Ceará will take to the pitch with visitors Vasco da Gama at Estádio Governador Plácido Castelo in this Serie A clash on Wednesday.
View all of the Ceará v Vasco da Gama predictions, poll and stats below (including the best match odds).
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Ceará
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Ceará will be looking for an improved result here after a 2-1 Serie A defeat in their last game at the hands of Juventude.
In that match, Ceará managed 42% possession and 8 attempts on goal with 2 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Ceará was Aylon (41'). Juventude got 17 attempts at goal with 3 on target. Mandaca (45') and Matheus Babi (68') scored for Juventude.
Leo Condé's Ceará have seen rewards for their attempts on goal 9 times in their past six outings. The number of goals that have been scored against them in those same games is 6.
Coming into this fixture, Ceará are undefeated in their previous 9 home league matches. They have been so resilient here.
Vasco da Gama
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Vasco da Gama will come into the meeting following a 3-1 Serie A win with the defeat of Sport Recife in their most recent match.
In that match, Vasco da Gama had 46% possession and 10 shots on goal with 6 of them on target. For Vasco da Gama, goals were scored by Pablo Vegetti (32', 41'), Hugo Moura (55' Own goal) and Rayan (83'). At the other end, Sport Recife got 18 shots on goal with 2 on target.
In as many as 5 of the previous 6 games featuring Vasco da Gama, a minimum of three goals have gone in. The overall average number of goals per game in that spell is 3.17, with the average number of goals for Vasco da Gama equalling 2. However, we must now wait to see if such a trend shall be replicated in this match.
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Head to head
A glance at their most recent head-to-head meetings stretching back to 20/08/2018 shows that Ceará have won 1 of these and Vasco da Gama 2, with the number of draws standing at 3.
A total of 13 goals were yielded between them in these games, with 6 of them for Vovô and 7 belonging to Vascão. That’s an average goals per game of 2.17.
The last league fixture featuring these sides was Serie A match day 23 on 30/11/2020 and the score finished Vasco da Gama 1-4 Ceará.
On that day, Vasco da Gama managed 69% possession and 12 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. The scorer was Ribamar (65').
Ceará got 11 shots on goal with 6 of them on target. Pedro Naressi (4'), Cléber (26'), Saulo Mineiro (79') and Vina (90') scored.
The match was refereed by Luis Flávio de Oliveira.
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Team News: Ceará
Luiz Otávio (Torn knee ligaments), Richard (Achilles tendon rupture), Lucas Mugni (Inflammation of pubic bone), Richardson (Heel spur), Pedro Henrique (Knee injury), Nicolas (Adductor injury), Matheus Bahia (Thigh problems), Bruno Tubarão (Thigh problems) and Fernandinho (Shoulder injury) will be missing for Ceará boss Leo Condé.
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Team News: Vasco da Gama
Vasco da Gama manager Fábio Carille has to currently contend with reduced team options. Mauricio Lemos (Bone splintering), David (Cruciate ligament tear) and Guilherme Estrella (Knee problems) won’t be making appearances.
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Prediction
Here is a game where Vasco da Gama will have to work hard as a team to score goals against this Ceará outfit who we think should gain the upper hand.
We’re therefore seeing a hard-fought 1-0 winning margin for Ceará at the end of this game.
Looking forward to this.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for the game?
Checking on the latest odds for this match in the WDW market, putting your money on Ceará can be had for 2.2, backing a draw is 3.2 and staking on the winning team to be Vasco da Gama will get you 3.5. They’re the best of the returns available at present.
Lucas Pereira,
23:08 15/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Ceará
Formed: 1914
Stadium: Estádio Governador Plácido Castelo (63,903)
Captain: Luiz Otávio
Chairman: João Paulo Silva
Manager: Leo Condé
Competitions: Serie A position 3, Copa do Brasil (Third Round)
🔑 Star Player: Pedro Raul
Mostly used in the Striker position, Pedro Raul was born in Porto Alegre, Brazil. After having played his first senior match for Botafogo in the 2020 season, the talented Forward has managed to score 2 league goals in this Série A 2025 season so far from a total of 2 appearances.