Ceará vs Santos betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Serie B match on July 05th, 2024

Ceará and Santos will meet each other on July 05th, 2024, Friday at 22:00h (UTC), in an event counting for the Serie B in Brazil, check the Ceará vs Santos betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Ceará vs Santos will occur

The game will be played in the great Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo stadium, in the city of Fortaleza, with a capacity for 63903 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

You can find all the follow-up to the match live on Betarena, bringing odds, events, statistics, and more to help with your sports betting.

Introduction to the Ceará vs Santos betting tip 2024

Despite the season change, the Serie B has not changed much regarding goals. Today's average goals in the competition are still similar to what was seen in the tournament's last edition. The current mark is 2.17 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.09 goals per game of the last championship.

Ceará last match

Ceará in its last official match won (4-2) against Ituano, in a match valid for Serie B. Coach V. Carmo Mancini's lined up a 4-1-4-1 formation.

This positive result confirmed their favoritism before the game, which had odds of 1.38.

An eye-popping performance did not accompany the victory for Ceará. Despite this, the good appearances of Saulo Mineiro deserve mentioning. The athlete left the field as the main responsible for the positive result of the team.

Santos last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for Serie B, Santos, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Chapecoense team with a final score of 1-0.

This positive result confirmed their favoritism before the game, which had odds of 1.36.

Ceará vs Santos h2h

The last time Santos faced Ceará it was in Serie A. Santos, then in 10th place opened with a play using the 4-3-3 formation, while Ceará, who was in 15th place, played using a 4-2-3-1 tactic.

The last time these teams met was for a Serie A match, on 10-09-2022, referring to the 2022 season, which ended with a 2-1 win for Ceará.

The last encounter between these two it was a close fight.

The performance of the Santos team in their five recent games to date has been relatively good, unlike the Ceará team.

Teams with different capacities and aspirations.

Ceará

Serie B leaderboard now

Considering the home team Ceará, standing in 8th place with 19 points in the Serie B competition in Brazil. Their performance statistics have been such as 5 wins, 4 losses and, 4 draws.

Coritiba ranks just above, occupying 7th place in the 14th round, with the same number of points.

Positioned in the middle of the league table in the Brazil Serie B without high aspirations or fears of ending up in the relegation zone, the Ceará will try to take advantage of the home factor to get a win.

Ceará analysis

At the end of round 13 of Serie B, Ceará collected 20 goals scored and 17 goals conceded.

The average ball possession of Ceará in this league is 49.62%, which means that the team has a rather wait-and-see attitude and does not often take over the ball of the game. Therefore, for the match against Santos they should do something to reverse the trend and try to impose their game on their opponents if they want the win.

While having won once playing away from home, this team knows how to take advantage of their home court with 4 wins, 0 losses, and 3 draws.

With a busy schedule, Ceará may have difficulty maintaining its performance facing multiple games in a short period of time. Despite the odds predicting a balanced game with Ceará and Santos having odds for victory above 2, the team's busy schedule may be a decisive factor for the result.

Best goalscorer from Ceará

Individually, the team's main offensive standout in the competition so far is Saulo. He has already scored 4 times this season and has helped Ceará come away with the positive result on several occasions.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Santos

Serie B leaderboard now

The Santos team with 22 points currently occupies the 2nd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion, with a campaign of 7 wins, 1 draw, and 5 losses.

Which means that América Mineiro team, at position 3, is in close pursuit of the team, that has the same score number, in the 14th round.

Santos analysis

After round 13 of Serie B we count 20 goals scored by Santos and 11 conceded.

As we approach the Regular Season, Santos is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 5.46 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

A team with great aspirations and abilities in the Serie B.

The Santos team usually tries to control the game with an average ball possession of 54.15%. Teams with ball possession above 50% typically have some control over the opponents.

Best goalscorer from Santos

If we want to highlight a player from the team's attack at this stage, we have to name Willian. The Attacker scored 4 goals in the current season, helping Santos to achieve victory in several disputes.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

Goals Top Betting Tips

In short, a much stronger team Santos, better placed in the competition, that usually wins and doesn't concede goals, against an irregular Ceará that has difficulty converting and that comes from a sequence of balanced performances.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Both Teams To Score - No market are quoted at 1.73.

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Ceará is Saulo, who has already scored 4 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Santos is Willian, he has scored in 4 opportunities.

The best time to place bets is between 75-90 minutes as some study have shown this to be where most goals happen.

Taking into consideration that Santos scores an average of 0.86 goals per match when playing away, we should consider the under 2.5 betting market, especially because this team usually does not concede goals when playing out of their stadium.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.6.

Corners Top Betting Tips

The corners market can help a favorable return on your bets, the average team corners per game are 6.96 corners.

Ceará is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 7.85 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Ceará in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

These teams together have a combined average of 5.77 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

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