Santos vs Ceara Prediction & Tips
Santos and Ceará meet at the Paulo Machado de Carvalho Municipal Stadium in a match of the first round of Brasileirão Série A. There is no record of official clashes between these two teams in the last 3 years. The last clash was on 13-11-2011 and ended with the result: Ceará (2-3) Santos.
Analysis of Santos
This is the first match in this edition of the home team competition, which finished the previous edition in 3rd place. In the last game he played, for the Copa Libertadores of America, won Estudiantes De La Plata away by (0-1). In the last 10 home games Santos has recorded 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses. Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 games. In his home games there is a tendency towards few goals, since 16 of his last 34 matches finished with Less than 1.5 goals and 23 in 34 finished with Less than 2.5 goals. In 15 games, he suffered the first goal 6 times and never managed to turn the score. In the last 20 home games in all competitions there are 1 periods in the spotlight: he suffered 6 of his 15 goals between the minutes (76′-90 ‘).
Santos had a great performance in the last Brazilian Championship and arrives for this competition in search of the title that has not won since 2004. The team started the season reasonably by reaching the semi-finals of the Paulista Championship, has been doing good campaigning in the Copa Libertadores where they won 2 of their 3 games, leading their group, and now focuses their attentions in this beginning of the Series A. The team is characterized by attacking at great speed and likes to keep possession of the ball, so much that was superior in this respect in most of its recent games and it is worth noting that the defense has improved every game, so much that has not conceded goals in 3 of its last 5 games for all competitions. Playing at home, as this Saturday’s showdown, Santos has been acting very irregularly, alternating good and bad results, much due to the fall of his generally good defensive system that conceded goals in 4 of the last 5 games for all competitions. For the confrontation with Ceará, the coach Jair Ventura will not be able to count on the striker Bruno Henrique, main offensive piece of the team, due to injury.
Analysis of Ceará
This will be the first game in this edition of the visiting team competition, which finished the previous edition in the 3rd position and got the promotion. In the last game that played, for Cearense, won the Fortress out by (1-2). In the last 10 games as a visitor Ceará won 6, drew 3 and lost 1. Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 games, but his attack has been regular, since scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches. In 15 games, he suffered the first goal 5 times and only got 1 turn on the scoreboard. In the last 20 away games for all competitions there has been 1 period that stands out: suffered 5 of his 14 goals between minutes (61’-75 ‘).
Ceará managed to return to the top division of Brazilian football after 6 years and arrives to the competition seeking to stay in Serie A, since it will be difficult to fight at the top of the table because of its only medium cast. The team arrives with high morale after winning the Championship Cearense over the biggest rival Fortaleza, but now the challenge will be much greater, facing the teams of the first step of the national football. The team is characterized by a good efficiency attack that scored goals in 12 of the last 13 games they played for all competitions, but the defense needs adjustments, since, due to its offensive way of playing, it often leaves many spaces behind . Playing away from home, such as Saturday’s clash, Ceará scored goals in 8 of his last 9 games, but he should not repeat the way he plays against Santos, since his opponent’s offensive system is very efficient and often creates several opportunities , especially as it has spaces to play at speed. For the confrontation with Santos, coach Marcelo Chamusca will not be able to count on the midfielder Pedro Ken because of injury.
Santos – Ceara FREE TIPS
Santos – Win @ 1.50
Both teams to score / YES @ 1.80
Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.90
