Sampaio Corrêa are counting on their home advantage to aid them in this match hosting Ceará. Who wins at Estádio Governador João Castelo Ribeiro Gonçalves?
- Sampaio Corrêa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Ceará have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
This should be an action-packed game with lots of fun and bustle as both sides are well recovered since they last saw competitive action. Let's get started!
Sampaio Corrêa form and stats
The complete Serie B results playing at home this season for Sampaio Corrêa are 3-2-1 (wins-draws-losses).
No payout for Sampaio Corrêa in their previous match, an away game at Novorizontino that ended in defeat 0-1. Henrique, defender, was given a rating of 7.1/10 in that game, top of the team. Henrique won 5 of 6 duels.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Londrina in a game that was won 2-0.This is expected to be a close game, with Sampaio Corrêa perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Sampaio Corrêa as a small favourite), we find 15 games. Sampaio Corrêa has won 7 of these, drawn 4 and lost 4.
It should be considered that a peek at the 11 most recent league fixtures reveals that 9 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the sides scored).
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Sampaio as they are travelling to their away game against Vitória in the Serie B. That match is three days after this one.
Sampaio Corrêa have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estádio Governador João Castelo Ribeiro Gonçalves with 9 goals in 6 league matches. Sampaio Corrêa have conceded 7 in these home matches.
Ceará form and stats
Ceará's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Ceará collect 13 points from their 6 away matches in the Serie B. 4 victories and 1 draw have created these points (and only 1 defeat). It’s been three wins in a row for Ceará on their travels, an amazing performance which inspire hopes of making this one the fourth consecutive victory.
The manager de Souza was unhappy after their last game, played at their home ground Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo. Ceará suffered a 1-3 loss to CRB (placed 13th). Chay got a match rating of 7.52 in that game, top player of the team. Chay scored one goal, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 3 of 5 times and had 21 successful passes (of 25 total).
Preceding that game was the away victory against Atletico GO with the score of 3-0.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Ceará playing away and similar expectations, we found 7 relevant matches. Results were 1 Ceará win, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
After this away game Ceará return home for a Serie B game against Avai. That game is only three sleeps after this.
The travelling fans enjoy Ceará's attacking play in away games, having scored 10 goals in 6 league matches away. 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
Ceará have avoided a loss in the last 5 matches (4-1-0) versus Sampaio.Top Goalscorers
  E. de Arruda Serafim 4 goals |  V. Claudino Rego Ferreira 4 goals |
Sampaio Corrêa missing players
Ceará missing players
| Sampaio Corrêa | Ceará | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | 9 | 5 | Scored | S | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| 14 | 7 | 4 | Conceded | C | 2 | 5 | 16 |
| 83% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 83% | 92% |
| 50% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 83% | 92% |
| 33% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 67% | 58% |
| 17% | 33% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 17% | 17% |
| 8% | 17% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 50% | 33% |
| 42% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 33% | 33% |
| 50% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 33% | 42% |
| 4.4 | 5.2 | 1.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.3 | 3.7 | 4.8 |
| 4.8 | 3.7 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.3 | 6.8 | 5.8 |
| 2.3 | 2.7 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 15.7 | 18.2 | 18 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.3 | 12 | 13.5 |
| 3.8 | 4.8 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 4.8 | 5.1 |
| 22% | 31% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 34% | 25% |
| 12 | 11.2 | 14 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 18 | 17.5 | 15.5 |
| 2.9 | 3 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.2 |
- Ceará have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Ceará have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Sampaio Corrêa 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 | Sport Recife | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 27 |
| 2 | Novorizontino | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 26 |
| 3 | Vitória | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 25 |
| 4 | Vila Nova | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 24 |
| 5 | Criciuma | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 23 |
| 6 | Mirassol | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 22 |
| 7 | Atletico GO | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | -4 | 20 |
| 8 | Ceará | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | -1 | 19 |
| 9 | Juventude | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 18 |
| 10 | Botafogo SP | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -4 | 18 |
| 11 | Guarani | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 16 |
| 12 | Ituano | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -2 | 15 |
| 13 | CRB | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 15 |
| 14 | Sampaio Corrêa | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | -4 | 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 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 10 |
| 17 | Chapecoense | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -2 | 10 |
| 18 | Tombense | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -6 | 9 |
| 19 | Avai | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -12 | 9 |
| 20 | ABC | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | -13 | 6 |
