Delightful dogfight as daring Ceará duel with determined Avaí

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Competition: Brazil Serie B
Competition: Wed 28.Jun
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo (67000 seats)

Get ready for Serie B and Ceará - Avaí. In this preview you'll find statistics, previous results, analysis, tendencies and news!

Insights:
  • Ceará have the most conceded goals (11) at home in Serie B
  • Avaí have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Avaí, who are travelling more than 3700 kilometers to play this game.

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.

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Ceará form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Serie B this season. Ceará have only managed 2 wins, 0 draws and 4 losses from their games here at Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo.

The Ceará manager de Souza and his pawns return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Sampaio Correa (placed 12th). The goalie Ferreira was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 7.63 out of ten. Ferreira saved a penalty.

Preceding that match was the home game against CRB that was lost 1-3.

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Ceará matches with similar probabilities have ended with 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat (from 6 games).

Ceará are traveling soon after this match as the Serie B match at Sport Recife awaits in four days.

Ceará have scored {5 league goals} here from 6 matches, not a lot. Ceará have conceded 11 from these games.

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Avaí form and stats

There's been little loot from Avaí's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 7 away games in the Serie B. Avaí only have 1 win to counter their 5 defeats and 1 draw. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Avaí's last three away games as they have all been lost.

Avaí's last game was the home draw against Londrina (0-0). Natanael, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.4. Natanael hit three key passes and won 7 of 16 duels.

Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Botafogo SP.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of Avaí when being an outsider away as they are today, we find 5 matches with the visitors losing 5 times, drawing 0 and winning 0 games.

A new game in only three days for Avaí, the Serie B home match versus ABC. Busy days.

The visitors have scored 5 goals from 7 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Avaí's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 12 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

Ceará-Avaí H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Ceará four wins, Avaí two wins, four draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5). The matches between these teams sometimes lean towards being hostile, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten encounters.

Top Goalscorers

CearáE. de Arruda Serafim
E. de Arruda Serafim
5 goals
CearáV. Claudino Rego Ferreira
V. Claudino Rego Ferreira
4 goals

Ceará missing players

Avaí missing players

Ceará Avaí
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
13 6 3 Played P 3 7 13
6 2 2 Won W 0 1 2
2 0 0 Drew D 1 1 4
5 4 1 Lost L 2 5 7
16 5 5 Scored S 3 5 9
17 11 3 Conceded C 7 12 21
92% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 86% 85%
92% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 57% 62%
54% 50% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 43% 38%
15% 17% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 29% 23%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 67% 29% 23%
38% 17% 33% BTTS BTTS 67% 43% 46%
31% 33% 67% Clean Sheets C S 33% 29% 31%
38% 50% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 43% 38%
 
4.8 6 6.7 Corners for (avg) C F 5 3.7 5.1
5.8 4.8 7 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5.4 4.8
3.4 3.8 5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 3.6 3.5
2 2 1 Red cards R C 1 3 5
 
13.4 15 15.7 Shots (avg) S ( 10.3 10.3 13.4
4.8 5.3 7.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.7 3.4 4
26% 16% 23% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 21% 17%
 
16.2 13.5 13.7 Shots against (avg) S A 13.3 13 12.1
5.2 5 4.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7 4.9 4.5
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • All of Ceará's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Avaí have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Avaí have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Avaí have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Ceará have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
  • Ceará have the most conceded goals (11) at home in Serie B
  • Ceará have the the worst goal difference (-6) at home in Serie B
  • Ceará have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Ceará haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Novorizontino 13 9 2 2 17 5 6 4 1 1 5 1 7 5 1 1 12 4 12 29
2 Sport Recife 12 8 3 1 22 8 7 7 0 0 18 4 5 1 3 1 4 4 14 27
3 Vila Nova 13 8 3 2 18 4 6 4 2 0 7 1 7 4 1 2 11 3 14 27
4 Vitoria 13 8 1 4 22 10 6 4 0 2 11 4 7 4 1 2 11 6 12 25
5 Mirassol 13 8 1 4 15 11 7 5 1 1 9 5 6 3 0 3 6 6 4 25
6 Criciuma 13 7 3 3 15 8 7 5 0 2 10 4 6 2 3 1 5 4 7 24
7 Ceará 13 6 2 5 16 17 6 2 0 4 5 11 7 4 2 1 11 6 -1 20
8 Atletico GO 13 5 5 3 16 20 7 4 2 1 8 7 6 1 3 2 8 13 -4 20
9 Guarani 13 5 4 4 17 11 6 4 1 1 12 5 7 1 3 3 5 6 6 19
10 Juventude 13 6 0 7 15 15 6 3 0 3 9 7 7 3 0 4 6 8 0 18
11 Botafogo SP 13 5 3 5 10 17 7 3 1 3 4 8 6 2 2 2 6 9 -7 18
12 Sampaio Correa 13 4 4 5 11 15 7 3 3 1 10 8 6 1 1 4 1 7 -4 16
13 Ituano 13 4 3 6 15 17 6 3 2 1 10 5 7 1 1 5 5 12 -2 15
14 CRB 12 4 3 5 12 14 6 1 3 2 6 8 6 3 0 3 6 6 -2 15
15 Ponte Preta 13 2 6 5 7 13 7 2 4 1 6 4 6 0 2 4 1 9 -6 12
16 Londrina 13 3 2 8 12 20 6 2 1 3 8 8 7 1 1 5 4 12 -8 11
17 Chapecoense 13 2 5 6 15 17 7 1 3 3 6 7 6 1 2 3 9 10 -2 11
18 Avaí 13 2 4 7 9 21 6 1 3 2 4 9 7 1 1 5 5 12 -12 10
19 Tombense 13 2 3 8 11 18 7 1 2 4 7 9 6 1 1 4 4 9 -7 9
20 ABC 13 1 3 9 8 22 6 1 1 4 4 9 7 0 2 5 4 13 -14 6

Read more about Serie B

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, or just Série B, is the second highest level of Brazilian football on a national level. It has changed format frequently, but currently holds 20 teams playing a double round-robin format. Top four are promoted to Série A while bottom four face relegation.