Match Report
Three consecutive defeats weighed on Ceará.
The head-to-head ledger counts 15 games: 3 Ceará wins, 8 for Atlético Mineiro, 4 draws, at 2.33 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 60% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 60%. Where history says 2.33 goals per meeting, the last five say 1.
The match was played at Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo (capacity 63,908). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Ceará led 2-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Ceará: Alex Silva (8'), Everson (23' og) · Atlético Mineiro: Kauã Pascini (90')
Key stats
Possession: Ceará 53% · Atlético Mineiro 47% · Total shots: 14-4 · On target: 5-1 · Corners: 3-3