Ceara SC CE vs Goias EC GO
Match details. Brasileiro Serie B, Regular Season - 35. Kick-off is Wed 28 Oct, 00:00 Lagos time. It is played at Estadio Castelão, Fortaleza. The referee is Lucas Guimaraes Rechatiko Horn.
What's at stake. Ceara SC CE are 16th on 43 points after 34 games, level on points with Nautico Recife, 6 points clear of Avai. A win would take them above Nautico Recife. Goias EC GO are 10th on 49 points after 34 games, 2 points behind Operario-PR, level on points with São Bernardo. A win would take them above Operario-PR.
Form. Ceara SC CE have won four, drawn three and lost three of their last ten, 1.5 points a game. Their last five, newest first: D L W W D. Goias EC GO have won five, drawn one and lost four of their last ten, 1.6 points a game. Their last five, newest first: D W W L L.
The numbers. Ceara SC CE score 1.2 and concede 1.2 a game over their last ten, with two clean sheets and two games without a goal. Ceara SC CE average 14.1 shots (4.0 on target), 5.7 corners and 2.5 cards a game, with 50% of the ball. Goias EC GO score 1.1 and concede 1.1 a game over their last ten, with two clean sheets and five games without a goal. Goias EC GO average 18.1 shots (5.1 on target), 4.7 corners and 2.2 cards a game, with 57% of the ball.
Head to head. In the last ten meetings Ceara SC CE have won one, drawn five and lost four. Four of the ten went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in six. In the last four, two were drawn and Goias EC GO won two. The last time they met, on 4 Jul 2026, it finished Ceara SC CE 0-2 Goias EC GO: Ceara SC CE had 16 shots to 5, 62% of the ball, three yellow cards.
Where it pulls both ways. Ceara SC CE are the form side, but the meetings favour Goias EC GO: in the last ten meetings, Ceara SC CE won one, Goias EC GO won four and five were drawn.
The read. No side to back. A tight game. Form and the meetings point different ways, so I back neither side. Their goals for and against point to a tight game. Their records put over 2.5 goals at 46%. Six of the last ten meetings went under 2.5.
The bets. Best bet: Under 3.5 Goals at 1.26, 75% on the records (Ceara SC CE: under 3.5 goals in 8 of 10; Goias EC GO: under 3.5 goals in 9 of 10). Backup: 1st Half - GG/NG: No at 1.16. It often rescues the bet, but it is no guarantee. Leave: Over 0.5 Goals (no overs on a tight read). Predicted score: Ceara SC CE 1-1 Goias EC GO (13% chance).
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (a tight game).