Competition: Brazil Serie A

Market: Both teams to score – No

Odds: 8/11 @ BetUS

In what could prove to be a cagey Serie A affair late on Wednesday night, Ceara will welcome Corinthians to the Castelao.

Starting with the hosts, while Ceara might have found themselves in the midst of a real blip on either side of opening June, Leo Conde’s men have come bouncing back in an eye-catching fashion. Although the Vozao might have only made their Serie A return this season, the former Vitoria boss has seen his squad gain plenty of plaudits for their gritty approach. Getting the midweek fixtures underway remarkably sat within touching distance of breaking into the top-six, Wednesday’s hosts should find the mood in their camp at a continued high. Last seen putting in another gritty performance as they snatched a 1-0 victory away at Fortaleza, Ceara have won each of their previous three appearances across all competitions. Extending on their Copa do Nordeste adventure earlier in the month as they edged past Sport Recife, Conde will be excited by his side’s recent defensive steel. In fact, the Copa Libertadores dreamers have recorded consecutive clean sheets for the first time since the middle of May.

As for the visitors, suffering last-gasp heartbreak at home against Bragantino last weekend as they eventually slumped to a 2-1 loss, Corinthians are enduring what has become a real struggle. Coming under a huge amount of scrutiny back in May as they failed to book a Copa Sudamericana knockout stage ticket, Dorival Junior could find some mounting pressure on his shoulders. Getting June underway with a toothless 0-0 stalemate against Vitoria, Wednesday’s guests have failed to win any of their previous five appearances across all competitions and they have come tumbling down the Serie A standings. Signing off their Copa Sudamericana group stage nightmare with a 1-0 loss away at Argentinian outfit Huracan, Corinthians have shown some worrying issues in the final third. Notching just a pair of goals on their five-match winless rut, they have also failed to register more than a single strike in any of their last 10 straight matchups – a run that stems all the way back to April 19th.

Bet: Both teams *not* to score at Ceara vs Corinthians 8/11 for Wednesday’s Serie A matchup @ BetUS