has at home met teams with this table position (low), five times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 5 of 5 times.

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Juventude form and stats

Juventude have only collected 7 points from their away games in the Serie A, after 1-4-13 (18 played). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Juventude have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone 15 consecutive matches without winning on the road.

Juventude's last game was the home draw against Flamengo (2-2). Irmer got a match rating of 7.53 in that game, top player of the team. Irmer served one assist, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Goias wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.

You'll want to know how Juventude managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found 7 similar matches resulting in 0 away wins, 1 draw and 6 home wins.

The visitors have scored 10 goals from 18 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. For Juventude, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

Believe it or not, the last time Juventude kept a "clean sheet" was also meeting this opponent, 19 league matches ago (Juventude - Ceará 1-0). Head to head numbers (for the last nine meetings): Ceará won three games, four matches ended with a draw and Juventude have two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / seven.

Top Goalscorers

CearáJ. Mendoza Valencia
J. Mendoza Valencia
10 goals
JuventudeI. Pitta Saldívar
I. Pitta Saldívar
5 goals
JuventudeÓ. Ruiz Roa
Ó. Ruiz Roa
5 goals

Ceará missing players

Juventude missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Ceará Juventude
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
37 18 5 Played P 5 18 37
6 3 1 Won W 1 1 3
16 8 3 Drew D 1 4 13
15 7 1 Lost L 3 13 21
30 16 4 Scored S 5 10 28
40 21 4 Conceded C 8 38 65
86% 89% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 95%
59% 67% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 72% 70%
27% 33% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 50% 49%
14% 17% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 39% 32%
3% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 5%
51% 61% 60% BTTS BTTS 60% 44% 54%
22% 17% 20% Clean Sheets C S 0% 6% 11%
41% 33% 20% Failed to Score F T 40% 56% 41%
 
5.3 5.2 5.4 Corners for (avg) C F 4.6 4.4 5.4
5.8 4.3 4.4 Corners against (avg) C A 7.2 7.3 5.9
3.3 2.6 1.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.2 3 2.8
10 6 0 Red cards R C 4 6 8
 
13.6 14.4 17.4 Shots (avg) S ( 7.6 9.2 12.4
4.5 4.7 5.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.1 3.7
18% 19% 14% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 18% 20%
 
14.3 12.7 13.8 Shots against (avg) S A 19 19.2 15.8
4.3 4.2 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.2 6 5.2
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Ceará have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Ceará have the fewest scored goals in the second half (13) in Serie A
  • Ceará have the most matches under the total-line (24) in Serie A
  • Ceará is in the worst form (0-1-5)
  • Juventude have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Juventude have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Juventude have the fewest scored goals (28) in Serie A
  • Juventude have the most conceded goals (65) in Serie A
  • Juventude have the the worst goal difference (-37) in Serie A
  • Juventude 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 37 23 12 2 66 24 19 13 4 2 39 12 18 10 8 0 27 12 42 81
2 Internacional 37 19 13 5 55 31 18 12 5 1 37 14 19 7 8 4 18 17 24 70
3 Fluminense 37 20 7 10 62 41 19 12 3 4 39 20 18 8 4 6 23 21 21 67
4 Corinthians 37 18 11 8 44 35 18 12 4 2 24 10 19 6 7 6 20 25 9 65
5 Flamengo 37 18 8 11 59 37 18 11 3 4 36 13 19 7 5 7 23 24 22 62
6 Atletico PR 37 15 10 12 45 48 18 10 6 2 28 17 19 5 4 10 17 31 -3 55
7 América Mineiro 37 15 7 15 39 39 18 9 3 6 21 17 19 6 4 9 18 22 0 52
8 Fortaleza 37 14 10 13 44 39 19 7 8 4 24 13 18 7 2 9 20 26 5 52
9 Atletico Mineiro 36 13 13 10 41 37 18 7 5 6 22 18 18 6 8 4 19 19 4 52
10 Sao Paulo 37 12 15 10 51 42 19 8 6 5 32 21 18 4 9 5 19 21 9 51
11 Botafogo 36 14 8 14 38 40 18 5 4 9 15 19 18 9 4 5 23 21 -2 50
12 Santos 36 12 11 13 44 36 18 8 5 5 28 17 18 4 6 8 16 19 8 47
13 Goias 37 11 13 13 40 49 18 6 8 4 20 18 19 5 5 9 20 31 -9 46
14 Bragantino 37 11 11 15 49 58 18 8 5 5 29 22 19 3 6 10 20 36 -9 44
15 Coritiba 37 12 6 19 38 58 19 11 4 4 25 16 18 1 2 15 13 42 -20 42
16 Cuiaba 36 9 11 16 29 38 18 5 8 5 15 14 18 4 3 11 14 24 -9 38
17 Atlético GO 37 8 11 18 38 56 19 6 5 8 22 23 18 2 6 10 16 33 -18 35
18 Ceará 37 6 16 15 30 40 18 3 8 7 16 21 19 3 8 8 14 19 -10 34
19 Avai 37 8 8 21 32 59 19 7 4 8 24 26 18 1 4 13 8 33 -27 32
20 Juventude 37 3 13 21 28 65 19 2 9 8 18 27 18 1 4 13 10 38 -37 22

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 37 23 12 2 66 24 19 13 4 2 39 12 18 10 8 0 27 12 42 81
2 Internacional 37 19 13 5 55 31 18 12 5 1 37 14 19 7 8 4 18 17 24 70
3 Fluminense 37 20 7 10 62 41 19 12 3 4 39 20 18 8 4 6 23 21 21 67
4 Corinthians 37 18 11 8 44 35 18 12 4 2 24 10 19 6 7 6 20 25 9 65
5 Flamengo 37 18 8 11 59 37 18 11 3 4 36 13 19 7 5 7 23 24 22 62
6 Atletico PR 37 15 10 12 45 48 18 10 6 2 28 17 19 5 4 10 17 31 -3 55
7 América Mineiro 37 15 7 15 39 39 18 9 3 6 21 17 19 6 4 9 18 22 0 52
8 Fortaleza 37 14 10 13 44 39 19 7 8 4 24 13 18 7 2 9 20 26 5 52
9 Atletico Mineiro 36 13 13 10 41 37 18 7 5 6 22 18 18 6 8 4 19 19 4 52
10 Sao Paulo 37 12 15 10 51 42 19 8 6 5 32 21 18 4 9 5 19 21 9 51
11 Botafogo 36 14 8 14 38 40 18 5 4 9 15 19 18 9 4 5 23 21 -2 50
12 Santos 36 12 11 13 44 36 18 8 5 5 28 17 18 4 6 8 16 19 8 47
13 Goias 37 11 13 13 40 49 18 6 8 4 20 18 19 5 5 9 20 31 -9 46
14 Bragantino 37 11 11 15 49 58 18 8 5 5 29 22 19 3 6 10 20 36 -9 44
15 Coritiba 37 12 6 19 38 58 19 11 4 4 25 16 18 1 2 15 13 42 -20 42
16 Cuiaba 36 9 11 16 29 38 18 5 8 5 15 14 18 4 3 11 14 24 -9 38
17 Atlético GO 37 8 11 18 38 56 19 6 5 8 22 23 18 2 6 10 16 33 -18 35
18 Ceará 37 6 16 15 30 40 18 3 8 7 16 21 19 3 8 8 14 19 -10 34
19 Avai 37 8 8 21 32 59 19 7 4 8 24 26 18 1 4 13 8 33 -27 32
20 Juventude 37 3 13 21 28 65 19 2 9 8 18 27 18 1 4 13 10 38 -37 22

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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.