Serie A match preview: Ceará versus Palmeiras

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Competition: Sun 24.January
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo (67000 seats)

This could be an interesting match as Ceará have their presumed home advantage while Palmeiras are ahead 9 points in the Serie A table.

Insights:
  • Palmeiras has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (11) 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.

These teams have little in common geographically as Palmeiras have to travel 3000 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

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Ceará form and stats

5 victories, 5 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Ceará have to build on here at Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo in the Serie A. Game days at Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo have recently become somewhat of a nightmare for Ceará as they have lost three home games in a row. It hurts.

A good away victory last time out for Ceará, who won 4-0 against Goiás (placed 19th). Ahead of that match, Ceará lost 1-2 at home to Bragantino.

As mentioned above, Ceará "killed" Goiás in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.

Ceará are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 17 goals in 15 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, Ceará have conceded 18 goals.

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Palmeiras form and stats

Playing away, Palmeiras have won 6 games, drawn 4 and suffered 5 defeats in the Serie A this season.

Two away games in a row for Palmeiras, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-2 versus Flamengo in the Serie A. That result followed a home victory 4-0 versus Corinthians.

A quick return to home after this game, as Palmeiras are hosting Vasco da Gama in the Serie A only two days away.

Palmeiras find the net regularly in their away games. 16 goals from 15 away fixtures in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 15 goals have been conceded by Palmeiras in these games.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Palmeiras - Ceará 2-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's one Ceará victory, three draws and six Palmeiras wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

CearáV. Goes Barbosa de Souza
V. Goes Barbosa de Souza
11 goals
PalmeirasR. Cavalcante Veiga
R. Cavalcante Veiga
11 goals
PalmeirasL. de Souza da Silva
L. de Souza da Silva
10 goals

Ceará missing players

Palmeiras missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Ceará Palmeiras
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
31 15 5 Played P 6 15 30
11 5 1 Won W 4 6 14
9 5 3 Drew D 2 4 9
11 5 1 Lost L 0 5 7
45 17 6 Scored S 11 16 43
41 18 6 Conceded C 4 15 28
94% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
87% 80% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 73% 83%
48% 47% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 27% 40%
29% 13% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 7% 13%
13% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
52% 53% 60% BTTS BTTS 50% 40% 47%
32% 27% 20% Clean Sheets C S 50% 33% 37%
23% 27% 20% Failed to Score F T 0% 27% 17%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.6 2.7 3.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.7 2.6
4 3 0 Red cards R C 1 3 4
 
12.3 13.4 12.4 Shots (avg) S ( 12 11.7 13
4.3 4.3 5.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.2 3.1 4.1
34% 27% 23% Goal Efficiency G E 44% 35% 35%
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Palmeiras has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (11) in Serie A
  • Palmeiras haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 31 17 8 6 53 29 15 10 4 1 29 13 16 7 4 5 24 16 24 59
2 Sao Paulo 31 16 9 6 51 33 15 9 4 2 24 12 16 7 5 4 27 21 18 57
3 Flamengo 30 16 7 7 52 39 16 8 4 4 29 21 14 8 3 3 23 18 13 55
4 Atlético Mineiro 30 16 6 8 52 38 15 11 3 1 34 12 15 5 3 7 18 26 14 54
5 Palmeiras 30 14 9 7 43 28 15 8 5 2 27 13 15 6 4 5 16 15 15 51
6 Grêmio 30 12 15 3 39 25 15 9 5 1 27 14 15 3 10 2 12 11 14 51
7 Fluminense 31 13 8 10 43 40 15 8 4 3 24 14 16 5 4 7 19 26 3 47
8 Corinthians 30 12 9 9 38 34 15 7 5 3 24 17 15 5 4 6 14 17 4 45
9 Santos 30 12 9 9 41 38 15 7 6 2 28 18 15 5 3 7 13 20 3 45
10 Ceará 31 11 9 11 45 41 15 5 5 5 17 18 16 6 4 6 28 23 4 42
11 Bragantino 31 10 11 10 43 37 16 8 4 4 30 18 15 2 7 6 13 19 6 41
12 Athletico PR 31 11 6 14 27 30 15 6 4 5 14 11 16 5 2 9 13 19 -3 39
13 Atlético GO 31 9 12 10 30 37 15 3 8 4 16 18 16 6 4 6 14 19 -7 39
14 Fortaleza 31 8 11 12 28 30 16 6 6 4 14 10 15 2 5 8 14 20 -2 35
15 Bahia 30 9 5 16 36 51 15 7 1 7 20 21 15 2 4 9 16 30 -15 32
16 Sport Recife 31 9 5 17 24 41 15 7 1 7 15 17 16 2 4 10 9 24 -17 32
17 Vasco da Gama 30 8 8 14 30 44 15 5 4 6 15 15 15 3 4 8 15 29 -14 32
18 Coritiba 31 6 8 17 26 42 16 3 5 8 11 16 15 3 3 9 15 26 -16 26
19 Goiás 31 6 8 17 29 51 16 4 4 8 16 28 15 2 4 9 13 23 -22 26
20 Botafogo 31 4 11 16 27 49 16 2 5 9 13 24 15 2 6 7 14 25 -22 23

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 31 17 8 6 53 29 15 10 4 1 29 13 16 7 4 5 24 16 24 59
2 Sao Paulo 31 16 9 6 51 33 15 9 4 2 24 12 16 7 5 4 27 21 18 57
3 Flamengo 30 16 7 7 52 39 16 8 4 4 29 21 14 8 3 3 23 18 13 55
4 Atlético Mineiro 30 16 6 8 52 38 15 11 3 1 34 12 15 5 3 7 18 26 14 54
5 Palmeiras 30 14 9 7 43 28 15 8 5 2 27 13 15 6 4 5 16 15 15 51
6 Grêmio 30 12 15 3 39 25 15 9 5 1 27 14 15 3 10 2 12 11 14 51
7 Fluminense 31 13 8 10 43 40 15 8 4 3 24 14 16 5 4 7 19 26 3 47
8 Corinthians 30 12 9 9 38 34 15 7 5 3 24 17 15 5 4 6 14 17 4 45
9 Santos 30 12 9 9 41 38 15 7 6 2 28 18 15 5 3 7 13 20 3 45
10 Ceará 31 11 9 11 45 41 15 5 5 5 17 18 16 6 4 6 28 23 4 42
11 Bragantino 31 10 11 10 43 37 16 8 4 4 30 18 15 2 7 6 13 19 6 41
12 Athletico PR 31 11 6 14 27 30 15 6 4 5 14 11 16 5 2 9 13 19 -3 39
13 Atlético GO 31 9 12 10 30 37 15 3 8 4 16 18 16 6 4 6 14 19 -7 39
14 Fortaleza 31 8 11 12 28 30 16 6 6 4 14 10 15 2 5 8 14 20 -2 35
15 Bahia 30 9 5 16 36 51 15 7 1 7 20 21 15 2 4 9 16 30 -15 32
16 Sport Recife 31 9 5 17 24 41 15 7 1 7 15 17 16 2 4 10 9 24 -17 32
17 Vasco da Gama 30 8 8 14 30 44 15 5 4 6 15 15 15 3 4 8 15 29 -14 32
18 Coritiba 31 6 8 17 26 42 16 3 5 8 11 16 15 3 3 9 15 26 -16 26
19 Goiás 31 6 8 17 29 51 16 4 4 8 16 28 15 2 4 9 13 23 -22 26
20 Botafogo 31 4 11 16 27 49 16 2 5 9 13 24 15 2 6 7 14 25 -22 23

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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.