It's still early in the Serie A season, but we are learning more and more about the teams. Here is the Ceará - Vasco da Gama preview!
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. The visiting Vasco da Gama played their last game only four days ago, a Serie A match.
These teams have little in common geographically as Vasco da Gama have to travel 2600 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Ceará form and stats
When playing at home in the Serie A, Ceará have managed 0 wins, 1 draw and suffered 0 defeats from 1 games.
Ceará are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-2 away versus Atlético Mineiro. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Grêmio.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Ceará as they have a new game in only three days, a Serie A match thankfully also at home. Bahia are visiting.
Early season league goal statistics from Ceará's 1 home game: 1 goal, 1 conceded.
Vasco da Gama form and stats
The visitors have performed well in their home games as well, building a total win streak of four games home and away. Vasco hope to make it five in this match. Two points from the last two away games for Vasco, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
Vasco da Gama go into this game after a win, the home game against São Paulo that ended 2-1. Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Sport Recife.
A quick return to home after this game, as Vasco are hosting Grêmio in the Serie A only three days away.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's one Ceará victory, four draws and five Vasco da Gama wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Bomfim de Jesus 2 goals |   F. Ignez Bastos 2 goals | G. Cano 2 goals |
Ceará missing players
Vasco da Gama missing players
| Ceará | Vasco da Gama | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 1.7 | 1 | 1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4.3 | 7 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 3.3 | 3 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | 11 | 11 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 13 | 6 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 23% | 17% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| Ceará | Last season | Vasco da Gama | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 12 | 6 | Played | P | 5 | 11 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | ||
| 21 | 12 | Scored | S | 5 | 9 | ||
| 10 | 8 | Conceded | C | 4 | 9 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 82% | ||
| 67% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 40% | 36% | ||
| 58% | 83% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 18% | ||
| 42% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 18% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 9% | ||
| 58% | 83% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 27% | ||
| 42% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 36% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 55% | ||
| 4.2 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 7.2 | ||
| 6 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.4 | 3 | ||
| 2.6 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.2 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 131 | 67 | Total Shots | T S | 63 | 132 | ||
| 54 | 30 | Shots on Target | S O | 23 | 52 | ||
| 39% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 17% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Atlético Mineiro | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | Vasco da Gama | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Internacional | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Bahia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Athletico PR | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Grêmio | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Atlético GO | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Santos | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Fluminense | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Sport Recife | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 11 | São Paulo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Flamengo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 3 |
| 13 | Palmeiras | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Botafogo | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Bragantino | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 |
| 16 | Corinthians | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 |
| 17 | Goiás | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 |
| 18 | Ceará | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 1 |
| 19 | Fortaleza | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 1 |
| 20 | Coritiba | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Fluminense | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Volta Redonda | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | Vasco da Gama | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 4 | Madureira | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 6 |
| 5 | Resende | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 4 |
| 6 | Macae | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 4 |