Vitória have outperformed Ceará this season, but every fixture starts at 0-0. Here's all the info you require before kickoff:
- Vitória have the most scored goals in the second half (21) in Serie B
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Ceará, who are travelling more than 1100 kilometers to play this game.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Vitória form and stats
Vitória are steadily winning Serie B games and points here at Estádio Manoel Barradas. 8 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 10 games. After failing to beat Criciuma here at Estádio Manoel Barradas, Vitória has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with four wins in a row.
In their previous game, the manager Condé led his Vitória to a defeat away at Londrina. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estádio Manoel Barradas. The first setback in the shape of a defeat after going unbeaten through five league rounds. Midfielder Matheusinho was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.33 (out of ten) in that game. Matheusinho dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times.
Before that, Vitória had a home game versus ABC which ended with a victory 2-0.This is expected to be a close game, with Vitória perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Vitória as a small favourite), we find 5 games. Vitória has won 3 of these, drawn 1 and lost 1.
The Vitória fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 18 goals in 10 league matches. Vitória are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estádio Manoel Barradas in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 10 matches.
Ceará form and stats
Playing away, Ceará have won 4 games, drawn 4 and suffered 3 defeats in the Serie B this season.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Ceará goalkeeper Bruno Ferreira Ventura de Lins is eager to challenge this, with his 190 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
The fans enjoyed Ceará's previous game versus ABC (placed 20th), a 1-0 win played at home. Those three points felt sweet as this club had gone three league rounds without winning. The attacker Erick got a match rating of 7.62 in that game. Erick hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Before that, Ceará travelled to Guarani and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.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.
Low on goals? 9 of this club's most recent 10 league fixtures have contained two goals or less.
Ceará have scored 12 goals on their travels this season, from 11 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. It's not easy to score on Ceará as they have only conceded 10 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Ceará - Vitória 0-2 was the score in these sides' last h2h match, played this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - one - six (Vitória wins - draws - Ceará wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less. The matches between these teams have had a tendency to be "violent", having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  E. de Arruda Serafim 7 goals |  L. Gamalho de Souza 4 goals |  S. Tréllez Viveros 4 goals |
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| Vitória | Ceará | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 13 | 8 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 33 | 18 | 6 | Scored | S | 2 | 12 | 23 |
| 19 | 6 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 10 | 22 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 82% | 86% |
| 77% | 70% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 73% | 73% |
| 45% | 50% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 36% | 36% |
| 9% | 10% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 9% | 9% |
| 5% | 10% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 32% | 30% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 45% | 32% |
| 41% | 60% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 27% | 41% |
| 27% | 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 45% | 41% |
| 5.1 | 5.6 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 4.5 | 5.2 |
| 4.5 | 3.3 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.3 | 6 | 5.3 |
| 2.4 | 2.4 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 14.7 | 18 | 17.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.3 | 11.1 | 13.5 |
| 4 | 4.6 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.5 | 4.3 |
| 38% | 39% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 31% | 24% |
| 12.8 | 10.9 | 13.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.7 | 16.2 | 14.3 |
| 3.5 | 3.2 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 5.2 | 4.5 |
- Vitória have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Vitória have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Vitória have the most scored goals in the second half (21) in Serie B
- Vitória 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 | Sport Recife | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 45 |
| 2 | Novorizontino | 23 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 42 |
| 3 | Vitória | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 33 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 41 |
| 4 | Criciuma | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 41 |
| 5 | Vila Nova | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 39 |
| 6 | Guarani | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 37 |
| 7 | Juventude | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 36 |
| 8 | Mirassol | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 36 |
| 9 | Ceará | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 33 |
| 10 | Botafogo SP | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -8 | 33 |
| 11 | Atlético GO | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 31 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 19 | -3 | 31 |
| 12 | CRB | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 15 | -2 | 29 |
| 13 | Ponte Preta | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -5 | 27 |
| 14 | Ituano | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -3 | 25 |
| 15 | Sampaio Correa | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -9 | 24 |
| 16 | Avai | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -12 | 22 |
| 17 | Tombense | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 16 | -9 | 20 |
| 18 | Londrina | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 21 | -14 | 19 |
| 19 | Chapecoense | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 19 |
| 20 | ABC | 22 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 18 | -17 | 13 |
