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‹ Brasileirão Série B · Matchday 35
Ceará 15thDLWWD
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Goiás 11thDWWLL

Ceará vs Goiás prediction

Data modelBookmaker prices, home/away form, scoring trends and the table, read by our AI analysts. How it works

KickoffHour forecast · data model

Who wins?

Ceará to win: 48%, about 1 in 2

Ceará48%Bookies 48
Draw26%Bookies 26
Goiás26%Bookies 26

Goals call3+ goals 52% · bookies 52%

Bookmakers' prices with their margin removed; a stats preview does not adjust them with news.

The Verdict

The three readings converge on a tight contest where Ceará's home form is the main catalyst. While Goiás holds the league advantage, the balanced H2H and Ceará's scoring power suggest a closely fought match with a reasonable chance of goals.

Version 2 · updated Ledger record ↗

Key factors

What our AI analysts say

All three think a draw is underrated.

The Coach

styles in the numbers

Ceará's strong home scoring rate meets Goiás's defensive consistency.

Ceará scores 1.29 per game at home, while Goiás concedes 1.18 per game overall. Ceará has a 53% BTTS rate in this competition. Ceará's expected goals are 1.4 against Goiás's 1.0.

Draw underrated Fewer goalsLow

The Dressing Room

the table and pressure

Goiás holds the advantage with a better league position and more points.

Goiás sits 11th with 49 points, compared to Ceará's 16th place with 43 points. Goiás has 8 days rest, while Ceará has 10 days rest. Both teams have played 34 games.

Draw underrated Fewer goalsLow

The Sceptic

where the market may be wrong

The market accurately reflects the competitive nature of this fixture.

The head-to-head record is balanced with 1 win for Ceará, 2 for Goiás, and 3 draws. Both teams have a 38% failure to score rate in the competition. The market aligns with the 44% over 2.5 goals probability.

Draw underrated Fewer goalsLow

Data-only analysis: no team news was found for this match, so our analysts read form, home/away splits, head-to-head, goal timings and the table. It does not change the numbers above. AI analysts are automated roles, not people. Their leans are not betting tips.

In short

Ceará are favourites at 48%, with Goiás on 26% and the draw on 26%. Ceará are 15th and Goiás 11th in Brasileirão Série B. In their last five league games, Ceará won two and Goiás two.

More markets

Win or draw (double chance)

Ceará win or draw
74%
Either team wins (no draw)
73%
Goiás win or draw
52%

Goals in the match (over/under)

2+ goals
76%
3+ goals
51%
4+ goals
29%

Both teams score (BTTS)

Yes
54%
No
46%

We expect about 1.6 goals from Ceará and 1.1 from Goiás. (expected goals)

Most likely score: 1–1 (12%). Even the likeliest exact score happens only about 1 time in 9. Next: 1–0 (10%), 2–1 (9%), 2–0 (8%), 0–1 (7%).

How these numbers are made

A data-model preview uses the bookmakers' prices for this match with their margin removed by the power method. Our AI analysts read only the data (form, home and away record, head-to-head, goal timings and the table), not the team news, and they do not change these numbers. The full analysis with team news can be requested on this page before kick-off. Total goals, both teams to score and likely scores come from one score grid fitted to these probabilities.

Stats previews are graded separately from our full analyses in the track record. Methodology

Prediction history

#PublishedHomeDrawAwayReasonRecord
1 46%29%25%Stats preview#1635
2 48%27%26%Prices moved#2241

This table freezes at kick-off; the last version before the start is the one that counts. Every version is in the public ledger (how to check).

Form

All competitions, newest first.

Ceará: last 6

DLWWDW · 8 scored, 6 conceded

17 Octvs Juventude2–2D
13 Octat Botafogo SP0–1L
8 Octvs Criciuma1–0W
3 Octat Avai1–0W
26 Sepat Operario-PR2–2D
18 Sepvs Novorizontino2–1W

Last 5 at home: DWWWW

Goiás: last 6

DWWLLW · 6 scored, 6 conceded

19 Octvs Nautico Recife0–0D
11 Octat Operario-PR2–0W
6 Octvs Athletic Club2–1W
2 Octat Novorizontino0–3L
26 Sepvs Atletico Goianiense0–1L
20 Sepvs Avai2–1W

Last 5 away: WLWLD

Season stats

CearáGoiás
1.09Goals scored per game1.00
1.24Goals conceded per game1.18
1.29Scored per game at home0.94
0.88Scored per game away1.06
38%Matches over 2.5 goals35%
53%Both teams scored38%
21%Clean sheets26%
32%Failed to score38%

League matches only, 34 games each.

Brasileirão Série B table

#TeamPldGoal diff.PointsLeague form
8Atletico Goianiense35+954LDDLW
9Operario-PR35-151WLLLL
10São Bernardo35+1049WLDLW
11Goiás34-649DWWLL
12Cuiaba35+447LLLDW
13Botafogo SP35+247WWWWL
14Athletic Club35+044LDDLL
15Ceará34-543DLWWD
16Nautico Recife35-743LDLLD
17Avai35-1237LDWWL
18Londrina35-732LWDLL

Full Brasileirão Série B table

Head-to-head

Last 6 meetings: Ceará won 1, Goiás 2, 3 draws; 2.5 goals per game.

DateHomeScoreAwayCompetition
4 Jul 2026Goiás2–0CearáSerie B
13 Aug 2024Goiás2–1CearáSerie B
20 Apr 2024Ceará1–1GoiásSerie B
5 Oct 2022Ceará1–1GoiásSerie A
12 Jun 2022Goiás1–1CearáSerie A
21 Jan 2021Goiás0–4CearáSerie A

Match context

Travel for Goiás
1,855 km
Rest days
Ceará 10Goiás 8
Matches in the last 14 days: Ceará 1 · Goiás 1
Weather at kick-off
28°C · wind 12 km/h
Dry
Referee
Lucas Guimaraes Rechatiko Horn
Goals in this league
Brasileirão Série B average: 2.34 per match

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