Match Report
The table read 17th (Ceará, 28 pts) against 5th (Fortaleza, 41 pts), 13 points apart. Fortaleza ranked just 10th in the league on five-round form despite their 5th table position. In league terms the two rates read 1/1.28 for Ceará and 1.12/0.88 for Fortaleza (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.14.
Fortaleza carried a 9-game unbeaten run into this.
Across 26 recorded meetings, Ceará have 13 wins to Fortaleza's 3, with 10 draws, at 2.15 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 23% of those meetings. Historically tight: 31% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo, capacity 63,908, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Fortaleza led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-1.
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