Ceará vs Juventude — match summary
Brazil · Serie B · kick-off 18 Oct 2026 02:30
Full time · score 2-2
pPS pre-match readiness (0-100): Ceará 45 · Juventude 47
mPS in-play performance (0-100): Ceará 38 · Juventude 47
Shots on target 4-4 · corners 6-6 · possession 47-53
NextGOAL tip: Juventude (level) · 1 stars
Ceará host Juventude in Serie B, with the home side having just lost at home 0-1 in their last match, while the visitors drew 2-2 away after winning three in a row before that. The two teams are therefore in clearly different shape: the hosts are stuttering, while the visitors are unbeaten in 4 straight. Ceará have won 3 of their last 5, but their performances have not been superior to their opponents at all. They scored just one goal in the three matches they won, and defensively they have conceded 40 goals in 33 matches, inferior in almost every area compared with Juventude, who have conceded only 21 and scored more. The visitors clearly have the tighter defence, and their away form is not bad either. This game is likely to play out with Juventude as the side pushing forward to find goals, while Ceará will probably sit deep and wait for the moment to counter at speed. If the hosts score first, the game will become even more closed and the visitors will have to push higher, which is a situation Juventude are already comfortable with.