Ceara fights Sao Paulo in Serie A battle

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Date: Sun 24.November
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Castelao (67000 seats)

Struggling Ceara will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Sao Paulo in the upcoming league round. It's 15th vs 6th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

São Paulo 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.

Relegation threatens Ceará who should definitely be looking for some points here. São Paulo are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

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Ceará form and stats

When playing at home in the Serie A, Ceará have managed 8 wins, 4 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 16 games. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Estadio Castelao.

Ceará are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 182 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by M. Goncalves).

Ceará lost their last game at Chapecoense (placed 19th) after a 0-1 scoreline. A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Fortaleza.

The manager Adilson Batista will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Flamengo 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 21 in 16 matches. From these home matches, Ceará have conceded only 11 goals.

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São Paulo form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team, who have the fewest conceded goals (24) in Serie A, on their Serie A travels is 6 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats.

São Paulo has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Santos for a Serie A game that ended a draw (1-1). Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus Athletico PR.

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

Many goals are not expected from the visiting São Paulo as they have only managed to score 13 times from 16 away games in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (13 so far).

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: São Paulo - Ceará 1-0. Ceará-São Paulo H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Ceará 3 wins, São Paulo 6 wins, 1 draw. 5 of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

São PauloReinaldo
Reinaldo
5 goals
São PauloAlexandre Pato
Alexandre Pato
5 goals
São PauloVitor Bueno
Vitor Bueno
4 goals

Ceará missing players

São Paulo missing players

Ceará São Paulo
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
33 16 4 Played P 5 16 33
10 8 2 Won W 3 6 14
6 4 0 Drew D 1 5 11
17 4 2 Lost L 1 5 8
32 21 4 Scored S 7 13 33
33 11 5 Conceded C 3 13 24
91% 81% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 81% 85%
55% 62% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 50% 55%
39% 38% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 31% 24%
9% 12% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 6%
3% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 3%
39% 31% 25% BTTS BTTS 40% 31% 33%
24% 50% 25% Clean Sheets C S 40% 38% 42%
45% 38% 50% Failed to Score F T 40% 50% 39%
 
6.9 7.3 4 Corners For (avg) C F 5.4 4.2 5.2
4.8 4.1 4.5 Corners Against (avg) C A 3.8 5.2 4.4
2.1 1.9 2.8 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2 2.5 2.2
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 2 5
Key stats this season:
  • São Paulo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • São Paulo 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 Flamengo 34 25 6 3 73 30 17 15 2 0 46 16 17 10 4 3 27 14 43 81
2 Palmeiras 33 19 11 3 52 25 16 12 4 0 33 7 17 7 7 3 19 18 27 68
3 Santos 33 19 8 6 49 29 16 11 4 1 34 14 17 8 4 5 15 15 20 65
4 Grêmio 33 16 8 9 55 33 17 10 3 4 33 18 16 6 5 5 22 15 22 56
5 Athletico PR 33 15 8 10 46 31 17 10 3 4 23 11 16 5 5 6 23 20 15 53
6 São Paulo 33 14 11 8 33 24 17 8 6 3 20 11 16 6 5 5 13 13 9 53
7 Internacional 33 14 8 11 37 32 16 10 5 1 23 10 17 4 3 10 14 22 5 50
8 Corinthians 33 12 14 7 36 29 17 9 7 1 21 11 16 3 7 6 15 18 7 50
9 Bahia 33 11 11 11 36 34 17 7 6 4 22 16 16 4 5 7 14 18 2 44
10 Vasco da Gama 34 11 11 12 36 42 17 6 5 6 18 21 17 5 6 6 18 21 -6 44
11 Goiás 33 12 7 14 35 51 16 9 3 4 23 16 17 3 4 10 12 35 -16 43
12 Fortaleza 33 12 6 15 42 44 17 9 2 6 22 15 16 3 4 9 20 29 -2 42
13 Atlético Mineiro 33 11 8 14 39 44 16 8 2 6 24 21 17 3 6 8 15 23 -5 41
14 Botafogo 33 11 3 19 28 41 16 8 1 7 17 15 17 3 2 12 11 26 -13 36
15 Ceará 33 10 6 17 32 33 16 8 4 4 21 11 17 2 2 13 11 22 -1 36
16 Cruzeiro 33 7 15 11 26 36 17 5 8 4 13 14 16 2 7 7 13 22 -10 36
17 Fluminense 33 9 8 16 33 44 17 5 6 6 17 15 16 4 2 10 16 29 -11 35
18 CSA 33 7 8 18 21 50 16 6 5 5 15 19 17 1 3 13 6 31 -29 29
19 Chapecoense 33 5 10 18 26 48 17 3 5 9 13 21 16 2 5 9 13 27 -22 25
20 Avaí 33 3 9 21 16 51 16 1 7 8 9 22 17 2 2 13 7 29 -35 18

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 Flamengo 34 25 6 3 73 30 17 15 2 0 46 16 17 10 4 3 27 14 43 81
2 Palmeiras 33 19 11 3 52 25 16 12 4 0 33 7 17 7 7 3 19 18 27 68
3 Santos 33 19 8 6 49 29 16 11 4 1 34 14 17 8 4 5 15 15 20 65
4 Grêmio 33 16 8 9 55 33 17 10 3 4 33 18 16 6 5 5 22 15 22 56
5 Athletico PR 33 15 8 10 46 31 17 10 3 4 23 11 16 5 5 6 23 20 15 53
6 São Paulo 33 14 11 8 33 24 17 8 6 3 20 11 16 6 5 5 13 13 9 53
7 Internacional 33 14 8 11 37 32 16 10 5 1 23 10 17 4 3 10 14 22 5 50
8 Corinthians 33 12 14 7 36 29 17 9 7 1 21 11 16 3 7 6 15 18 7 50
9 Bahia 33 11 11 11 36 34 17 7 6 4 22 16 16 4 5 7 14 18 2 44
10 Vasco da Gama 34 11 11 12 36 42 17 6 5 6 18 21 17 5 6 6 18 21 -6 44
11 Goiás 33 12 7 14 35 51 16 9 3 4 23 16 17 3 4 10 12 35 -16 43
12 Fortaleza 33 12 6 15 42 44 17 9 2 6 22 15 16 3 4 9 20 29 -2 42
13 Atlético Mineiro 33 11 8 14 39 44 16 8 2 6 24 21 17 3 6 8 15 23 -5 41
14 Botafogo 33 11 3 19 28 41 16 8 1 7 17 15 17 3 2 12 11 26 -13 36
15 Ceará 33 10 6 17 32 33 16 8 4 4 21 11 17 2 2 13 11 22 -1 36
16 Cruzeiro 33 7 15 11 26 36 17 5 8 4 13 14 16 2 7 7 13 22 -10 36
17 Fluminense 33 9 8 16 33 44 17 5 6 6 17 15 16 4 2 10 16 29 -11 35
18 CSA 33 7 8 18 21 50 16 6 5 5 15 19 17 1 3 13 6 31 -29 29
19 Chapecoense 33 5 10 18 26 48 17 3 5 9 13 21 16 2 5 9 13 27 -22 25
20 Avaí 33 3 9 21 16 51 16 1 7 8 9 22 17 2 2 13 7 29 -35 18

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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.