📏 Form Guide

Ceará

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Ceará enter this game after a 1-1 Serie A drawn game vs São Paulo.

In that match, Ceará managed 40% possession and 7 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Ceará was Pedro Henrique (4'). São Paulo had 14 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. Ryan Francisco (44') scored for São Paulo.

It’s been a rare occasion in recent games that Ceará have shown defensive steel. The reality is that Ceará have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 matches, shipping 7 goals during that time.

Palmeiras

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After suffering a loss in their previous game against Bahia in Serie A action, Palmeiras and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.

In that game, Palmeiras managed 50% possession and 21 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target. On the other side, Bahia had 11 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. Kayky (93') scored for Bahia.

A succession of very capable showings by the Palmeiras defence has resulted in their ‘goals against’ tally standing at 4 from their past 6 fixtures combined. During the same period, their own attack force has managed to score 9. Despite that, we must now wait to see if such a trend shall be sustained in this upcoming game.

🤜🤛 Head to head

A glance at their most recent head to head meetings going back to 18/11/2020 shows us that Ceará have won 2 of them and Palmeiras 3, with the tally of drawn results standing at 1.

In all, 19 goals were produced between them throughout the course of those matches, with 9 of them for Vovô and 10 for Verdão. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 3.17.

The previous league encounter between these sides was Serie A match day 20 on 30/07/2022 when it finished Ceará 1-2 Palmeiras.

In that match, Ceará managed 47% possession and 12 shots at goal with 7 of them on target. Their only player to score was Stiven Mendoza (80').

Palmeiras got 16 attempts on goal with 7 of them on target. Dudu (31') and José Manuel López (45') scored.

The referee was Anderson Daronco.

ℹ️ Team News: Ceará

Aylon (Hamstring injury), Luiz Otávio (Torn knee ligaments), Bruno (Hip flexor problems), Richard (Achilles tendon rupture), Richardson (Heel spur), Fernandinho (Shoulder injury) and Bruno Tubarão (Thigh problems) are unavailable for Ceará boss Leo Condé.

It seems likely that Vovô may well make use of the 4-2-3-1 system for the game, utilising Fernando Miguel, Fabiano Silva, Marllon, Willian Machado, Matheus Bahia, Fernando Sobral, Diego, Antonio Galeano, Lucas Mugni, Pedro Henrique and Pedro Raul.

ℹ️ Team News: Palmeiras

Palmeiras boss Abel Ferreira has a number of players out of action. Marcos Rocha (Calf injury), Micael (ankle sprain), Murilo (Hamstring injury), Raphael Veiga (Shoulder injury), Bruno Rodrigues (Knee injury) and Mayke (Hamstring injury) will miss out on this game.

We reckon that Verdão might play in a 4-2-3-1 system, settling for Weverton, Agustin Giay, Gustavo Gomez, Bruno Fuchs, Vanderlan, Emiliano Martinez, Lucas Evangelista, Estevao, Facundo Torres, Felipe Anderson and Vitor Roque.

✨ Prediction

We’re inclined to think that Ceará will have to work hard as a team to score goals against this Palmeiras lineup who will likely gain the upper hand.

We’ve gone for a good tussle with a 0-1 winning margin for Palmeiras when all is said and done.

Will be interesting to see how this one goes.

Renata Leite, 22:02 30/04/2025