Ceara vs Gremio Prediction & Betting Tips - Brasileirão Serie A

Prediction published on 10/08/2020, 17:45  by James | Modified on 11/08/2020 at 03:17 in Football Predictions

Ceara welcome Gremio to the Arena Castelão in the Brasileiro midweek fixtures. The home side are looking to get their first points on the board in matchday two after losing their opener 3-2 away to Sport Recife. Gremio picked up an impressive victory on the first day when they beat Fluminense 1-0 at home. Gremio, who last won the league in 1996, finished fourth last season. Ceara were far less formidable in the league, narrowly avoiding relegation with a 16th-place finish. Ceara will maintain optimism that the new season can offer greater prosperity after their Copa do Nordeste triumph earlier in the month. Gremio also won their state title, beating Internacional in the final of the Campeonato Gaucho. It was the third year in a row that they won this competition. Gremio have had the better of recent head-to-head meetings between the teams, winning three of the last four contests.

Gremio's recent away matches have been low on goals, the last six featuring fewer than three. This has largely been largely down to the superiority of Gremio at the back. They have kept a clean sheet in their last four away matches. Despite this defensive statistic, Ceara have not struggled to score against Gremio in recent meetings, finding the back of the net in five of their last six games. Last season, however, Ceara scored less than one goal per game in the Brasileiro. Facing up against Gremio so early in the season could be difficult for them, especially a Gremio side with a real shot at winning the title. Back the visitors to win.