We are looking at a noteworthy gap in quality between these sides based on the matches played so far, with Fluminense leading Ceará by 6 points.
- Fluminense have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Ceará have the most matches under the total-line (8) in Serie A
It's quite the trip for Ceará when visiting Fluminense as the cities are 2600 kilometers apart.
The visiting Ceará played their last game only three days ago, a Copa Sudamericana match.
Fluminense form and stats
Fluminense have played 8 Serie A games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-1-3 (wins-draws-losses).
Fluminense are confident in defense, having played 405 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Fluminense's previous game was also played at home, ending 4-0 versus Corinthians (placed 4th). The home side are looking to build on that result. As indicated by the result mentioned above, Fluminense played a great game against Corinthians and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one. The home side have an in-form goalscorer in Manoel, having found the net in three games in a row. Cano, a natural forward, was the top performer for the team in that fixture, collecting a rating of 8.42 (out of 10). Cano scored two goals and hit one key pass.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Botafogo and winning 1-0.The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Fluminense's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 9 games, won 7 matches, drawn 1 and lost 1.
Betting heads-up: This side have played 5 league games in a row with only one (or none) team scoring.
There will be little rest for Fluminense after this match as they are travelling to Cruzeiro for a Copa do Brasil game in only three days.
Fluminense have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho with 14 goals in 8 league matches. On the other hand, Fluminense have conceded 9 goals.
Ceará form and stats
Playing away, Ceará have won 3 games, drawn 4 and suffered 1 defeat in the Serie A this season.
The club members enjoyed Ceará's previous game versus The Strongest, a Copa Sudamericana win (3-0) played at home.
Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Internacional in the Serie A.Lacking goals? 9 of this team's latest 10 league fixtures have seen zero, one or two goals.
After this away game Ceará return home for a Copa do Brasil game against Fortaleza. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Ceará find the net regularly in their away games. 9 goals from 8 away fixtures in the league. Ceará are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 6 times in 8 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Fluminense victories, four draws and three Ceará wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  G. Cano 9 goals |   J. Mendoza Valencia 7 goals |  M. Silva Carvalho 2 goals |
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| Fluminense | Ceará | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 8 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 20 | 14 | 0 | Scored | S | 3 | 9 | 15 |
| 14 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 6 | 15 |
| 87% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 75% | 80% |
| 53% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 50% | 60% |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 25% | 27% |
| 20% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 25% | 27% |
| 13% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 12% | 7% |
| 33% | 38% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 38% | 53% |
| 47% | 38% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 33% | 38% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 38% | 33% |
| 5.8 | 6.5 | 10 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8.5 | 5.4 | 5.1 |
| 4.7 | 4.2 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.5 | 5.8 | 4.5 |
| 2.1 | 2.1 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 6.5 | 4.2 | 3.3 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 13.5 | 16.2 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 17 | 13 | 13.6 |
| 4.3 | 5.4 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 4.6 | 4.9 |
| 31% | 33% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 24% | 20% |
| 11.7 | 9.5 | 17 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 17 | 15.1 | 13.8 |
| 3.8 | 3.9 | 8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
- Ceará have the most matches under the total-line (8) in Serie A
- Fluminense 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 | Palmeiras | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 29 |
| 2 | Athletico PR | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 27 |
| 3 | Atletico Mineiro | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 27 |
| 4 | Corinthians | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 26 |
| 5 | Internacional | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 25 |
| 6 | Fluminense | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 24 |
| 7 | Sao Paulo | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 22 |
| 8 | Flamengo | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 21 |
| 9 | Botafogo | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | -2 | 21 |
| 10 | Santos | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 19 |
| 11 | Avai | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -5 | 18 |
| 12 | Coritiba | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -5 | 18 |
| 13 | America Mineiro | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 12 | -5 | 18 |
| 14 | Bragantino | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 18 |
| 15 | Ceará | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 18 |
| 16 | Atletico GO | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -4 | 17 |
| 17 | Goiás | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -4 | 17 |
| 18 | Cuiaba | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -6 | 16 |
| 19 | Juventude | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -13 | 11 |
| 20 | Fortaleza | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -8 | 10 |
