The first leg ended The Strongest-Ceará 1-2. All is set for the decider in this Copa Sudamericana Round of 16 fixture!
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 4900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
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
Ceará participated in Copa Sudamericana the last season, where they reached the group stage.The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Serie A this season. Ceará have only managed 0 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses from their games here at Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Ceará, who played 1-1 against Internacional. That match was also played at this venue (Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo). Midfield player Castilho got a match rating of 7.35 in that game, the max score being 10. Castilho dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.
The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Ceará home games with this odds we find 6 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 5 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats. Looking at the victories, 5 matches were won by at least two goals.
There will be little rest for Ceará after this match as they are travelling to Fluminense for a Serie A game in only three days.
Ceará have scored 6 league goals here from 7 matches, not a lot. Ceará's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 9 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
The Strongest form and stats
Playing away, The Strongest have won 0 games, drawn 0 and suffered 1 defeat in the Liga De Futbol Prof this season.
The attacking players of The Strongest have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 188 minutes.
Strongest play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-3 to Oriente Petrolero.
aweayteam Hara magic won. We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where The Strongest played away with similar odds. This revealed 4 games. The visitors overcame the odds to win 1 time, 0 were draws and the home team won as expected 3 times.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the The Strongest manager Díaz as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Nacional Potosí.
It's early days yet, but The Strongest has scored 0 and conceded 3 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).
Head 2 Head
The Strongest - Ceará 1-2 was the product when these participants previously did battle, also in this season. One of the profiles has been Roberto with 2 goals scored against The Strongest in these 1 matches.Top Goalscorers
  J. Mendoza Valencia 7 goals |   J. Arrascaita Iriondo 5 goals |  R. Amaral Pereira 4 goals |
Ceará missing players
The Strongest missing players
| Ceará | The Strongest | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 4 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 38 | 19 | Scored | S | 12 | 34 | ||
| 19 | 10 | Conceded | C | 14 | 26 | ||
| 88% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 58% | 68% | ||
| 32% | 45% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 48% | ||
| 20% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 20% | ||
| 8% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 40% | 55% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 48% | ||
| 48% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 28% | ||
| 24% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 42% | 32% | ||
| 5.3 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.9 | 5.6 | ||
| 5 | 2.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 3.6 | ||
| 3.3 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 3.3 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 13.3 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 11.8 | ||
| 5.3 | 5.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 5.1 | ||
| 29% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 27% | ||
| 12.4 | 10.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.2 | 12.5 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 4.4 | ||
| 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 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 29 |
| 2 | Atletico PR | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 27 |
| 3 | Atletico Mineiro | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 27 |
| 4 | Corinthians | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 26 |
| 5 | Internacional | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 25 |
| 6 | Fluminense | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 24 |
| 7 | Sao Paulo | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 22 |
| 8 | Flamengo | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 21 |
| 9 | Santos | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 19 |
| 10 | Botafogo | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | -3 | 18 |
| 11 | Avai | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -5 | 18 |
| 12 | Coritiba | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -5 | 18 |
| 13 | America Mineiro | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 12 | -5 | 18 |
| 14 | Bragantino | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 18 |
| 15 | Ceará | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 18 |
| 16 | Atletico GO | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -4 | 17 |
| 17 | Goias | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -4 | 17 |
| 18 | Cuiaba | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -6 | 16 |
| 19 | Juventude | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -13 | 11 |
| 20 | Fortaleza | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -8 | 10 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Oriente Petrolero | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Santa Cruz | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Nacional Potosí | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Blooming | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Real Tomayapo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Wilstermann | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Always Ready | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Independiente Petrolero | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Universitario de Vinto | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Municipal Vinto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 11 | Bolivar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 12 | Royal Pari | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 13 | Guabirá | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 14 | Aurora | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 15 | Club Universitario | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| 16 | The Strongest | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
