Ceara vs Ponte Preta match stats & report

2–0 Full time

Serie B · Brazil · Regular Season - 21 · Estádio Presidente Vargas, Fortaleza · Ref P. Zanovelli

Ceara stats & fixtures · Ponte Preta stats & fixtures

Ceara beat Ponte Preta 2–0 in Serie B on 7 August 2026. Expected goals finished 2.08–0.97. Ceara had 69% of the ball.

Ceara vs Ponte Preta match statistics

CearaPonte Preta

69% Ball possession 31%
2.08 Expected goals (xG) 0.97
20 Total shots 7
8 Shots on target 1
7 Shots off target 4
5 Blocked shots 2
11 Shots inside the box 2
3 Corners 2
12 Fouls 16
5 Offsides 1
1 Yellow cards 5
0 Red cards 1
474 Passes 208
89% Pass accuracy 67%
1 Goalkeeper saves 6

Goals and cards

11' Yellow card Julio Ponte Preta
19' Yellow card Julio Ponte Preta
19' Red card Julio Ponte Preta
21' Yellow card Diego Porfirio Ponte Preta
29' Goal Lucca (assist Giovanni Pavani) Ceara
43' Yellow card Lucas Cunha Ponte Preta
69' Yellow card Joao Gabriel Ceara
78' Goal Giulio (assist Gabriel Rocha) Ceara
86' Yellow card Gustavo Almeida Ponte Preta

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Ceara

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Paulista Daniel

1 Richard

6 Savio 71 Gabriel Rocha 3 Thalisson 31 Bryan

81 Joao Gabriel 21 Giovanni Pavani

35 Giulio 29 Vina 20 M. N. Ferreira Berrondo

99 Lucca

Bench Matheus Nogueira , Sanchez , Kaua Ziegler , Vini Uchella , Melk , L. Mugni , Richardson , Luiz Otávio , R. Lopez , Matheus Araújo , Caio , Enzo Lodovico

Ponte Preta

Confirmed 3-4-2-1 Zanardi Marcio

30 Vinicius Ferrari

13 Diego Porfirio 3 Lucas Cunha 23 S. Palacios

32 Kevyson 16 Leo Gomes 8 Andre Lima 2 Julio

10 Élvis 18 David da Hora

21 Brandão

Bench Guilherme Viana , Baianinho , Miguel Morais , M. L. Diego , Gustavo Lopes , Rodrigo Souza , Gustavo Almeida , Juan , Joao Damiao

Form guide

Ceara at home

5–2–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.2 per game
Conceded: 1.0 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 5.8 per game
Shots on target: 4.0 per game

33% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Ponte Preta away

0–0–10 in 10 matches

Scored: 0.3 per game
Conceded: 3.2 per game
Clean sheets: 0 / 10
Corners: 2.6 per game
Shots on target: 2.8 per game

0% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Ceara vs Ponte Preta head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
2 Apr 26	Ponte Preta v Ceara	1–1
12 Oct 24	Ceara v Ponte Preta	1–0
26 Jun 24	Ponte Preta v Ceara	3–1

Only 3 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Ceara vs Ponte Preta head-to-head record