Corinthians eye G7 push, confident against Ceará | OneFootball

Corinthians faces another important match for their ambitions in the Brazilian Championship. Timão will go up against Ceará this Sunday at 4:00 PM (Brasília time), at Neo Química Arena, for the 33rd round of the national competition.

The São Paulo side is counting on their positive record against Ceará and will be looking for a home win to get back into the fight for a spot in the G7, which gained an extra place after Palmeiras and Flamengo reached the Libertadores final.

The overall history of the matchup between Corinthians and Ceará shows a clear favoritism for Timão. The São Paulo side has won 15 out of 30 encounters between the teams, in addition to nine draws. Vozão, on the other hand, has only six wins.

The recent record of the duel, however, shows a greater balance. Looking at the last 15 matches, Corinthians came out victorious on seven occasions, while Ceará won five games. The clash also saw three draws. The data is from the Ogol platform.

The last two encounters between the teams ended with a Corinthians victory. In 2022, during the 36th round of the Brasileirão, Timão beat Ceará 1-0 at Neo Química Arena. The result was heading for a draw, but Yuri Alberto scored and secured the win for the home side.

In the most recent match, Corinthians, already under the command of Dorival Júnior, snatched a hard-fought victory at Arena Castelão. In the first round of Série A, the São Paulo side won again by 1-0 thanks to a goal from Talles Magno who, curiously, hasn't played for over a month.

The clash brings reunions on both sides

The match between Corinthians and Ceará also brings some reunions for both sides. Timão will meet some athletes who have been part of their squad in recent years, while Dorival Júnior will face his former team once again.

The São Paulo side will see two players who were part of the squad not long ago: Pedro Henrique and Matheus Araújo. The forward played for Timão in 2024, while the midfielder came up through the youth ranks of the Itaquera team. Another possible reunion would be with Pedro Raul, but the player is on loan from Corinthians and is unlikely to play due to contractual reasons.

Finally, Dorival Júnior will face Ceará for the second time as Corinthians manager. The coach, in fact, does not have a positive record against Vozão: in 11 matches, he has only two wins, five draws, and four losses.

Dorival was at Ceará in 2022 (Photo: Felipe Santos/cearasc.com)

Ceará suffers negative streak away from home

Another factor that also favors Corinthians this Sunday is Ceará's recent negative streak as visitors. Vozão has only two wins in their last ten away games: they beat Cruzeiro and São Paulo, drew with Sport, Grêmio, and Vasco, and lost to Fluminense, Atlético-MG, Vitória, Bahia, and Palmeiras.

In the Brasileirão, Ceará is the 10th best away team, with three wins, five draws, and eight losses, totaling a 29.1% success rate. They have scored 13 goals and conceded 23.

Corinthians’ position in the standings

Corinthians is in 12th place in the standings, with 42 points. Timão is coming off a defeat to Red Bull Bragantino and is seeking victory not only to stay in the fight for the G7 but also to recover in the league. On the other side, Ceará is in 13th place, with 39 points.

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