Ceara vs Flamengo RJ Prediction & Tips
Ceara and Flamengo play at Governador Placido Aderaldo Castelo Stadium in a third round match of Brasileirão Serie A. There has been no record of official clashes between these two teams in the last 3 years. The last confrontation was on 10-15-2011 and ended with the result: Ceará (0-1) Flamengo.
Analysis of Ceara
The home team is currently in 16th place, with 1 point earned. In his debut he lost out to Santos by (2-0). In the second round, tied at home to Sao Paulo by (0-0). In the last 10 home games Ceará has 6 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. His attack has scored regularly, as he has scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches. In his home games there is a tendency to few goals, since in 44 of the last 67 that played there were less than 3 goals. In 15 games, he suffered the first goal 6 times and only got 1 turn on the scoreboard.
Ceara moved up the division at the end of last season and will have great work to remain in the elite of Brazilian soccer, since it has less cast than most of the national teams. The team started the season in good form by winning the Ceará Championship, is in the quarterfinals of the Northeast Cup, but when faced with more qualified teams, found problems, was eliminated by Atletico Paranaense in the Brazil Cup and has not yet won in Series A. Ceará tends to act more defensive, closing the spaces and takes advantage of its players of speed to leave in the counterattacks, however in this way, has created few chances of goal, needing to find a greater balance between the offensive and defensive sectors . For the confrontation with Flamengo, the team should keep their posture more closed, even more against a squad so qualified as Flamengo, and coach Marcelo Chamusca should repeat the lineup of the last games, since his injured athletes will not recover in time to be available.
Analysis of Flamengo
Currently in 3rd place, the visiting team has so far won 4 points. In the first round they drew away with Vitória by (2-2). In the next round, the final result was a win for (2-0) in the home game with América Mineiro. In the last game he played, for the Copa Libertadores of America, tied with Santa Fe away by (0-0). In the last 10 games as a visitor Flamengo won 5, drawn 3 and lost 2. The team conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 games, so their defense needs to improve, but their attack has been regularly marked, in the last 10 matches.
Flamengo has one of the most qualified players in Brazil, but the team has not yet hit, has been accumulating several failures, was eliminated in the semifinals of the Carioca Championship, has a medium campaign in the Liberators Cup where he has accumulated bad performances and the pressure of the fans is very because the quality of its players, the team should have paid much more. The team tends to act in possession of the ball, changing passes sometimes to excess and abusing the crossed balls, but it has an important weapon that is the exit in speed with fast athletes as is the case of young sensation Vinícius Junior, already sold to Real Madrid such a quality. For the clash against Ceara, the team must work to find the match away from home, as it has a considerably superior cast and can not settle for only a draw, but must face difficulties in the closed game system of Ceará. For this round, coach Maurício Barbieri has the return of midfielder Everton Ribeiro who has fulfilled suspension in the last round.
Ceara – Flamengo RJ FREE TIPS
Flamengo RJ – Win @ 2.25
Both teams to score / YES @ 1.80
Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.90
