Albert
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My Prediction
Ceará by 1Alright, let's get into this saucy matchup, ladies and gents. Fortaleza's gonna be up against Ceará, which without a doubt, will be a spectacle to watch.
Fortaleza is giving us tad of an advantage here with their goalkeeper, João Ricardo boasting a fairly decent rating of 5.90 with 1 save in the bag. Sadly, we have no stats on Ceará's shot stoppers today, so we'll have to cross our fingers and hope they brought their A-game.
On Fortaleza's side, we've got a few noteworthy players: Breno Lopes sitting strong with a rating of 7.60 and a standout 86.7% accurate pass rate. A bit neglectful with the goals, but who am I to judge? With an accurate pass rate of 67.9%, Tomás Pochettino also brings a 7.10 rating to the squad, and doesn't seem to have any goals in his lucky bag either.
Taking a gander at each team's performances during the regular season, Ceará had a better pace, claiming 4 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses, whereas Fortaleza seems tuckered out with only 2 wins, 4 draws, and 6 losses.
Looking at recent match outcomes, Ceará suffered a bitter defeat against Botafogo and Atlético Mineiro. However, they've got a winning streak against Sport Recife and Vitória, with a draw against Santos. Fortaleza's landscape looks a bit bleak with losses against Santos, Flamengo, Cruzeiro, and Vasco, although they did manage to pull off a bit of redemption with an impressive 5-0 win against Juventude.
But hey, if there's one thing we've learned in this crazy world of sports, it's this: past stats are great, but they don't score goals on game day. As for my prediction in this lively Brasileiro Série A matchup, place your bets, grab your refreshments and brace yourselves for what's shaping up to be a nail-biter:
Albert’s Prediction: Ceará by 1