Match Report
The table read 17th (Ceará, 43 pts) against 16th (Internacional, 44 pts), 1 points apart. Recent form flatters Internacional's table spot — 10th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 16th. Against a league average of 1.26 goals per team per game, Ceará ran at 0.89 scored and 1.05 conceded, Internacional at 1.16 and 1.5.
Internacional had not won in 5 games.
Across 13 recorded meetings, Ceará have 2 wins to Internacional's 6, with 5 draws, at 1.62 goals per meeting. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 8% of the meetings went over two goals.
Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo, capacity 63,908, hosted the game. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 1-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Ceará: Ricardo Mathias (80' og) · Internacional: Vitinho (76'), Ricardo Mathias (87')
Key stats
Possession: Ceará 29% · Internacional 71% · Total shots: 10-16 · On target: 3-6 · Corners: 3-5




