This season has been a rollercoaster for these contenders so far, both rise and fall leading to mid-table positions so far. Make ready for Goiás - Ceará!
- Goiás have the fewest scored goals in the first half (2) in Serie A
- Ceará have the most points (11) away in Serie A
It's quite the trip for Ceará when visiting Goiás as the cities are 2300 kilometers apart.
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.
Goiás form and stats
When playing at home in the Serie A, Goiás have managed 1 win, 3 draws and suffered 0 defeats from 4 games.
An away draw last time out for Goiás, facing Fortaleza in a game that ended 1-1. Bastos (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.52/10. Bastos hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 50 successful passes (of 57 total).
Before that match, a win away at Botafogo.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Internacional are coming to town in three days.
The Goiás fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 5 in 4 matches.
Ceará form and stats
Playing away, Ceará, who have the most points (11) away in Serie A, have won 3 games, drawn 2 and suffered 1 defeat in the Serie A this season. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Ceará are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.
It's the second away game in a row for Ceará, but there's smiles all around after the 2-0 victory versus América Mineiro (placed 9th) last time out. Mendoza, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.42. Mendoza scored two goals and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Coritiba.A quick return to home after this game, as Ceará are hosting Atletico Mineiro in the Serie A only three days away.
The visiting Ceará have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 8 goals from 6 games. Ceará are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 5 times in 6 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Goiás-Ceará H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Goiás four wins, Ceará two wins, four draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  N. Godinho Johann 8 goals | P. Garay da Silva 7 goals | V. Santos Silva 4 goals |
Goiás missing players
Ceará missing players
| Goiás | Ceará | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 8 | 12 |
| 13 | 4 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 83% | 90% |
| 70% | 75% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 50% | 60% |
| 40% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 40% |
| 20% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 40% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 10% |
| 60% | 75% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 50% |
| 20% | 25% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 50% | 30% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 30% |
| 2.9 | 3.2 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.5 | 4.8 |
| 6.8 | 6.2 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 6.2 | 5.2 |
| 2.9 | 2.5 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 5 | 3.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9.9 | 10.2 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 12.8 | 14.3 |
| 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 5 | 5.3 |
| 38% | 36% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 27% | 23% |
| 18.8 | 18.5 | 15 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 17 | 15.8 | 14.7 |
| 5.3 | 5.2 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
- Ceará have the most points (11) away in Serie A
- Ceará have the most scored goals (8) away in Serie A
- Goiás have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Goiás have not yet lost a game at home.
- Goiás have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Goiás have the fewest scored goals in the first half (2) in Serie A
- Goiás haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 19 |
| 2 | Corinthians | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 18 |
| 3 | Athletico PR | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 16 |
| 4 | Atletico Mineiro | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 16 |
| 5 | Coritiba | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 15 |
| 6 | São Paulo | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 15 |
| 7 | Internacional | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 15 |
| 8 | Fluminense | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
| 9 | América Mineiro | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -1 | 14 |
| 10 | Santos | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 |
| 11 | Bragantino | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
| 12 | Ceará | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 13 |
| 13 | Goiás | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -2 | 13 |
| 14 | Flamengo | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| 15 | Botafogo | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -3 | 12 |
| 16 | Avai | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -4 | 11 |
| 17 | Cuiaba | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -4 | 11 |
| 18 | Atletico GO | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -5 | 10 |
| 19 | Juventude | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -7 | 10 |
| 20 | Fortaleza | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -6 | 6 |
