Ceará will take to the pitch with visiting rivals Ituano at Estádio Governador Plácido Castelo in this Serie B fixture on Sunday.
Our predictions, user poll and statistics for Ceará v Ituano can be found here (including the best match odds).
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Form Guide
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Ceará
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Ceará won’t want a repeat of their last result here after a 3-1 Serie B defeat last time out to Ponte Preta.
In that game, Ceará managed 62% possession and 10 shots at goal with 2 on target. On the other side, Ponte Preta got 12 attempts on goal with 7 of them on target. Dodozinho (60') scored for Ponte Preta.
Over their past six fixtures, Vágner Mancini's Ceará have scored a total of 6 times resulting in an average number of goals scored per match of 1.
Ituano
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In their last fixture, Ituano drew 1-1 in the Serie B match with Brusque.
In that game, Ituano managed 47% possession and 14 attempts on goal with 5 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Ituano was José Aldo (53'). Brusque got 15 shots on goal with 7 on target. Paulinho Moccelin (65') scored for Brusque.
Illustrating their involvement in high-scoring matches, goals have been celebrated 25 times in the last six games in which Ituano have played, making it an average of 4.17 goals for each clash. Opposing teams have managed 14 of this grand total. We will find out whether or not that trend will end up being sustained into this next match.
Going into this contest, Ituano haven’t won away from home in the past 11 league games. Their travelling support will be needed here, for sure.
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Head to head
The last league match between these clubs was Serie B match day 20 on 28/07/2023 which finished with the scoreline of Ceará 1-1 Ituano.
In that game, Ceará had 44% possession and 17 shots at goal with 7 on target. The scorer was Erick (45').
At the other end, Ituano had 10 attempts at goal with 3 on target. Wesley Pombo (80') was the scorer.
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Team News: Ceará
There aren’t many selection issues, with just one fitness concern for the Ceará boss Vágner Mancini to contend with thanks to an almost full-strength set of players. Fernando Miguel (Cruciate ligament injury) is sidelined.
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Team News: Ituano
Owing to an otherwise full-strength group, there’s only the one fitness issue for the Ituano manager Marcinho Freitas to be concerned about. Zé Carlos (Torn knee ligaments) won’t be in action.
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Prediction
In this match, Ituano will have a difficult task to be scoring even one goal against a Ceará team who look set to dominate.
We reckon that it will be a convincing 3-0 winning scoreline for Ceará at the end of this one.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for the game?
In terms of the bookies’ odds in the full-time result market, a win for Ceará can be had for 1.43, backing the draw is 4.2 and betting on victory for Ituano can get you 7. Those are the best of the returns on offer at the moment.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Victor Martins,
05:01 29/06/2024
⚽️ Team Focus:
Ceará
Formed: 1914
Stadium: Estádio Governador Plácido Castelo (63,903)
Captain: Luiz Otávio
Chairman: João Paulo Silva
Manager: Vágner Mancini
Competitions: Serie B position 11, Copa do Brasil (Third Round)