Serie B
Ceará have 43 points to show for 36 league games, good for 16th in Serie B. The numbers behind Ceará are set out in recent form, the home and away split and the fixtures ahead.
Ceará
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Ceará, founded in 1914 in Fortaleza, are known as Vozão and Vovô and play in Serie B.
A thin cushion for Ceará: 16th in the table, three points clear of the drop.
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Cuiabá | 37 | 11 | 14 |
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| 12 |
| 34 |
| 32 |
| +2 |
| 47 |
| +4 |
| 14 | Athletic Club | 36 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 47 | +4 |
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| 15 | Náutico Recife | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 40 | 46 | −6 | 46 | +3 |
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| 16 | Ceará | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 38 | 46 | −8 | 43 | – |
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| 17 | Avaí | 37 | 11 | 7 | 19 | 35 | 47 | −12 | 40 | −3 |
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| 18 | Londrina | 37 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 45 | 58 | −13 | 32 | −11 |
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| 19 | América Mineiro | 36 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 26 | 55 | −29 | 26 | −17 |
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League average this season: 1.18 goals scored per team per game, 2.4 per match (all 20 clubs' goals over their games played). Season length: 38 games (36 played and 2 still scheduled in the league's fixture list); projections assume it.
Ceará are winless in four, with 1 draw and 3 defeats (all competitions).
Good against the best: 8 points from four matches against top-six sides for Ceará (all competitions).
| Date | Competition | H/A | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serie B | A | Athletic Club (A) | 1–2 | L | |
| Serie B | H | Goiás (H) | 0–2 | L | |
| Serie B | H | Juventude (H) | 2–2 | D | |
| Serie B | A | Botafogo SP (A) | 0–1 | L | |
| Serie B | H | Criciúma (H) | 1–0 | W | |
| Serie B | A | Avaí (A) | 1–0 | W | |
| Serie B | A | Operario-PR (A) | 2–2 | D | |
| Serie B | H | Novorizontino (H) | 2–1 | W | |
| Serie B | A | Fortaleza EC (A) | 1–1 | D | |
| Serie B | A | Atlético Goianiense (A) | 1–2 | L |
All competitions. Scores are shown with the team in this guide first.
Here is how Ceará have fared at home and on the road in the league this season.
| Venue | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts/game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 1.56 |
| Away | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 0.83 |
| All | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 38 | 46 | 1.19 |
League matches only, the same games as the season table.
Ceará matches are tight: 11 of the last 20 finished with a one-goal margin (all competitions).
| Measure | Last 20 | Last 5 | Before that (15) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals scored per game | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.3 |
| Goals conceded per game | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| Total goals per game | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.5 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 45% | 40% | 47% |
| Both teams scored | 55% | 40% | 60% |
| Clean sheets | 20% | 20% | 20% |
| Failed to score | 30% | 40% | 27% |
All competitions. "Last 20" is the team's last 20 finished matches; "Last 5" the latest 5; "Before that (15)" the 15 matches before the last 5. The Serie B average this season is 2.4 goals per match. Across 367 finished Serie B matches this season, 44% went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 47%. In Ceará's 36 Serie B matches, 39% went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 53%.
6 assists make Richard the main supplier of goals for Ceará (all competitions).
| Player | Apps | Goals | Assists | G+A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard | 31 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| Melk | 29 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Matheus Araújo | 38 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Saulo Mineiro | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Vina | 25 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Enzo Valentim Lodovico | 20 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
All competitions since 21 March. Ranked by goals, then assists.
The market makes Ceará favourites at home to América Mineiro, at 1.65 to win.
| Date | Competition | H/A | Opponent | Pos | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serie B | H | América Mineiro (H) | 19th | LLWWW | |
| Serie B | A | CRB (A) | 6th | WDLWL | |
| Cearense - 1 | A | Horizonte (A) | – | – |
Opponent position and form are from the league table.
Rio Branco Football Club was founded on 2 June 1914 by Luiz Esteves Junior and Pedro Freire, and became Ceará Sporting Club a year later, with a first title in 1922. Third place in the 1964 Série A is the club's best finish in the top flight, with seventh in 1985 next. Ceará lost the 1994 Brazilian Cup final to Grêmio, and the Copa CONMEBOL in 1995 brought the club's first international championship. Promotion in 2010 ended a 17-year absence from the top division, and the Copa do Nordeste arrived in 2015 and 2020. The 2022 Copa Sudamericana run beat The Strongest 5–1 on aggregate and ended on penalties against São Paulo in the quarter-finals.
