Serie B · 2024

Ceará 2–1 Paysandu · Serie B

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2–1Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Ceará won 2–1.

Shots
135
Shots on target
71
Expected goals
1.550.04
Possession
47%53%

Full time

What the match recorded

Ceará beat Paysandu SC 2–1. Recorded in this match (Ceará – Paysandu SC): shots 13–5, shots on target 7–1, expected goals 1.55–0.04, possession 47%–53%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Paysandu SC's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Paysandu SC's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

1.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.03 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for1.6 goals/match1.03 goals/match1.04 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

moderate

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Ceará, Paysandu SC.

3.92 days ▲Rest daysCeará · Paysandu SC2.9 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricCearáPaysandu SCBaseline
Rest days3.92 days2.9 days—
Matches last 14 days3 matches2 matches—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

Both teams have elevated corners records

strong

Each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline.

6.88 corners/match ●CornersCeará · Paysandu SC6.47 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

MetricCearáPaysandu SCBaseline
Corners6.88 corners/match6.47 corners/match5.12 corners/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots13 shots5 shotsCeará 13 shots, Paysandu 5 shots
  • Shots on target7 shots1 shotCeará 7 shots, Paysandu 1 shot
  • Expected goals1.55 xG0.04 xGCeará 1.55 xG, Paysandu 0.04 xG
  • Possession47%53%Ceará 47%, Paysandu 53%
  • Corners6 corners3 cornersCeará 6 corners, Paysandu 3 corners
  • Fouls9 fouls8 foulsCeará 9 fouls, Paysandu 8 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Ceará
0Draws
1Paysandu
Paysandu — Ceará · Serie B2–1

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Ceará favored in 9 of 11 directional metrics · Paysandu in 0 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Ceará34 matchesPaysandu34 matches
1.53 goals/match ▲Goals scored34/341.03 goals/match
1.18 goals/matchGoals allowed34/341.18 goals/match
1.46 xG/match ▲Expected goals34/331.05 xG/match
14.8 shots/match ▲Shots34/3413 shots/match
4.85 shots/match ▲Shots on target34/344.12 shots/match
49.4%Possession34/34● 54.8%
6.88 corners/match ●Corners34/346.47 corners/match
13.9 fouls/matchFouls34/3414.6 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples34 / 34home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 27 Oct 2024, 00:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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