Ceara vs Avai

10 June 2026 · Brasileirão Série B · 2026 · Referee Jonathan Benkenstein Pinheiro

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 2–0

  • Júlio César 19’
  • Melk 45+1’
  • Sorriso 60’

Match summary

Ceara won 2-1 at home to Avai. Ceara led 2-0 at half-time.

Júlio César put Ceara ahead with a header in the 19th minute, Melk made it 2-0 in first-half stoppage time, and Sorriso pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 60th minute.

The chances backed that up: Ceara created 0.93 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Avai's 0.40 from 11.

Match stats

42% Possession 58%
17 Shots 11
4 Shots on target 2
8 Corners 0
98 Attacks 83
46 Dangerous attacks 27
282 Passes 405
73.8% Pass accuracy 84.9%
17 Tackles 15
14 Fouls 11
3 Yellow cards 3
2 Offsides 0

Key events

Ceara Avai
Luiz OtávioArgument
0’
Kick-off
ÉderFoul
5’
Júlio CésarHeader1-0 (Ceara)
19’
24’
Daniel PenhaShot on target
38’
Walace dos Santos FrançaFoul
MelkLeft foot shot2-0 (Ceara)
45+1’
Half-time2-0
Matheus AraújoFoul
48’
Second half underway
57’
Wesley GasolinaWallison
57’
SorrisoThayllon Roberth
FernandoShot on target
59’
60’
SorrisoRight foot shot2-1 (Avai)
Gabriel AmaralWendel
62’
Rafael RamosShot on target
66’
67’
Douglas TeixeiraFoul
Gustavo PradoMatheus Araújo
70’
RichardsonDieguinho
70’
SánchezFernando
70’
Enzo Valentim LodovicoRafael Ramos
78’
78’
Léo GamalhoWalace dos Santos França
78’
WendersonDouglas Teixeira
82’
Gabriel Pereira SimplesGuilherme Aquino
MatheusinhoMelk
88’
90’
Paulo VitorFoul
90+2’
Romildo Del PiagePaulo Vitor
Full-time2-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.93 0.40 19’ Júlio César (Ceara), 1-0 19’ 45+1’ Melk (Ceara), 2-0 45+1’ 60’ Sorriso (Avai), 2-1 60’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.93 0.40 19’ Júlio César (Ceara), 1-0 César 19’ 45+1’ Melk (Ceara), 2-0 Melk 45+1’ 60’ Sorriso (Avai), 2-1 Sorriso 60’
Ceara 0.93 xGAvai 0.40 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Avai attacking Ceara attacking 
59’ Fernando (Ceara), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 61’ Matheus Araújo (Ceara), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 90+1’ Luiz Otávio (Ceara), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 19’ Júlio César (Ceara), from a corner, 0.10 xG, goal 16’ Daniel Penha (Avai), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 60’ Sorriso (Avai), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 50’ Fernando (Ceara), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 89’ Léo Gamalho (Avai), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 45’ Thayllon Roberth (Avai), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 25’ Melk (Ceara), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 37’ Wendel (Ceara), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 46’ Melk (Ceara), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 14’ Thayllon Roberth (Avai), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 18’ Matheus Araújo (Ceara), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 74’ Gustavo Prado (Ceara), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 15’ Melk (Ceara), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 16’ Luiz Henrique (Avai), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 22’ Fernando (Ceara), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 23’ Wendel (Ceara), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 24’ Daniel Penha (Avai), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 16’ Wallison (Avai), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 21’ Walace dos Santos França (Avai), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Dieguinho (Ceara), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 65’ Melk (Ceara), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 10’ Daniel Penha (Avai), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 66’ Rafael Ramos (Ceara), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 31’ Douglas Teixeira (Avai), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 69’ Dieguinho (Ceara), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 59’ Fernando (Ceara), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 61’ Matheus Araújo (Ceara), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 90+1’ Luiz Otávio (Ceara), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 19’ Júlio César (Ceara), from a corner, 0.10 xG, goal 16’ Daniel Penha (Avai), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 60’ Sorriso (Avai), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 50’ Fernando (Ceara), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 89’ Léo Gamalho (Avai), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 45’ Thayllon Roberth (Avai), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 37’ Wendel (Ceara), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 46’ Melk (Ceara), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 18’ Matheus Araújo (Ceara), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 25’ Melk (Ceara), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 74’ Gustavo Prado (Ceara), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 14’ Thayllon Roberth (Avai), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 15’ Melk (Ceara), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 16’ Luiz Henrique (Avai), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 22’ Fernando (Ceara), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 23’ Wendel (Ceara), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 24’ Daniel Penha (Avai), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 46’ Dieguinho (Ceara), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 65’ Melk (Ceara), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 16’ Wallison (Avai), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 21’ Walace dos Santos França (Avai), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 10’ Daniel Penha (Avai), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 31’ Douglas Teixeira (Avai), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 66’ Rafael Ramos (Ceara), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 69’ Dieguinho (Ceara), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Ceara 3-4-3 Starting XI
Richard
César
Otávio
Éder
Fernando 70’
Dieguinho 70’
Gabriel
Ramos 78’
Araújo 70’
Wendel 62’
Melk 88’
Avai 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Aragão
Teixeira 78’
Aquino 82’
Victor
Wallison 57’
Vitor 90’
Henrique
Lucas
Penha
Roberth 57’
França 78’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Richard
90′ 1 1 23 – – – – –
Defenders7 players
Júlio César
90′ 3 1 – 7 4 37 3 1 – –
Luiz Otávio
90′ – – – 1 1 31 1 – – –
Éder
90′ 1 1 – 3 1 33 1 – –
Rafael Ramos Taken off
78′ 4 2 – 7 1 25 2 – 1 –
Fernando Taken off
70′ – – – 5 3 24 1 – – –
Sánchez Came on as a substitute
20′ – – – 2 2 5 1 – – –
Enzo Valentim Lodovico Came on as a substitute
12′ – – – – – 1 1 – – –
Midfielders7 players
Dieguinho Taken off
70′ – – 27 2 0.15 – – 1 – 1 –
João Gabriel
90′ – – 21 1 0.02 2 1 5 2 2 –
Melk Taken off
88′ 1 1 18 2 0.18 – 1 3 – 1 –
Matheus Araújo Taken off
70′ – – 16 1 0.07 1 – 3 1 –
Richardson Came on as a substitute
20′ – – 6 – 0.00 2 1 4 – 1 –
Gustavo Prado Came on as a substitute
20′ – – 3 – 0.00 3 – 4 – 1 –
Matheusinho Came on as a substitute
2′ – – 1 – – – – 1 – 1 –
Forwards2 players
Wendel Taken off
62′ – – 2 – 0.06 0.08 1 5 – 13 –
Gabriel Amaral Came on as a substitute
28′ – – – – – 0.01 – 2 2 5 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

Ceara LLWLL
Avai DDLLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Ceara 2-0 Avai, 03 Nov 24 Next meeting: Avai 0-1 Ceara, 03 Oct 26  All Ceara vs Avai meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.