Ceara hosts Bahia in round 4 of Brazilian Serie A. The match will be played on Thursday, June 17th at Castelão (Fortaleza)
Ceara considers the 1994 Brazilian Cup final as its main achievement, although it was lost. The team spent most of the last years in Serie B and gained promotion after a long stay there only at the end of the 2017 season. However, Grandpa doesn’t show anything special in the elite, finishing in the lower part of the championship standings. But at the same time, the team is invariably above the relegation zone. In 2020, Ceara managed to climb to the final 11th position, which was a certain breakthrough. It even allowed them to take part in the Copa Sudamericana, but the Black-and-Whites lost the fight for first place in the group to Arsenal Sarandi. Around the same time, the final of the state championship was lost to Fortaleza (it also knocked out Ceara from the Brazilian Cup). In Serie A, Grandpa started with a spectacular victory 3-2 over Gremio, but it was followed by a 3-1 defeat to Santos and a goalless draw against Chapecoense.
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In 2001 Bahia took the final 8th place in Campeonato Brasileiro, but the team didn’t manage to rise so high after that. Moreover, there was a drop to the 2nd and even the 3rd league. But becoming a Serie A team once again, Bahia kept just below the equator of the standings (12th place, then 11th twice in a row, and the last draw brought 14th position). This season there was a failure in the Copa Sudamericana (only 8 points and 3rd place in the group) and the state championship (elimination in the semifinals). On the other hand, Dado Cavalcanti's charges have already made it to the 1/8 finals of the national cup and started well in Serie A. Bahia defeated Santos at home and escaped the defeat to Red Bull Bragantino, having equalized the score in the 87th minute (3-3). However, the last round brought a home defeat to Internacional (0-1).
Ceara had a streak of eight head-to-head matches without defeats, including four victories in a row. But having lost 1-2 at home in the first game in May, Bahia responded with the same away victory and then won on penalties. Ceara must avenge its failure in the cup. It is good at home, but we will hedge our bets with a zero handicap.
Prediction for the match: Ceara to win with 0.0 handicap
