Ceara – Santos Prediction & Picks (08.08.2018)

Ceará and Santos meet at Estádio Municipal Presidente Getúlio Vargas, in a match for the 20th round of Serie A. Santos won at home by (2-0) the last time they met in this edition of the league, at 15 -04-2018. Despite being a match between 19th and 17th of the table, it is actually a match between the 20th ranked in home games and the 11th as a visitor.

Ceará:

The home team is currently in the 19 th position of the league, with 14 points won, after 3 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Fluminense, by (1-0). In the last match, they won in an away match against Paraná, by (0-1). This is a stronger team in his stadium, where he has won 9 points, against only 5 in his away matches. In the last 8 home league matches Ceará has won 2, tied 3 and lost 3, for which they have won 9 points out of 24 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (3 out of 8 matches). In their home matches for this competition there is a tendency for few goals, since 5 of the last 8 matches they played ended in Under 1,5 goals. In 16 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 9 times and never got the comeback. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 20 home matches for all competitions: they have scored 10 of their 28 goals between minutes (31′-45 ‘).

Despite being in a very difficult situation in the Brazilian championship, Ceará won again for the second time in a row. However, he still occupies the penultimate position in the table. Acting before his fans, Ceará has alternated between draws and defeats, that is, three draws and three defeats, plus two victories. In these conditions he has left to desire offensively, because he scored on average only 0.75 goals and suffered 1.12 goals per game. On this day the technician should opt for the 4-2-3-1, looking to maintain the defensive organization and attack from the flanks. In this tactical design we highlight the most advanced player, the attacker Arthur. The highlights of this template are Wescley and Elton, both with two goals scored in this Brazilian championship.

Santos:

After 4 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses, the away team is currently in the 17 th position of the league, with 17 points won. In their last match, they tied with Botafogo by (0-0), after in the previous match they lost at home, in a match against América Mineiro, by (0-1). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, since they have won 6 points in away matches and 11 at their stadium, with 3 goals scored and 10 conceded at home, against 13 goals scored and 9 conceded at home. In the last 8 away league matches Santos has a record of 1 win, 3 draws and 4 losses, so they have won 6 points out of 24 possible.

For this competition, they have not lost any of the last 4 away matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (6 out of 8 matches). Defensive consistency has not been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 7 of the last 8 matches for this competition have ended with Under 2,5 goals. This is a team that usually scores a few times first: they only opened the scoring in 4 of their last 16 games for Serie A, of these 4 they reached the break in advantage in 2 and won at the end of the 90 ‘in all. In 16 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 10 times and never got the comeback.

Far from the desired campaign, Santos keeps company with his opponent in this duel, since both are in the relegation zone. We remember that after the goalless draw in their last match for the Brazilian championship, against Botafogo, Santos already added a sequence of eight straight games without victories. Acting away from home for the Brazilian championship, won only one game in eight, adding three draws and many losses, four in total. In these conditions he has left to desire mainly in the attack, because he scored on average only 0.38 goals and suffered 1.25 goals per game. On this day the coach should opt for the 4-3-3, aiming to have a defensive organization and betting on varied attacks, in the middle and also on the flanks. In this tactical design we highlight the three most advanced players, Rodrygo, Bruno Henrique and Gabriel. Gabriel and Rodrygo have both five goals scored in this Brazilian championship.