Ceará vs FortalezaLive Score, Lineups & H2H

Serie B

2026

Ceará

Melk58'

Júlio68'

-FT

May 17, 2026

Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo

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Match Timeline

Man of the Match

Maílton

Fortaleza

Goals

7.9

90'+5Yellow Card

Lucas Sasha

Fortaleza

90'+3Yellow Card

Enzo Lodovico

Ceará

87'Substitution

Lucca Prior· In

Rodrigo Santos· Out

Fortaleza

79'Substitution

Lucas Lima· In

Dieguinho· Out

Ceará

77'Yellow Card

Dieguinho

Ceará

75'Substitution

Paulo Baya· In

Ronald· Out

Fortaleza

74'Substitution

Welliton· In

Tomás Pochettino· Out

Fortaleza

Goal!

2-1

Júlio

68'·Ceará

⚽

63'Substitution

Rodriguinho· In

Vitinho· Out

Fortaleza

60'Substitution

Matheus Araújo· In

Fernandinho· Out

Ceará

60'Substitution

Giulio Gabriel· In

Gustavo Prado· Out

Ceará

Goal!

1-1

Melk

58'·Ceará

⚽

53'Substitution

Enzo Lodovico· In

Alex Silva· Out

Ceará

49'Yellow Card

Luan Freitas

Fortaleza

49'Yellow Card

Alex Silva

Ceará

46'Substitution

Sánchez· In

Fernando· Out

Ceará

45'+3Yellow Card

Juan Miritello

Fortaleza

40'Yellow Card

Vitinho

Fortaleza

Goal!

0-1

Maílton

28'·Fortaleza

⚽

Statistics of the Game

Ceará

Fortaleza

50%Ball Possession50%

10Shots Total17

5Shots On Target5

3Corners2

20Fouls21

3Yellow Cards4

1Offsides2

4Saves3

359Passes351

2Shots Off Target10

Ceará

Manager: Mozart

Starting XI

7.2

6.6

6.8

6.7

6.5

6.4

6.9

7.8

6.7

6.4

6.3

Substitutes

6.8

6.5

6.4

6.8

6.8

Kauã Ziegler

Manager: Thiago Carpini

Starting XI

6.7

6.8

6.6

6.8

7.9

6.9

6.8

7.2

7.1

6.5

6.7

Substitutes

6.5

6.3

6.7

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Goals	Assists	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Melk MF	7.8	90'	1	1	2/2	16(69%)	-	1/8
Bruno GK	7.2	90'	0	0	-	22(64%)	-	-
Júlio MF	6.9	90'	1	0	1/1	35(80%)	-	3/12
Enzo Lodovico FW	6.8	37'	0	1	-	4(100%)	-	0/2
Matheus Araújo MF	6.8	30'	0	0	2/2	12(50%)	3	4/8
Giulio Gabriel FW	6.8	30'	0	0	-	2(100%)	-	2/5
Éder DF	6.8	90'	0	0	0/1	57(89%)	1	3/9
João Gabriel MF	6.7	90'	0	0	-	20(75%)	1	6/11
Luiz Otávio DF	6.7	90'	0	0	0/1	54(83%)	-	3/7
Alex Silva DF	6.6	53'	0	0	-	30(90%)	1	5/6
Fernando DF	6.5	46'	0	0	0/1	31(84%)	1	2/2
Sánchez DF	6.5	44'	0	0	0/1	17(56%)	2	3/6
Dieguinho MF	6.4	79'	0	0	0/1	32(94%)	-	8/14
Lucas Lima MF	6.4	11'	0	0	-	4(75%)	-	0/2
Gustavo Prado MF	6.4	60'	0	0	-	13(85%)	-	2/6
Fernandinho FW	6.3	60'	0	0	-	10(50%)	1	4/12

Ceará vs Fortaleza — computed insights

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Ceará	W1	1	0	1	6	6/15	5-6
Fortaleza	D2	9	2	0	0	11/15	8-2

Computed over each team's last 15 finished games before kickoff.

