Grêmio arrive at Estádio Governador Plácido Castelo on Saturday for the Serie A game with hosts Ceará.
Scroll down for all of our predictions, poll and stats for the Ceará v Grêmio game - along with the latest match odds.
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Form Guide
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Ceará
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Ceará enter this fixture following a 2-2 Serie A draw vs Red Bull Bragantino.
In that game, Ceará managed 38% possession and 13 shots on goal with 6 on target. For Ceará, goals were scored by Pedro Raul (12') and Marllon (23'). At the other end, Red Bull Bragantino had 18 attempts on goal with 7 of them on target. Ignacio Laquintana (45') and Eric Ramires (93') scored for Red Bull Bragantino.
Over their past 6 fixtures, Leo Condé's Ceará have scored 11 times resulting in an average number of goals scored per match of 1.83.
Coming into this fixture, Ceará haven't been defeated in their previous 8 league matches at home. A run that they'll hope to extend here.
Grêmio
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Grêmio will go into the game following a 1-2 Copa Sudamericana win in the defeat of Sportivo Luqueno in their last fixture.
In that match, Grêmio managed 64% possession and 10 shots at goal with 5 on target. For Grêmio, the goalscorers were Matías Arezo (17') and Martin Braithwaite (71'). For their opponents, Sportivo Luqueno got 8 attempts at goal with 3 on target. Federico Santander (29') was the scorer for Sportivo Luqueno.
Looking at their form, and Grêmio have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 matches, seeing opposing sides hit 10 goals overall. At the back, Grêmio could really do with shoring things up.
Their past results show that Grêmio:
- have not emerged victorious against Ceará when they have played them away from home in the previous 3 league matches.
- are unbeaten in their last 2 away league matches.
- have not won away from home in their last 8 matches in the league. Who knows how long it might last, too.
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Head to head
A review of their most recent head to head meetings stretching back to 19/05/2019 tells us that Ceará have won 2 of them and Grêmio 3, with the tally of drawn games standing at 1.
In all, 21 goals were scored between the two sides in this period, with 9 of them for Vovô and 12 belonging to Tricolor dos Pampas. That’s an average goals per game of 3.5.
The previous league contest between the two was Serie A match day 20 on 12/09/2021 which ended up with the score at Grêmio 2-0 Ceará.
That day, Grêmio had 41% possession and 13 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. The scorers were Diego Souza (43') and Ferreira (45').
On the other side, Ceará got 7 attempts on goal with 1 on target.
The match was refereed by Flavio Rodrigues de Souza.
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Team News: Ceará
Richardson (Heel spur), Bruno Tubarão (Thigh problems), Ramon Menezes (Thigh problems), Luiz Otávio (Torn knee ligaments), Pedro Henrique (Knee injury) and Richard (Achilles tendon rupture) are unavailable for Ceará manager Leo Condé.
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Team News: Grêmio
Grêmio boss Gustavo Quinteros has to contend with a number of unavailable players. Mayk (Hamstring injury), Walter Kannemann (Hip flexor problems) and Gustavo Cuéllar (muscular problems) will not be playing here.
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Prediction
We’re inclined to think that Grêmio should be able to score against this Ceará lineup, although it is unlikely to be enough to avoid defeat.
We are anticipating both teams to score in a 2-1 advantage for Ceará by the conclusion of the game. Could easily see this go either way.
Andre Moura,
11:04 04/04/2025
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 4, Copa do Brasil (Third Round)