Ceará vs Palmeiras: Soccer betting preview

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Competition: Wed 20.October
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo (67000 seats)

Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo: Prepare for a football celebration when Ceará engage Palmeiras. All the latest on the match at Tipsway!

Insights:
  • Ceará have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Palmeiras have the most scored goals in the first half (22) in Serie A

It's no vacation for neither Ceará nor Palmeiras 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.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 3000 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

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Ceará form and stats

6 victories, 6 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Ceará have to build on here at Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo in the Serie A. In general it's been a long time since Ceará tasted defeat here at Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo, as they have taken at least one point from their last eleven home games in the league.

The home supporters saw a 2-2 draw versus Bragantino in the Serie A last time out and are looking for a win here. Late drama in the game against Bragantino as Ceará were trailing by a goal near the finishing line until Gabriel Lacerda popped out and made it level in the 90th minute. Midfielder Fernando Sobral was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.7 (out of ten) in that game. Sobral hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 55 successful passes (of 65 total).

1-1 away at Sao Paulo before that.

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

The Ceará fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 17 in 13 matches. Ceará have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Palmeiras form and stats

As the visiting team in Serie A matches, Palmeiras have produced an overall stat of 5-2-5 so far.

193 minutes! That's how long the Palmeiras goalkeeper Weverton Pereira da Silva and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Raphael Veiga scored in Palmeiras's previous match, the home game against Internacional that ended 1-0. Gustavo Gómez was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.03. The defender Gómez hit one key pass and won 6 of 6 duels.

Before that, Palmeiras travelled to Bahia and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.

A new game in only three days for Palmeiras, the Serie A home match versus Sport Recife. Busy days.

Palmeiras have scored 14 goals on their travels this season, from 12 away games in the league. It's not easy to score on Palmeiras as they have only conceded 11 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

Ceará-Palmeiras H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Ceará two wins, Palmeiras five wins, three draws. eight of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

PalmeirasR. Cavalcante Veiga
R. Cavalcante Veiga
6 goals
PalmeirasB. Vasconcelos Lopes
B. Vasconcelos Lopes
5 goals
CearáGabriel Lacerda
Gabriel Lacerda
4 goals

Ceará missing players

Palmeiras missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Ceará Palmeiras
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
25 13 4 Played P 3 12 26
6 6 2 Won W 2 5 13
13 6 2 Drew D 0 2 4
6 1 0 Lost L 1 5 9
24 17 8 Scored S 6 14 38
27 10 5 Conceded C 3 11 32
72% 77% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 83% 92%
64% 62% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 67% 77%
36% 38% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 50% 54%
28% 23% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 8% 27%
4% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 15%
52% 54% 100% BTTS BTTS 67% 33% 54%
40% 46% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 50% 35%
36% 23% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 19%
 
5.7 6.1 6.5 Corners for (avg) C F 4.7 4.8 5.8
5 4.5 5.5 Corners against (avg) C A 6.3 6.8 5.3
2.3 2.5 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 2 2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 1 3 5
 
