Santos vs Ceara Prediction & Betting Tips - Brasileirão Serie A

Prediction published on 19/05/2022, 06:46  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 19/05/2022 at 07:36 in Football Predictions

There’s a stark contrast in Ceara’s performance in the Copa Sudamericana and how they are going about their business in the Brazilian Serie A. Ceara will this Sunday travel to Sao Paulo to take on Santos in the Serie A, the two sides going through contrasting fortunes. Hosts Santos march to this game with 10 points, in fifth place while Ceara have four points, in 18th place. A win for Santos might see them go top of the standings and they are also coming from a winning outing in the Copa Sudamericana. They beat Chilean side Union La Calera 1-0 to recover from their 1-0 loss to Goias in their last league match. In seven league matches at home, Santos haven’t tasted defeat; they have six wins in that run. They also go into this game unbeaten in eight matches at home, across all competitions. In seven of Santos’ last eight home matches, they’ve scored two or more goals and as they go into this game, they have three clean sheets in the last five matches.

Ceara, on the other hand, aren’t doing so well in their domestic assignments. While they top their group in Copa Sudamericana with maximum points from five matches, Ceara have managed just one win in their opening five league games. Drawing back to last season, they have two wins in 21 Serie A matches and a lot of improvement is needed on that front. They showed a great fighting spirit in their last league game, coming from behind twice to draw 2-2 with Flamengo and right after that they thrashed General Caballero 6-0 in the Copa Sudamericana. Ceara however, go in search of a second win in the league, having lost three and drawn once in their last four Serie A games. In two of their last three league matches they’ve failed to score and in their last five league games they’ve conceded two or more in three matches. The visitors have no clean sheet in the last five league games.