Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Ceará in 12th and Santos in 11th place.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
These teams have little in common geographically as Santos have to travel 3100 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Ceará form and stats
Overall Serie A stats at home this season for Ceará are 2-1-1 (wins-draw-losses). The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Ceará, as their goalkeeper Fernando Buttenbender Prass has completely shut out the opponents for 270 minutes in the Serie A.
Ceará's previous game was a Serie A match also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Fortaleza (placed 10th). The home side are looking to build on that result. In the game before, an away victory match versus Atletico GO with a 2-0 scoreline.
Ceará are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 4 goals in 4 games. On the other hand, Ceará have conceded 4 goals.
Santos form and stats
Santos are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Serie A, having played 3 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 2 losses).
Santos's last game was the home draw against Vasco da Gama (2-2). The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Flamengo.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Atlético Mineiro in just four days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Santos as they have only managed to score 2 times from 3 away games in the league. Santos have conceded 4 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last eight meetings: one - two - five (Ceará wins - draws - Santos wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Bomfim de Jesus 3 goals |  M. Santos Costa 3 goals | V. Goes Barbosa de Souza 1 goals |
Ceará missing players
Santos missing players
| Ceará | Santos | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | 4 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 86% | 75% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 71% |
| 29% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 43% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 29% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 29% | 25% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 57% |
| 43% | 50% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 14% |
| 29% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 29% |
| 4.3 | 5.5 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 5 | 5.6 |
| 5.1 | 6.5 | 8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 6 | 4.3 |
| 2.6 | 2.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3 | 2.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 84 | 51 | 29 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 32 | 87 |
| 29 | 16 | 14 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 7 | 27 |
| 28% | 25% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 29% | 30% |
- Ceará have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Ceará haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Santos 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 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 2 | São Paulo | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| 3 | Vasco da Gama | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| 4 | Fluminense | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| 5 | Flamengo | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 11 |
| 6 | Palmeiras | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 7 | Ceará | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 10 |
| 8 | Atlético Mineiro | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 9 | Corinthians | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 8 |
| 10 | Fortaleza | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 11 | Santos | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 8 |
| 12 | Bahia | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 8 |
| 13 | Grêmio | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 14 | Botafogo | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 7 |
| 15 | Athletico PR | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 7 |
| 16 | Coritiba | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 7 |
| 17 | Bragantino | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 6 |
| 18 | Atletico GO | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -4 | 5 |
| 19 | Goias | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| 20 | Sport Recife | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 4 |