Serie B · 2026Sat, 23 May 2026 19:00
Novorizontino
2 : 1
Ceara
Full time
Match recap
Novorizontino secured a crucial 2-1 victory over Ceara in a Saturday Serie B encounter. The home side opened the scoring, putting Ceara on the back foot early. Mid-match saw Ceara find an equalizer, shifting the momentum and setting up a tense finish. However, Novorizontino regrouped and managed to find a late winner, denying Ceara a valuable away point. This win sees Novorizontino continue their strong home form, while Ceara will be disappointed not to have capitalized on their second-half resurgence. The result maintains Novorizontino's push up the table and puts pressure on Ceara to pick up points in their next fixture.
Markets (closing odds)
Match Result
Home1.94
Draw2.93
Away3.64
Away Team Goals 0.5
Over 0.51.48
Under 0.52.21
Away Team Goals 1
Over 12.32
Under 11.43
Away Team Goals O/U 1.5
Over 1.53.52
Under 1.51.18
Away Team Goals 2
Over 29.17
Under 21.05
Away Team Goals 2.5
Over 2.59.89
Under 2.51.05
Events
- 7'Goal — Matheus Bianqui (Normal Goal)
- 27'Card — Júlio César (Yellow Card)
- 44'Goal — Melk (Normal Goal)
- 46'subst — Leo Naldi (Substitution 1)
- 46'subst — Gustavo Prado (Substitution 1)
- 46'subst — Fernando (Substitution 2)
- 65'subst — Matheus Araujo (Substitution 3)
- 65'subst — Melk (Substitution 4)
- 66'subst — Vinicius Paiva (Substitution 2)
- 67'Card — Nilson Castrillón (Yellow Card)
- 75'subst — Tavinho (Substitution 3)
- 75'subst — Diego (Substitution 5)
- 76'subst — N. Castrillon (Substitution 4)
- 78'Card — Sánchez (Red Card)
- 82'Card — Bruno Ferreira (Yellow Card)
- 87'Goal — Juninho (Normal Goal)
- 90'Card — Rafael Ramos (Yellow Card)
Match statistics
6Shots on Goal1
7Shots off Goal3
15Total Shots5
2Blocked Shots1
6Shots insidebox3
9Shots outsidebox2
18Fouls12
5Corner Kicks2
2Offsides1
49%Ball Possession51%
1Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards1
0Goalkeeper Saves4
360Total passes391
287Passes accurate322
80%Passes %82%
0.81expected_goals0.41
-1.14goals_prevented-1.14
Lineups
Novorizontino4-2-3-1- JordiG
- N. CastrillonD
- CarlinhosD
- PatrickD
- Maykon JesusD
- Matheus BianquiM
- Leo NaldiM
- TavinhoM
- RomuloM
- Vinicius PaivaM
- RobsonF
Ceara- Bruno FerreiraG
- Julio CesarD
- EderD
- Luiz OtavioD
- FernandoD
- Joao GabrielM
- DiegoM
- Gustavo PradoM
- MelkM
- Matheus AraujoM
- FernandinhoF
Form
Novorizontino — last 5 home
LWLWW
Ceara — last 5 away
LLWLD
Head to head
More from Serie B
- Botafogo SP vs Operario-PR14 Jun
- Novorizontino vs Nautico Recife14 Jun
- Cuiaba vs Vila Nova14 Jun
- Athletic Club vs Goias14 Jun
- Juventude vs Ponte Preta14 Jun
- São Bernardo vs Sport Recife14 Jun
- Atletico Goianie vs CRB12 Jun
- Sport Recife vs Athletic Club11 Jun
- Goias vs Novorizontino10 Jun
- Ceara vs Avai10 Jun
- Nautico Recife vs Fortaleza EC09 Jun
- Ponte Preta vs Cuiaba09 Jun
Standings — Serie B
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF:GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  São Bernardo | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14:6 | 16 |
| 2 |  Sport Recife | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11:5 | 16 |
| 3 |  Fortaleza EC | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10:8 | 15 |
| 4 |  Nautico Recife | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9:7 | 13 |
| 5 |  Vila Nova | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12:10 | 13 |
| 6 | Novorizontino | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11:9 | 12 |
| 7 |  Criciuma | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9:7 | 12 |
| 8 |  Operario-PR | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7:6 | 12 |
| 9 |  Juventude | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5:4 | 12 |
| 10 |  Atletico Goianie | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8:8 | 11 |
| 11 |  Goias | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8:12 | 10 |
| 12 |  Avai | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10:9 | 10 |
| 13 |  Athletic Club | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9:9 | 10 |
| 14 | Ceara | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8:8 | 10 |
| 15 |  Botafogo SP | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10:8 | 9 |
| 16 |  Cuiaba | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4:4 | 9 |
| 17 |  CRB | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11:12 | 8 |
| 18 |  Ponte Preta | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6:12 | 7 |
| 19 |  Londrina | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8:14 | 5 |
| 20 |  America Mineiro | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4:16 | 2 |