Cuiaba vs Ceara

4 April 2026 · Brasileirão Série B · 2026 · Referee Afro Rocha De Carvalho Filho

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–0

  • J. Alano 71’, 79’

Match summary

Ceara beat Cuiaba 2-0 on the road. It was goalless at half-time.

J. Alano put Ceara ahead in the 71st minute and Alano made it 0-2 in the 79th minute.

Cuiaba can feel hard done by, creating 2.54 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Ceara's 1.48 from 7. Rodrigo had a penalty saved for Cuiaba. M. Santos had a penalty saved for Cuiaba.

Match stats

65% Possession 35%
16 Shots 7
6 Shots on target 2
1 Corners 2
500 Passes 277
89.0% Pass accuracy 79.8%
10 Tackles 11
14 Fouls 20
0 Yellow cards 4
1 Offsides 3

Key events

Cuiaba Ceara
Kick-off
RodrigoShot on target
15’
30’
Richard
HernandesShot on target
30’
Half-time0-0
46’
J. GabrielMelk
Second half underway
57’
W. SilvaMatheusinho
M. SantosPepê
58’
58’
FernandinhoGiulio
RodrigoMissed penaltysaved
61’
RodrigoShot on target
61’
68’
Richardson
G. MineiroK. Cristtyan
70’
V. PeixotoRodrigo
70’
71’
J. AlanoRight foot shot0-1 (Ceara)
77’
L. OtávioRichardson
79’
J. AlanoRight foot shot0-2 (Ceara)
N. ParaíbaRailan
80’
WeversonJ. Basso
80’
84’
M. AraújoJ. Alano
86’
M. Araújo
M. SantosMissed penaltysaved
90’
M. SantosShot on target
90’
M. SantosShot on target
90’
90+7’
J. Gabriel
WeversonShot on target
90+7’
Full-time0-2

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 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.54 1.48 71’ J. Alano (Ceara), 0-1 71’ 79’ J. Alano (Ceara), 0-2 79’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.54 1.48 71’ J. Alano (Ceara), 0-1 Alano 71’ 79’ J. Alano (Ceara), 0-2 Alano 79’
Cuiaba 2.54 xGCeara 1.48 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Ceara attacking Cuiaba attacking 
61’ Rodrigo (Cuiaba), penalty, 0.79 xG, saved 90’ M. Santos (Cuiaba), penalty, 0.79 xG, saved 79’ J. Alano (Ceara), open play, 0.62 xG, goal 71’ J. Alano (Ceara), open play, 0.44 xG, goal 90’ M. Santos (Cuiaba), set piece, 0.38 xG, saved 43’ Unknown (Ceara), from a corner, 0.23 xG, blocked 31’ Hernandes (Cuiaba), from a corner, 0.10 xG, hit the woodwork 48’ Hernandes (Cuiaba), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 56’ Matheusinho (Ceara), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 83’ J. Gabriel (Ceara), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 67’ Rodrigo (Cuiaba), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 30’ Hernandes (Cuiaba), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 90+2’ N. Paraíba (Cuiaba), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 9’ D. M. d. S. Arcanjo (Cuiaba), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 74’ M. Santos (Cuiaba), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 9’ D. M. d. S. Arcanjo (Cuiaba), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+7’ Weverson (Cuiaba), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 77’ Fernandinho (Ceara), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 87’ C. Costa (Cuiaba), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 87’ M. Santos (Cuiaba), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 15’ Rodrigo (Cuiaba), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 14’ Éder (Ceara), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 84’ M. Santos (Cuiaba), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 61’ Rodrigo (Cuiaba), penalty, 0.79 xG, saved 90’ M. Santos (Cuiaba), penalty, 0.79 xG, saved 79’ J. Alano (Ceara), open play, 0.62 xG, goal 71’ J. Alano (Ceara), open play, 0.44 xG, goal 90’ M. Santos (Cuiaba), set piece, 0.38 xG, saved 43’ Unknown (Ceara), from a corner, 0.23 xG, blocked 31’ Hernandes (Cuiaba), from a corner, 0.10 xG, hit the woodwork 48’ Hernandes (Cuiaba), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 56’ Matheusinho (Ceara), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 83’ J. Gabriel (Ceara), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 67’ Rodrigo (Cuiaba), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 30’ Hernandes (Cuiaba), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 90+2’ N. Paraíba (Cuiaba), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 9’ D. M. d. S. Arcanjo (Cuiaba), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 9’ D. M. d. S. Arcanjo (Cuiaba), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 74’ M. Santos (Cuiaba), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 90+7’ Weverson (Cuiaba), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 77’ Fernandinho (Ceara), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 87’ C. Costa (Cuiaba), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 87’ M. Santos (Cuiaba), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 15’ Rodrigo (Cuiaba), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 14’ Éder (Ceara), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 84’ M. Santos (Cuiaba), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
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Lineups

Cuiaba 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Carné
Basso 80’
Costa
Marlon
Railan 80’
Raul
Pepê 58’
Cristtyan 70’
Arcanjo
Hernandes
Rodrigo 70’
Ceara 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Richard
Silva
Éder
Otávio
Sánchez
Richardson 77’
César
Melk 46’
Alano 2 84’
Matheusinho 57’
Giulio 58’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
M. Carné
90′ 0 2 15 – – – – –
Defenders4 players
J. Basso Taken off
80′ 1 – – 3 1 49 1 – – –
C. Costa
90′ 3 1 – 4 1 71 1 – – –
Marlon
90′ – 2 – 1 1 79 1 – – –
N. Paraíba Came on as a substitute
10′ – – – 1 – 5 – – – –
Midfielders7 players
Railan Taken off
80′ – – 25 2 0.04 – – 2 3 2 –
Raul
90′ – – 60 1 0.05 1 2 7 – 5 –
Pepê Taken off
58′ – – 40 – 0.01 1 – 3 1 2 –
K. Cristtyan Taken off
70′ – – 23 – 0.02 – 1 1 – – –
M. Santos Came on as a substitute
32′ – – 18 1 0.10 – – 1 2 – –
G. Mineiro Came on as a substitute
20′ – – 6 – 0.00 – – – – – –
Weverson Came on as a substitute
10′ – – 13 – 0.01 2 – 3 – – –
Forwards4 players
D. M. d. S. Arcanjo
90′ – – 2 – 0.08 0.04 1 5 1 42 –
Hernandes
90′ – – 3 1 0.26 0.07 2 3 2 35 –
Rodrigo Taken off
70′ – – 3 2 0.86 0.05 1 4 3 14 –
V. Peixoto Came on as a substitute
20′ – – – – – 0.00 – 3 3 4 –
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

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Ceara 1-1 Cuiaba, 16 Oct 22 Next meeting: Ceara 1-3 Cuiaba, 15 Aug 26  All Cuiaba vs Ceara 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.