Serie A: What this game might lack in glamour it should make up in energy and dedication. Get set for Ceará - São Paulo!
- All of Ceará's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- São Paulo have the fewest scored goals in the second half (0) in Serie A
It's no vacation for neither Ceará nor São Paulo 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.
Ceará form and stats
Ceará must be fairly happy with 6 points from their first three Serie A games here at Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo.
The Ceará supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Atlético Mineiro in Serie A and win 2-1. Gabriel Lacerda, defender, was given a rating of 7.64/10 in that game, top of the team. Lacerda scored one goal, hit one key pass and won 8 of 12 duels. Some amazing scenes last match, when Gabriel Lacerda scored the winning goal six minutes into stoppage time.
1-1 away at Internacional before that.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Ceará as they are travelling to their away game against Bragantino in the Serie A. That match is four days after this one.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (6 in 3 games), Ceará's attacking play is working. Ceará have conceded 5 from these games.
São Paulo form and stats
No Serie A points yet away for São Paulo, from their first 3 matches. Three consecutive losses in away matches means Paulo are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.
Paulo played 2-2 against Cuiabá in their previous match. Attacker Emiliano Rigoni got a player rating of 8.31 in the game. "Man of the match" Rigoni signed up for two assists, hit three key passes, dribled passed the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 19 successful passes (of 23 total).
A 0-2 defeat away at Santos before that.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the São Paulo manager H. Crespo as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Corinthians.
Goals are few and far between in São Paulo's away league games. Only 0 goals from 3 travels. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Paulo have conceded 5 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Ceará won one, São Paulo won five and four draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  V. Moreira de Lima 2 goals | Gabriel Lacerda 1 goals | J. de Moura Xavier 1 goals |
Ceará missing players
São Paulo missing players
| Ceará | São Paulo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | 6 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 83% |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 67% | 67% |
| 67% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 33% | 33% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 17% | 33% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 100% | 67% |
| 5.7 | 6.3 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 8 | 7 |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3 |
| 2.5 | 3 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 3.3 | 2.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12.7 | 13.3 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 9 | 11 |
| 4.7 | 4.3 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 2 | 3.2 |
| 29% | 46% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 16% |
- All of Ceará's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Ceará have scored more than double the goals of São Paulo.
- São Paulo have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- São Paulo have failed to score a single goal away.
- São Paulo have lost all their away matches so far.
- São Paulo have the fewest scored goals in the second half (0) in Serie A
- São Paulo have the the worst goal difference (-5) away in Serie A
- São Paulo have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bragantino | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Athletico PR | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 3 | Fortaleza | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 4 | Bahia | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | Palmeiras | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | Atletico GO | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 7 | Atlético Mineiro | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 8 | Flamengo | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 9 | Fluminense | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 10 | Santos | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| 11 | Corinthians | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 12 | Ceará | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 8 |
| 13 | Internacional | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 8 |
| 14 | Juventude | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -5 | 6 |
| 15 | Sport Recife | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 4 |
| 16 | Cuiabá | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 17 | São Paulo | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 3 |
| 18 | Chapecoense | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -6 | 3 |
| 19 | América Mineiro | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -5 | 2 |
| 20 | Grêmio | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 1 |