13.4 15.6 16 Shots (avg) S ( 14.7 12.6 15.5
4.5 5 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.3 4.8 4.8
21% 26% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 24% 30%
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Ceará have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Palmeiras have the most scored goals in the first half (22) in Serie A
  • Palmeiras 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 Atlético Mineiro 26 17 5 4 42 19 12 10 1 1 26 7 14 7 4 3 16 12 23 56
2 Flamengo 24 14 4 6 46 21 13 8 1 4 22 13 11 6 3 2 24 8 25 46
3 Fortaleza 27 13 6 8 35 30 13 7 3 3 18 13 14 6 3 5 17 17 5 45
4 Palmeiras 26 13 4 9 38 32 14 8 2 4 24 21 12 5 2 5 14 11 6 43
5 Bragantino 26 10 12 4 42 31 13 3 8 2 19 17 13 7 4 2 23 14 11 42
6 Corinthians 26 10 10 6 28 23 13 5 4 4 17 15 13 5 6 2 11 8 5 40
7 Internacional 26 10 9 7 34 27 12 6 3 3 20 13 14 4 6 4 14 14 7 39
8 Fluminense 26 9 9 8 25 27 13 5 5 3 12 12 13 4 4 5 13 15 -2 36
9 Cuiabá 27 7 14 6 26 26 14 4 5 5 14 17 13 3 9 1 12 9 0 35
10 Athletico PR 26 10 4 12 32 33 13 6 3 4 18 16 13 4 1 8 14 17 -1 34
11 Atlético GO 26 8 10 8 22 24 13 3 7 3 9 11 13 5 3 5 13 13 -2 34
12 América Mineiro 27 7 11 9 25 29 14 5 5 4 12 9 13 2 6 5 13 20 -4 32
13 Ceará 25 6 13 6 24 27 13 6 6 1 17 10 12 0 7 5 7 17 -3 31
14 Sao Paulo 26 6 13 7 21 26 13 3 8 2 11 10 13 3 5 5 10 16 -5 31
15 Santos 26 6 11 9 23 32 12 5 5 2 12 9 14 1 6 7 11 23 -9 29
16 Bahia 26 7 7 12 28 38 12 4 3 5 15 17 14 3 4 7 13 21 -10 28
17 Juventude 27 6 10 11 27 36 13 5 4 4 14 14 14 1 6 7 13 22 -9 28
18 Sport Recife 27 6 9 12 14 22 14 3 5 6 6 8 13 3 4 6 8 14 -8 27
19 Grêmio 25 7 5 13 23 30 13 4 5 4 15 13 12 3 0 9 8 17 -7 26
20 Chapecoense 27 1 10 16 24 46 14 0 5 9 10 23 13 1 5 7 14 23 -22 13

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 Atlético Mineiro 26 17 5 4 42 19 12 10 1 1 26 7 14 7 4 3 16 12 23 56
2 Flamengo 24 14 4 6 46 21 13 8 1 4 22 13 11 6 3 2 24 8 25 46
3 Fortaleza 27 13 6 8 35 30 13 7 3 3 18 13 14 6 3 5 17 17 5 45
4 Palmeiras 26 13 4 9 38 32 14 8 2 4 24 21 12 5 2 5 14 11 6 43
5 Bragantino 26 10 12 4 42 31 13 3 8 2 19 17 13 7 4 2 23 14 11 42
6 Corinthians 26 10 10 6 28 23 13 5 4 4 17 15 13 5 6 2 11 8 5 40
7 Internacional 26 10 9 7 34 27 12 6 3 3 20 13 14 4 6 4 14 14 7 39
8 Fluminense 26 9 9 8 25 27 13 5 5 3 12 12 13 4 4 5 13 15 -2 36
9 Cuiabá 27 7 14 6 26 26 14 4 5 5 14 17 13 3 9 1 12 9 0 35
10 Athletico PR 26 10 4 12 32 33 13 6 3 4 18 16 13 4 1 8 14 17 -1 34
11 Atlético GO 26 8 10 8 22 24 13 3 7 3 9 11 13 5 3 5 13 13 -2 34
12 América Mineiro 27 7 11 9 25 29 14 5 5 4 12 9 13 2 6 5 13 20 -4 32
13 Ceará 25 6 13 6 24 27 13 6 6 1 17 10 12 0 7 5 7 17 -3 31
14 Sao Paulo 26 6 13 7 21 26 13 3 8 2 11 10 13 3 5 5 10 16 -5 31
15 Santos 26 6 11 9 23 32 12 5 5 2 12 9 14 1 6 7 11 23 -9 29
16 Bahia 26 7 7 12 28 38 12 4 3 5 15 17 14 3 4 7 13 21 -10 28
17 Juventude 27 6 10 11 27 36 13 5 4 4 14 14 14 1 6 7 13 22 -9 28
18 Sport Recife 27 6 9 12 14 22 14 3 5 6 6 8 13 3 4 6 8 14 -8 27
19 Grêmio 25 7 5 13 23 30 13 4 5 4 15 13 12 3 0 9 8 17 -7 26
20 Chapecoense 27 1 10 16 24 46 14 0 5 9 10 23 13 1 5 7 14 23 -22 13

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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.