Pre-match most people would expect a noteworthy gulf in quality between these teams based on the matches played so far, with São Paulo ahead of Ceará by 7 points.
- São Paulo have won all their matches at home so far.
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.
It's no vacation for neither São Paulo nor Ceará 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.
São Paulo form and stats
Perfect Serie A season at home so far for São Paulo 3 wins from 3 appearances. After failing to beat Palmeiras here at Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo, São Paulo has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with seven wins in a row.
Paulo's previous fixture was a Copa Sudamericana game also played at their own stadium, finishing 1-0 versus Ayacucho. The home side are looking to repeat that performance.
1-1 away at Corinthians before that.The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier São Paulo matches with similar probabilities have ended with 4 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat (from 7 games).
Paulo are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (8 goals in 3 games). São Paulo have only conceded 2 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Ceará form and stats
Ceará are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Serie A, having played 3 games and collected 4 points (1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss).
Two trips in a row for Ceará, whose boss Júnior could celebrate last time after the Copa Sudamericana win against Independiente.
Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Santos.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Ceará manager Júnior as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Fortaleza.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Ceará has managed 3 goals and let in 3 from 3 matches.
Head 2 Head
Head to head statistics (for the preceeding ten meetings): São Paulo won three games, six matches ended in a draw and Ceará have one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / eightTop Goalscorers
  J. Calleri 7 goals |  L. da Rocha Neves 3 goals |  E. Citadin Martins 1 goals |
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| São Paulo | Ceará | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | 8 | 6 | Scored | S | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 67% | 83% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 33% | 50% |
| 57% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 33% | 50% |
| 29% | 33% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 33% | 17% |
| 86% | 67% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 33% | 50% |
| 14% | 33% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 33% | 17% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 67% | 50% |
| 6.6 | 7.3 | 10 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 6.3 | 5.8 |
| 5.3 | 4 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.5 | 7 | 5 |
| 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 7.5 | 6 | 4.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | 16.7 | 19.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15 | 14.7 | 15 |
| 5.7 | 7.7 | 9.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 5 | 4.7 |
| 30% | 35% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 20% | 21% |
| 11 | 7 | 6.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 17.5 | 17.3 | 15 |
| 3.7 | 1.7 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
- All of São Paulo's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- São Paulo have scored in all their matches so far.
- São Paulo have won all their matches at home so far.
- São Paulo 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 | Corinthians | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 14 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 |
| 3 | São Paulo | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 12 |
| 4 | Atletico Mineiro | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 5 | Botafogo | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 6 | Santos | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 7 | Fluminense | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 8 | Coritiba | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 10 |
| 9 | America Mineiro | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Internacional | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| 11 | Avai | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 10 |
| 12 | Bragantino | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 13 | Flamengo | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 14 | Atletico PR | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -4 | 9 |
| 15 | Goias | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 8 |
| 16 | Cuiaba | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 8 |
| 17 | Atletico GO | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -5 | 6 |
| 18 | Juventude | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -6 | 6 |
| 19 | Ceará | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 5 |
| 20 | Fortaleza | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -6 | 1 |
