Ceara vs Vila Nova

26 April 2026 · Brasileirão Série B · 2026 · Referee Yuri Elino Ferreira Da Cruz

Full time 3 – 3

Half-time: 3–1

Lucas Lima 15’
Matheus Araújo 44’, 45+3’

Rafael Silva 13’, 67’
João Vieira 63’ (pen)

Match summary

Ceara and Vila Nova shared the points in a 3-3 draw. Ceara led 3-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Rafael Silva put Vila Nova ahead from a corner in the 13th minute, Lucas Lima equalised in the 15th minute, Matheus Araújo put Ceara in front in the 44th minute, and Araújo made it 3-1 in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, João Vieira pulled one back to make it 3-2 from the penalty spot in the 63rd minute and Silva equalised from a corner in the 67th minute.

Vila Nova had the better of the chances, with 1.99 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Ceara's 1.46 from 8.

Match stats

46% Possession 54%

8 Shots 11

5 Shots on target 6

3 Corners 4

74 Attacks 77

48 Dangerous attacks 36

325 Passes 395

76.0% Pass accuracy 81.5%

17 Tackles 15

17 Fouls 12

1 Yellow cards 3

7 Offsides 1

Key events

Ceara Vila Nova

0’

G. FerreiraManagerArgument

Kick-off

12’

Rafael SilvaShot on target

13’

Rafael Silva

0-1

Lucas LimaRight foot shot

1-1

15’

WendelShot on target

15’

WendelFoul

23’

LuccaWendel

28’

Matheus AraújoRight foot shot

2-1

44’

Matheus AraújoLeft foot shot

3-1

45+3’

Half-time3-1

46’

HaynerCaio Marcelo

46’

AndersonElias

Second half underway

52’

Willian FormigaFoul

57’

HigorWillian Formiga

57’

Rafael SilvaShot on target

58’

Willian MaranhãoFoul

60’

HigorVAR: No penalty

Pedro HenriqueFernandinho

63’

João VieiraPenalty

3-2

67’

Rafael SilvaRight foot shot

3-3

67’

JandersonShot on target

João GabrielVinicius Zanocelo

69’

Juan AlanoMatheus Araújo

69’

Júlio CésarLucas Lima

69’

77’

Nathan CamargoWillian Maranhão

Juan AlanoShot on target

80’

83’

Tiago PagnussatFoul

84’

Samuel LucasTiago Pagnussat

Full-time3-3

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.

Ceara 1.46 xGVila Nova 1.99 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Vila Nova attacking Ceara attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Ceara 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Vila Nova 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Bruno Ferreira	90′	3	3	12	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Rafael Ramos	90′	1	1	–	4	3	29	4	–	–	–
Éder	90′	–	–	–	3	3	39	–	–	–	–
Luiz Otávio	90′	2	–	–	4	2	41	1	–	–	–
Sánchez	90′	2	–	–	4	–	42	2	–	–	–
Júlio César Came on as a substitute	21′	–	–	–	2	–	19	–	–	–	–

Midfielders8 players


Lucas Lima Taken off	69′	1	–	18	–	0.01	1	2	1	–	–	–
Vinicius Zanocelo Taken off	69′	–	–	25	–	0.01	1	2	1	3	–	–
Melk	90′	–	1	24	1	0.03	2	–	5	2	2	–
Matheus Araújo Taken off	69′	2	–	16	–	0.01	–	–	3	–	1	–
Fernandinho Taken off	63′	–	–	7	–	0.00	4	–	9	–	3	–
Pedro Henrique Came on as a substitute	27′	–	–	4	–	0.00	–	–	–	–	–	–
Juan Alano Came on as a substitute	21′	–	–	15	–	0.01	–	–	2	1	1	–
João Gabriel Came on as a substitute	21′	–	–	9	1	0.01	3	–	3	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


Wendel Taken off	28′	–	–	1	1	0.27	0.00	–	2	1	5
Lucca Came on as a substitute	62′	–	1	1	–	0.02	0.28	1	4	1	20	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Helton Leite	90′	2	3	39	2	–	–	–	–

Defenders8 players


Elias Taken off	45′	1	1	–	1	–	11	3	–	–	–
Tiago Pagnussat Taken off	84′	2	–	–	3	1	60	1	–	–
Caio Marcelo Taken off	45′	2	–	–	3	1	26	–	–	–	–
Willian Formiga Taken off	57′	–	–	–	–	–	36	3	–	–
Hayner Came on as a substitute	45′	–	1	–	–	–	18	–	–	–	–
Anderson Came on as a substitute	45′	1	–	–	4	2	35	–	–	–	–
Higor Came on as a substitute	33′	2	–	–	4	–	8	–	–	–	–
Samuel Lucas Came on as a substitute	6′	1	–	–	2	1	3	–	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Willian Maranhão Taken off	77′	–	–	31	–	0.01	1	1	2	–	–
João Vieira	90′	1	–	36	–	0.03	1	3	3	3	2	–
Ryan Lima	90′	–	–	17	–	0.01	1	–	2	2	1	–
Marquinhos Gabriel	90′	–	–	34	3	0.22	–	–	3	–	2	–
Janderson	90′	–	1	26	2	0.36	2	1	7	–	4	–
Nathan Camargo Came on as a substitute	13′	–	–	4	–	0.00	1	–	1	–	–	–

Forwards1 player


Rafael Silva	90′	2	–	4	4	1.09	0.01	1	3	3	11	–

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 D D W W D

Vila Nova D D W W W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Ceara 4-0 Vila Nova, 22 Sep 24 Next meeting: Vila Nova 2-0 Ceara, 30 Aug 26 All Ceara vs Vila Nova 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.