FORTALEZA. Botafogo conquers Ceará 3-1. Ceará lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo stadium in Fortaleza on Sunday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Raphael Claus with the collaboration of Danilo Ricardo Simon Manis and Neuza Ines Back. The 4th official was Luis César De Oliveira Magalhães. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 28.1 degrees Celsius or 82.53 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Ceará had a superior ball possession 59% while Botafogo was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Ceará was more pushing with 57 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyway, Botafogo was able to find the solution to win this match.
Ceará shot 17 times, 5 on target, 12 off target. On the opposite side, Botafogo shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Ceará received 1 yellow card (Bruno Pacheco). On the other side, Botafogo received 4 yellow cards (Chayene, Diego, K. Pereira and R. Saravia).
(Ceará) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (90′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Ceará stays with 3 points to occupy the 10th place in the standings. Regarding the opposition, Botafogo has 0 points (18th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Ceará will host Juventude on the 12th of November with a 3-1 head to head statistic in favor of Ceará (4 draws).
Botafogo will play away agasint Athletico PR on the 12th of November with a 15-10 head to head stats in favor of Athletico PR (5 draws).
Ceará – Formation
Ceará started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Dorival Silvestre Júnior decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
Ceará made 5 changes: Richardson for G. da Silva (24′), Ze Roberto for Cleber (69′), Rodrigo for Erick (69′), Bruno Pacheco for K. Ramos da Fonseca (83′) and Richard for L. Santos (83′).
Botafogo – Formation
Botafogo started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Luís Manuel Ribeiro de Castro played with: .
Substitutions
Botafogo made 5 changes: Chayene for Romildo (58′), D. Goncalves for Vinicius Lopes (59′), Patrick de Paula for K. Pereira (76′), Luis Oyama for Barreto (77′) and Erison for L. Piazon (86′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Athletico PR – Atlético Mineiro – 0-1
- Cuiabá – Fluminense – 0-1
- Ceará – Botafogo – 1-3
- Santos – Coritiba – 2-1
- Bragantino – Atlético GO – 4-0
- Internacional – Fortaleza – 2-1
- Flamengo – São Paulo – 3-1