Corinthians and Ceará have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the Serie A.
- Corinthians have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Ceará have yet to win a game away.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
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.
Corinthians form and stats
With 1 Serie A win, 2 draws and 4 defeats from their home games, Corinthians are certainly not brimming with confidence. The Corinthians manager S. Campos Junior might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
The home team returns to Neo Química Arena after being equal after 90 minutes with Santos (placed 8th) on their last time out; the Serie A game ended 0-0. Fagner was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.75 out of 10. The defender Fagner hit two key passes and won 9 of 14 duels.
Before that game, the home loss against Flamengo with the scoreline 1-3.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Corinthians handle that role? We have found 15 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are five wins, five draws and five defeats.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Corinthians here at Neo Química Arena in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (6 from 7 games). 10 goals have been conceded.
Ceará form and stats
There's been little loot from Ceará's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 7 away games in the Serie A. Ceará only have 0 wins to counter their 1 defeat and 6 draws. In general it has been a productive period now for Ceará as they haven't lost any of their last eleven games.
Ceará's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Atlético GO that finished 0-0. Fernando Sobral got a match rating of 8.31 in that game, top player of the team. Sobral hit one key pass, dribled passed the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 41 successful passes (of 48 total).
Prior to that match, a home win 3-1 against Fortaleza.We have checked recent matches where Ceará have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those nine games were two victories, four draws and three defeats.
The visitors have scored 4 goals from 7 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's not easy to score on Ceará as they have only conceded 6 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Corinthians, three draws and three wins for Ceará. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  J. Alves de Assis Silva 4 goals |   R. Lima Morais 3 goals | R. Medeiros de Moura 2 goals |
Corinthians missing players
Ceará missing players
| Corinthians | Ceará | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 4 | 17 |
| 14 | 10 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 6 | 13 |
| 80% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 43% | 67% |
| 53% | 71% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 43% | 60% |
| 33% | 57% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 29% | 40% |
| 7% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 29% | 27% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 53% | 71% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 43% | 53% |
| 33% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 57% | 47% |
| 33% | 29% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 57% | 33% |
| 5.3 | 5.1 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.7 | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| 5.3 | 5.1 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4 | 4.5 |
| 1.5 | 1.6 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10.3 | 12 | 16.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.3 | 12.4 | 13.7 |
| 3.7 | 3.9 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.9 | 4.3 |
| 21% | 22% | 7% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 15% | 27% |
- Ceará have yet to win a game away.
- Corinthians have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| 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 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 34 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 32 |
| 3 | Fortaleza | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 30 |
| 4 | Bragantino | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 28 |
| 5 | Flamengo | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 24 |
| 6 | Atletico PR | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 23 |
| 7 | Ceará | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 23 |
| 8 | Santos | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 20 |
| 9 | Atlético GO | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -3 | 20 |
| 10 | Bahia | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -5 | 18 |
| 11 | Internacional | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | -2 | 18 |
| 12 | Corinthians | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | -2 | 18 |
| 13 | Fluminense | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -3 | 17 |
| 14 | Juventude | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 16 |
| 15 | Sport Recife | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -3 | 15 |
| 16 | Sao Paulo | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -7 | 15 |
| 17 | America Mineiro | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 14 |
| 18 | Cuiaba | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -3 | 14 |
| 19 | Gremio | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 9 | -8 | 7 |
| 20 | Chapecoense | 14 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -14 | 4 |