Get ready for the return leg of the Copa Sudamericana Quarter-finals between Ceará and São Paulo. This should be an interesting match and this preview contains everything you need to know. Read on!
São Paulo have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 3000 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
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.
Ceará form and stats
Last season, Ceará's Copa Sudamericana journey ended in the group stage.2 victories, 5 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Ceará have to build on here at Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo in the Serie A.
The home team returns to Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo after drawing with Botafogo on their last time out; the game ended 1-1. The attacking player Mendoza was named "man of the match" for Ceará with a rating of 8.13/10. Mendoza scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 5 of 6 times.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Serie A game versus Fortaleza in only four days. This game is also played here at Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo.
The Ceará fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 11 in 10 matches. It's worth mentioning that 12 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Ceará's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 12 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
São Paulo form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for São Paulo so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 1-7-3 (win-draw-lose).
São Paulo have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 222 minutes ago. Patrick was the goal scorer.
This fixture can not go any worse than the previous one, the home defeat versus Flamengo with 0-2 on the scoreboard. The attacker Nikão got a match rating of 7.31 in that game. Nikão hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 27 successful passes (of 31 total).
A new game in only four days for São Paulo, the Serie A home match versus Bragantino. Busy days.
Paulo have conceded 14 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
São Paulo have put together a streak of 11 consecutive games without defeat (4-7-0) when facing Ceará.These opponents have played before this season: São Paulo - Ceará 1-0.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Calleri 10 goals |  L. da Rocha Neves 7 goals |  P. Bezerra do Nascimento 4 goals |
Ceará missing players
São Paulo missing players
| Ceará | São Paulo | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 2 | 11 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Drew | D | 5 | 9 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 34 | 22 | Scored | S | 13 | 37 | ||
| 19 | 8 | Conceded | C | 13 | 26 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 90% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 70% | 64% | ||
| 32% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 44% | ||
| 16% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 24% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 16% | ||
| 44% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 70% | 52% | ||
| 44% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 10% | 36% | ||
| 24% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 30% | 20% | ||
| 5 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.1 | 6 | ||
| 5.4 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 4.2 | ||
| 2.9 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4.1 | 3.1 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | ||
| 14.2 | 16.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.8 | 13 | ||
| 5.4 | 6.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.7 | ||
| 25% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 31% | ||
| 12.8 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.7 | 11.3 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 4.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Palmeiras | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 22 | 45 |
| 2 | Corinthians | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 39 |
| 3 | Fluminense | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 38 |
| 4 | Atletico PR | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 37 |
| 5 | Flamengo | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 36 |
| 6 | Internacional | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 30 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 33 |
| 7 | Atletico Mineiro | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 32 |
| 8 | Bragantino | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 30 |
| 9 | Santos | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 30 |
| 10 | America Mineiro | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 13 | -6 | 27 |
| 11 | São Paulo | 21 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 28 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 26 |
| 12 | Botafogo | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -6 | 25 |
| 13 | Goias | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -6 | 25 |
| 14 | Ceará | 21 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 25 |
| 15 | Coritiba | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 33 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 22 | -10 | 22 |
| 16 | Avai | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 19 | -12 | 22 |
| 17 | Fortaleza | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 17 | -4 | 21 |
| 18 | Cuiaba | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 20 |
| 19 | Atletico GO | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 22 | -12 | 20 |
| 20 | Juventude | 21 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 19 | -18 | 16 |
