RB Bragantino vs Ceará
Stadium: Nabi Abi Chedid
01.04.2025, 02:00
RB Bragantino and Ceará will meet in the last match of Round 1. The previous season, Red Bull miraculously escaped relegation, so the goal for this year is to have a more comfortable campaign. Ceará is the most popular club in Fortaleza and has returned to the elite of Brazilian football after a two-year absence. The goal is to avoid relegation.
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The Massa Bruta finished sixth in 2023 and even occupied second place in some rounds in the last third of the Brasileirão. The club's philosophy is to discover young players and sell them, but last year, the quality of the team dropped. Things seem different this year, as Bragantino signed Isidro Pitta, Lucas Barbosa, and Fernando to improve its attacking sector. However, Lucas Evangelista, the team's most influential midfielder, left for Palmeiras, and it won't be easy to replace him. Even so, coach Fernando Seabra has reason to be optimistic about the players he has at his disposal. In the Campeonato Paulista, Bragantino fell to Santos in the quarter-finals. The Bragança Paulista club will not compete in international competitions this season and can focus on the Brasileirão.
Ceará
The Vozão, the Big Grandpa in English, won the Campeonato Cearense title by beating Fortaleza in the final. Ceará was crowned champion for the 47th time and now has one more title than its city rival. However, Fortaleza has grown dramatically in recent years and will participate in the Copa Libertadores, a feat that Ceará Sporting Club has never achieved. Coach Leo Condé has a modest squad that will fight with all its might throughout the season to avoid relegation. The Black and Whites will face Bragantino in the first matchday, looking for a good result.
History of Head-to-Heads
Serie A 2025 
Ceara
Serie A 2022
Ceara
Serie A 2022
Red Bull Bragantino
Serie A 2021
Red Bull Bragantino
Serie A 2021
Ceara
Expert Betting Tips
Bragantino has not impressed so far this season. The club's participation in the Campeonato Paulista was discreet, and in the Copa do Brasil, things weren't much better, as Seabra's men played two rounds against small teams and won both times on penalty shoot-outs. Ceará, meanwhile, was crowned Cearense champion and is motivated by the return to the Série A. The home side has a better chance of winning, but a draw is possible, as Red Bull isn't convincing anyone. I'm therefore going for a Double Chance in favor of Bragantino with a maximum of three goals scored.
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