FC Atlético Cearense will hope to make use of their home advantage to help shorten the gap to today’s opposition. The team playing at home are currently 1 point behind Maranhão.
- FC Atlético Cearense have the most points from losing position (6) in Serie D
- Maranhão have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Maranhão have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 800 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
These are busy days for the hosts, as they were in action only three days ago in the Copa Fares Lopes. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Ferroviário.
FC Atlético Cearense form and stats
FC Atlético Cearense have played 6 Serie D games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-2-1 (wins-draws-losses). Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for FC Atlético Cearense, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.
The club members are hoping that FC Atlético Cearense will strike back in this game, putting things right after the 1-2 away defeat in the Copa Fares Lopes fixture against Ferroviário.
Before that, Atlético played out a Serie D draw 1-1 when visiting Parnahyba.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for FC Atlético Cearense, as the Copa Fares Lopes home game vs Caucaia is only four days away.
FC Atlético Cearense have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estádio Olímpico Horácio Domingos de Sousa with 10 goals in 6 league matches.
Maranhão form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Maranhão so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-2 (win-draw-lose).
Maranhão go into this game after a win, the home game against Tocantinopolis that ended 2-1.
A draw for Maranhão before that, at their own venue hosting Cordino (1-1).Maranhão have the goal stats of 6-6 (for/against) from 6 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
The squads have met each other before in this season, with the result Maranhão - FC Atlético Cearense 1-1 registered in the official records. Head-to-head data (for the prior three meetings): FC Atlético Cearense won two games, one match ended with a draw and Maranhão managed zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / one.
FC Atlético Cearense missing players
Maranhão missing players
| FC Atlético Cearense | Maranhão | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 21 | 10 | 0 | Scored | S | 3 | 6 | 18 |
| 15 | 6 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 67% | 85% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 67% | 77% |
| 54% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 38% |
| 23% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 15% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 69% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 54% |
| 15% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 50% | 46% |
| 15% | 17% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 15% |
| 4.7 | 5 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 9 | 7.2 |
| 4.8 | 3 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 3.8 | 3.2 |
| 2.3 | 1.8 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | 11.2 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 16 | 15.6 |
| 4.1 | 4.2 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.7 | 5.8 |
| 40% | 40% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 21% | 24% |
| 10.5 | 7.2 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 2.5 | 7 | 7.2 |
| 3.6 | 2.8 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0.5 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
- All of FC Atlético Cearense's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- FC Atlético Cearense have the most matches over the total-line (7) in Serie D
- FC Atlético Cearense have the most points from losing position (6) in Serie D
- FC Atlético Cearense haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Maranhão have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Maranhão have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Maranhão have won significantly more corners away than 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 | Ferroviário | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 33 |
| 2 | Maranhão | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 21 |
| 3 | FC Atlético Cearense | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 20 |
| 4 | Parnahyba | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 15 | -9 | 16 |
| 5 | Tocantinopolis | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -1 | 14 |
| 6 | Caucaia | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -3 | 13 |
| 7 | Cordino | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 | -10 | 11 |
| 8 | Fluminense PI | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -13 | 8 |
