Serie B · 2026

Fortaleza 1–1 Ceará · Serie B

1–1Full-time analysis

Ceará

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This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Fortaleza and Ceará drew 1–1.

Shots
1115
Shots on target
35
Expected goals
1.110.98
Possession
49%51%

Full time

What the match recorded

Fortaleza and Ceará drew 1–1. Recorded in this match (Fortaleza – Ceará): shots 11–15, shots on target 3–5, expected goals 1.11–0.98, possession 49%–51%. 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.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Fortaleza, Ceará.

3.96 days ▲Rest daysFortaleza · Ceará3.88 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricFortalezaCearáBaseline
Rest days3.96 days3.88 days—
Matches last 14 days3 matches3 matches—

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

Fortaleza have a visible home split

moderate

Fortaleza's home-only shot average is above their full-season average.

17 shots/match ▲ShotsHome only · Season14.4 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: home

MetricHome onlySeasonBaseline
Shots17 shots/match14.4 shots/match13.7 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

Ceará's recent record differs from the season

weak

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

1.2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.04 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 for1.2 goals/match1.04 goals/match1.13 goals/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots11 shots15 shotsFortaleza 11 shots, Ceará 15 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots5 shotsFortaleza 3 shots, Ceará 5 shots
  • Expected goals1.11 xG0.98 xGFortaleza 1.11 xG, Ceará 0.98 xG
  • Possession49%51%Fortaleza 49%, Ceará 51%
  • Corners3 corners4 cornersFortaleza 3 corners, Ceará 4 corners
  • Fouls17 fouls10 foulsFortaleza 17 fouls, Ceará 10 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards2 cardsFortaleza 2 cards, Ceará 2 cards
  • Passes385 passes404 passesFortaleza 385 passes, Ceará 404 passes
  • Pass accuracy80.3%79.7%Fortaleza 80.3%, Ceará 79.7%
  • Shots inside box10 shots9 shotsFortaleza 10 shots, Ceará 9 shots
  • Blocked shots3 blocks5 blocksFortaleza 3 blocks, Ceará 5 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves4 saves2 savesFortaleza 4 saves, Ceará 2 saves
  • Offsides3 offsides1 offsideFortaleza 3 offsides, Ceará 1 offside

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Fortaleza
1Draws
3Ceará
Ceará — Fortaleza · Serie B2–1
Ceará — Fortaleza · Serie A1–1
Fortaleza — Ceará · Serie A0–1
Ceará — Fortaleza · Serie A0–1
Fortaleza — Ceará · Serie A0–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Fortaleza favored in 6 of 13 directional metrics · Ceará in 0 · 7 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Fortaleza28 matchesCeará28 matches
1.11 goals/match ▲Goals scored28/281.04 goals/match
0.82 goals/match ▲Goals allowed28/281.29 goals/match
1.25 xG/match ▲Expected goals28/281.11 xG/match
14.4 shots/matchShots27/2814 shots/match
4.3 shots/matchShots on target27/284.39 shots/match
48.7%Possession27/28● 51.6%
5.48 corners/matchCorners27/28● 5.79 corners/match
14.8 fouls/matchFouls27/2814.3 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples28 / 28home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • 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.
Analysis cutoff: Mon, 14 Sept 2026, 01:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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