Goias vs Ceara

4 July 2026 · Brasileirão Série B · 2026 · Referee Paulo Schleich Vollkopf

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Kadu 11’
  • Juninho 80’

Match summary

Goias saw off Ceara 2-0. Goias led 1-0 at half-time.

Kadu put Goias ahead in the 11th minute and Juninho made it 2-0 in the 80th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Goias created 0.52 expected goals (xG) from 5 shots, Ceara 0.67 from 17.

Match stats

38% Possession 62%
5 Shots 16
3 Shots on target 0
2 Corners 14
61 Attacks 96
19 Dangerous attacks 56
290 Passes 453
79.0% Pass accuracy 82.8%
11 Tackles 17
16 Fouls 13
2 Yellow cards 1
2 Offsides 1

Key events

Goias Ceara
Kick-off
KaduRight foot shot1-0 (Goias)
11’
Filipe Machado
22’
KaduVAR: Mistaken identity
22’
Guilherme BaldóriaFilipe Machado
26’
Half-time1-0
46’
Bryan Borges
Second half underway
Diego CaitoJean Carlos
58’
65’
WendelLucca
65’
Enzo Valentim LodovicoLuiz Otávio
Ramon MenezesShot on target
66’
Kadu
67’
Anselmo RamonCadu
69’
NicolasDjalma
69’
Lucas RibeiroRodrigo Soares
69’
74’
Matheus AraújoRichardson
75’
Kauã ZieglerBryan Borges
JuninhoRight foot shot2-0 (Goias)
80’
82’
Rafael RamosFernando
Full-time2-0

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.52 0.67 11’ Kadu (Goias), 1-0 11’ 80’ Juninho (Goias), 2-0 80’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.52 0.67 11’ Kadu (Goias), 1-0 Kadu 11’ 80’ Juninho (Goias), 2-0 Juninho 80’
Goias 0.52 xGCeara 0.67 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Ceara attacking Goias attacking 
36’ Lucca (Ceara), open play, 0.18 xG, blocked 24’ Kadu (Goias), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 11’ Kadu (Goias), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 80’ Juninho (Goias), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 66’ Ramon Menezes (Goias), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 5’ Lucca (Ceara), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 14’ Melk (Ceara), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 31’ Éder (Ceara), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 68’ Melk (Ceara), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 75’ Wendel (Ceara), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 17’ Fernando (Ceara), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 26’ Lucca (Ceara), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 79’ Wendel (Ceara), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 49’ Matheusinho (Ceara), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 53’ Fernando (Ceara), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+1’ Melk (Ceara), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+4’ Melk (Ceara), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 56’ Bryan Borges (Ceara), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 7’ Matheusinho (Ceara), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 52’ Ramon Menezes (Goias), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 37’ Matheusinho (Ceara), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+1’ Matheus Araújo (Ceara), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 36’ Lucca (Ceara), open play, 0.18 xG, blocked 24’ Kadu (Goias), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 11’ Kadu (Goias), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 80’ Juninho (Goias), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 66’ Ramon Menezes (Goias), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 5’ Lucca (Ceara), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 31’ Éder (Ceara), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 14’ Melk (Ceara), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 68’ Melk (Ceara), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 75’ Wendel (Ceara), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 17’ Fernando (Ceara), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 79’ Wendel (Ceara), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 26’ Lucca (Ceara), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 49’ Matheusinho (Ceara), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 53’ Fernando (Ceara), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+1’ Melk (Ceara), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+4’ Melk (Ceara), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 56’ Bryan Borges (Ceara), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 7’ Matheusinho (Ceara), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 52’ Ramon Menezes (Goias), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+1’ Matheus Araújo (Ceara), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 37’ Matheusinho (Ceara), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked
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Lineups

Goias 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Rodrigues
Djalma 69’
Felipe
Menezes
Soares 69’
Machado 26’
Juninho
Kadu
Lima
Carlos 58’
Cadu 69’
Ceara 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Richard
César
Otávio 65’
Éder
Fernando 82’
Richardson 74’
Gabriel
Borges 75’
Melk
Matheusinho
Lucca 65’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Thiago Rodrigues
90′ 0 0 27 1 – – – –
Defenders7 players
Rodrigo Soares Taken off
69′ 1 1 – 1 – 31 2 – – –
Luiz Felipe
90′ 1 – – 6 4 35 2 – – –
Ramon Menezes
90′ 1 2 – 2 1 41 1 – – –
Djalma Taken off
69′ 1 – – 5 2 18 – – – –
Diego Caito Came on as a substitute
32′ – – – – – 5 – – – –
Lucas Ribeiro Came on as a substitute
21′ – – – – – 10 – – – –
Nicolas Came on as a substitute
21′ – – – 1 1 7 1 – – –
Midfielders6 players
Filipe Machado Taken off
26′ – – 5 – 0.00 – – – 2 –
Juninho
90′ 1 – 15 1 0.00 – – 4 1 2 –
Jean Carlos Taken off
58′ – – 13 – 0.01 1 – 6 2 2 –
Lucas Lima
90′ – 1 28 3 0.32 3 – 7 – 4 –
Kadu
90′ 1 – 24 – 0.01 – – 7 2 2
Guilherme Baldória Came on as a substitute
64′ – – 12 – 0.00 1 3 3 2 – –
Forwards2 players
Cadu Taken off
69′ – – – – – 0.00 – 1 1 4 –
Anselmo Ramon Came on as a substitute
21′ – 1 – – – 0.00 1 1 – 8 –
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

Goias DLDLW
Ceara LWDLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Goias 2-1 Ceara, 13 Aug 24 Next meeting: Ceara 0-2 Goias, 27 Oct 26  All Goias 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.