Here's everything you need to know about the Serie A match Ceará - Palmeiras!
- Ceará have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Palmeiras have the most scored goals (31) in Serie A
Palmeiras have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 3000 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
This could be an exciting match with lots of fun and energy as both contenders are well refreshed since they last saw competitive action. Get this show on the road!
Ceará form and stats
The overall Serie A stats at home this season for Ceará are 2-5-2 (wins-draws-losses). Two home wins in a row for Ceará bring valid hopes of a third.
The fans are hoping that Ceará will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the match against Juventude (placed 19th). Ricardo had a busy but productive day in the Juventude match. Despite making six saves the loss could not be prevented. Pacheco was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.85 out of 10. The defender Pacheco hit one key pass and won 11 of 12 duels.
Ahead of that match, Ceará won a home game hosting Avai (1-0).Trench warfare? In this team's last 12 league matches, 10 have seen zero, one or two goals.
There will be little rest for Ceará after this match as they are travelling to Sao Paulo for a Copa Sudamericana game in only four days.
The Ceará fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 9 matches. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Ceará's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 10 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Palmeiras form and stats
Palmeiras's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Palmeiras collect 19 points from their 9 away matches in the Serie A. 5 victories and 4 draws have created these points (and only 0 defeats).
Palmeiras had fun at their own home (Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo) last time out, beating Internacional 2-1. Gómez and Menino scored. Menino came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Internacional last time out, making the manager Ferreira feel like a tactical genius. Midfielder Scarpa was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.12. Scarpa hit five key passes.
Preceding that game was the away victory against America Mineiro with the score of 1-0.The schedule is very tough for Palmeiras now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Copa Libertadores game at Atletico Mineiro is waiting in only four days.
Palmeiras have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 9 league away games 12 goals have been scored. Palmeiras are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 4 goals away. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The former head to head game ended Palmeiras - Ceará 2-3, played this season. Previous ten meetings featuring these squads: Ceará won three, Palmeiras were winners in six and we saw one draw. seven games with more than 2,5 goals, three matches with less than 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  G. Gómez Portillo 7 goals |  R. da Silva Barbosa 7 goals |  G. Furtado Scarpa 4 goals |
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| Ceará | Palmeiras | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | 10 | 5 | Scored | S | 4 | 12 | 31 |
| 19 | 10 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| 84% | 89% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 78% | 84% |
| 58% | 67% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 56% | 68% |
| 32% | 33% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 33% | 42% |
| 26% | 33% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 11% | 21% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 53% | 67% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 33% | 37% |
| 32% | 22% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 67% | 58% |
| 32% | 22% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 22% | 21% |
| 5.2 | 4.7 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 6 | 7.7 |
| 4.7 | 2.9 | 2.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.7 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
| 3 | 1.9 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14.3 | 15 | 15.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 20.3 | 17 | 18.8 |
| 5.1 | 5.3 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.9 | 6.2 |
| 21% | 21% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 14 | 12.6 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 12.9 | 11.9 |
| 4 | 3.9 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.1 | 3.6 |
- Ceará have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Palmeiras have not yet lost a game away.
- Palmeiras have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Palmeiras have the fewest conceded goals (13) in Serie A
- Palmeiras have the fewest conceded goals (4) away in Serie A
- Palmeiras have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) in Serie A
- Palmeiras have the most clean sheets (11) in Serie A
- Palmeiras have the most clean sheets (6) away in Serie A
- Palmeiras have the most points (19) away in Serie A
- Palmeiras have the most scored goals (31) in Serie A
- Palmeiras have the the best goal difference (+18) in Serie A
- Palmeiras have the the best goal difference (+8) away 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 | Palmeiras | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 39 |
| 2 | Corinthians | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 35 |
| 3 | Fluminense | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 34 |
| 4 | Atletico Mineiro | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 27 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 32 |
| 5 | Atletico PR | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 31 |
| 6 | Flamengo | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 30 |
| 7 | Internacional | 19 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 27 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 30 |
| 8 | Bragantino | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 27 |
| 9 | Santos | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 26 |
| 10 | Sao Paulo | 19 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 28 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 26 |
| 11 | Botafogo | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -5 | 24 |
| 12 | Ceará | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 24 |
| 13 | Goias | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -4 | 22 |
| 14 | America Mineiro | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 13 | -9 | 21 |
| 15 | Avai | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 16 | -10 | 21 |
| 16 | Cuiaba | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -5 | 20 |
| 17 | Coritiba | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 21 | -9 | 19 |
| 18 | Atletico GO | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -10 | 17 |
| 19 | Juventude | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18 | -16 | 16 |
| 20 | Fortaleza | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 17 | -8 | 15 |
