On Sun Sep 4th, Flamengo will play host to Ceará in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Serie A teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 2nd placed Flamengo, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Botafogo. Arturo Vidal struck first for Flamengo in the 58th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Botafogo was frustrated by Flamengo’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Flamengo ended the match with the shutout victory. Flamengo looks to continue their winning ways, having 8 wins in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 15th placed Ceará, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Athletico PR. Neither Ceará nor Athletico PR could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 13 and 5 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Ceará looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10.
In their last match together, Ceará and Flamengo battled to a 2-2 draw. Willian Souza Arao da Silva scored the first goal for Flamengo in the 7th minute, then Stiven Mendoza got the equalizer for Ceará in the 26th minute on a feed from Zé Roberto .
Ceará’s most prolific scorer has been Stiven Mendoza. The attacker has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. For Flamengo, their top scorers are Fabrício Bruno and Pedro, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches.