Ceara 2–1 Fortaleza EC
Ceara
2–1HT 0–1
Fortaleza EC
Ceara played Fortaleza EC in the Serie B on 17 May 2026 at Estádio Governador Plácido Castelo. The match finished 2–1.
Goals and cards
- 28'Mailton
- 40'Vitinho — Yellow card
- 45+3'Juan Miritello — Yellow card
- 49'Alex Silva — Yellow card
- 49'Maílton — Yellow card
- 58'Melk (assist by Enzo Lodovico)
- 68'Julio Cesar (assist by Melk)
- 77'Dieguinho — Yellow card
- 90+3'Enzo Valentim Lodovico — Yellow card
- 90+5'Lucas Sasha — Yellow card
Line-ups
Ceara
- Bruno Ferreira
- Alex Silva
- Eder
- Luiz Otavio
- Fernando
- Diego
- Julio Cesar
- Melk
- Joao Gabriel
- Gustavo Prado
- Fernandinho
- SUBSTITUTES
- Gustavo Martins
- R. Ramos
- Sanchez
- Matheusinho
- Juan Alano
- Kaua Ziegler
- Giulio
- Pedro Esli
- Lucas Lima
- Matheus Araujo
- Gilmar
- Enzo Lodovico
Fortaleza EC 3-4-2-1
- Vinicius Silvestre
- Luan Freitas
- Ronald
- Lucas Gazal
- Mailton
- Lucas Sasha
- Rodrigo
- Mauricio Junior
- T. Pochettino
- Vitinho
- J. B. Miritello
- SUBSTITUTES
- Joao Ricardo
- Lucas Crispim
- G. Fuentes
- Rodriguinho
- Paulinho
- Lucca Prior
- Kayke
- Matheus Rossetto
- Welliton
- Paulo Baya
- Lucas Emanoel
- Kaua Rocha
- COACHES: Carpini Thiago
Match statistics
| Ceara | Fortaleza EC | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Shots on goal | 5 |
| 2 | Shots off goal | 10 |
| 10 | Total shots | 17 |
| 3 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 7 | Shots inside box | 5 |
| 3 | Shots outside box | 12 |
| 20 | Fouls | 21 |
| 3 | Corners | 2 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 50% | Possession | 50% |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 4 |
| 4 | Saves | 3 |
| 359 | Total passes | 350 |
| 287 | Accurate passes | 290 |
| 80% | Pass accuracy | 83% |
| 0.79 | Expected Goals (xG) | 1.63 |
| -0.10 | goals_prevented | -0.10 |