Ceara vs Sao Paulo Prediction: Ceara in Solid Position to Win

In the upcoming fixture of Brazil Serie A Round 27, Ceara will take on Sao Paulo at the Arena Castelão in Fortaleza. Sao Paulo and Ceara are looking towards making efforts in order to claim the Sudamericana qualification for the next round. According to the standings of today, Sao Paulo stands 13th with 6 wins and 31 points from 26 games played so far in the contest. Ceara stands a spot below Sao Paulo, 14th, with also 6 wins and 31 points. The points difference between teams is narrowing as the Sudamericana stage qualification is near. When the last time these two sides played, the game ended as a draw (5-5) on penalties. 

After drawing three consecutive games, Ceara finally managed to secure a win against Santos FC (2-1), in which Guilherme Castilho and Ze Roberto scored two goals. With a goal-scoring average of 1 goal per game and 4.6 shots on target, Ceara will look to keep itself in a strong position at home. Cleber has the most shots on target per match for Ceara (1.4). Ceara is likely to play with a 4-2-3-1 formation, with Roberto and Castilho leading the attack. 

• Stiven Mendoza
• Bruno Pacheco
• Cleber
• Vinicius

Going in the game, Sao Paulo is coming off a close defeat against Flamengo (1-0). Before that, Sao Paulo managed to end the game as a draw against Corinthians (1-1), in which Eder scored the equalizer on a penalty in the 45th minute of play. With a goal-scoring average of 1.3 goals per game, Sao Paulo will look to finally win an away game after 10 matches. 

• Jonathan Calleri
• Welington
• Luciano Neves
• Rafinha

Going in the game, the home side will be the favorite to win and score a goal in the first half of play. The game total is likely to be under 2.5, and Sao Paulo to struggle in scoring.

• Ceara to Win for 2.27
• Both Teams to Score - No for 1.75
• Total Under 2.5 for 1.6