Ceará — last 5 games

W3-1 @ Maranhão2026-04-30
L0-2 @ Sport Recife2026-05-03
L0-1 @ Vitória2026-05-07
L0-1 vs Atlético GO2026-05-09
W2-1 vs Atlético Mineiro2026-05-14

Fortaleza — last 5 games

W2-0 vs Sport Recife2026-04-30
W4-1 vs Goiás2026-05-02
W2-1 @ Confiança2026-05-07
D0-0 @ Avaí2026-05-10
D0-0 @ CRB2026-05-14

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 26
Ceará wins: 13
Draws: 10
Fortaleza wins: 3
Avg goals per meeting: 2.15
Over 2.5 goals: 31%
Both teams scored: 50%
Home side won: 23%share of all meetings won by whichever club hosted
Last 5 meetings: 1W 4D 0L (Ceará view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time: 1.6 vs 2.15

Aggregated from 26 finished meetings in the GioScore fixtures corpus.

Most recent meetings

Date	Home	Score	Away
2026-04-09	Ceará	2-0	Fortaleza
2026-03-08	Ceará	1-1	Fortaleza
2026-03-01	Fortaleza	1-1	Ceará
2026-02-08	Ceará	0-0	Fortaleza
2025-11-06	Ceará	1-1	Fortaleza

Standings context (current table)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
Ceará	16	16	17	-5	WDLLL	15	+1
Fortaleza	4	16	28	4	WLDWW	4	0

Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.

Table context

Points gap: 11 ptsCeará 17 · Fortaleza 28
Positions: #16 vs #4

Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2026-05-17

Recent matches

Previous Meetings

Last 13 matches

Won 46%

(6/13)

Draw 54%

(7/13)

Won 0%

(0/13)

Goals

16-9

Total matches

Recent matches

Copa do Nordeste•Apr 9, 2026

Ceará

2-0

Fortaleza

Cearense 1•Mar 1, 2026

Fortaleza

1-1

Ceará

Cearense 1•Feb 8, 2026

Head to Head

Last 20 matches

Ceará wins

Draws

Fortaleza wins

Goals Scored

27 - 15

May 17, 2026 • Serie B

Ceará

2-1

Fortaleza

Apr 9, 2026 • Copa do Nordeste

Ceará

2-0

Fortaleza

Mar 1, 2026 • Cearense 1

Fortaleza

1-1

Ceará

Match Report

The table read 16th (Ceará, 17 pts) against 4th (Fortaleza, 28 pts), 11 points apart.

Fortaleza carried a 9-game unbeaten run into this.

The sides have met 26 times in the GioScore results database: 13 wins for Ceará, 10 draws and 3 for Fortaleza, at 2.15 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 23% of those meetings. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 31% of the meetings went over two goals.

Goal scorers

Ceará: Melk (58'), Júlio (68') · Fortaleza: Maílton (28')

Key stats

Possession: Ceará 50% · Fortaleza 50% · Total shots: 10-17 · On target: 5-5 · Corners: 3-2

More details:

Ceará — live results and schedule Fortaleza — live results and schedule

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the score of Ceará vs Fortaleza?

Ceará 2-1 Fortaleza. Serie B match played on 17 May 2026.

What league is Ceará vs Fortaleza in?

This match is part of the Serie B. The match takes place at Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo. Full standings, kickoff time, and live statistics are available on GioScore.

What is the head-to-head record between Ceará and Fortaleza?

In 20 meetings between 2020 and 2026: Ceará has 10 wins, 8 draws, and 2 losses against Fortaleza.

Where is Ceará vs Fortaleza being played?

The match is being played at Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo.

Match Timeline

Match Timeline

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Team Lineups

Starting XI

Substitutes

Starting XI

Substitutes

Player Statistics

Player Stats

Ceará vs Fortaleza — computed insights

Last Matches

Recent matches

Previous Meetings

Previous Meetings

Recent matches

Head to Head

Head to Head

Last 20 matches

Match Report

Goal scorers

Key stats

Frequently Asked Questions