Match Report
Maranhão went into the game 5th in the table on 1 points; Ceará sat 2nd on 10 — a 9-point gap. Maranhão ranked just 19th in the league on five-round form despite their 5th table position. Per game in the league, Maranhão were scoring 0.8 and conceding 2.8, Ceará 2.2 and 1.2, against a competition average of 1.34 goals per team per game.
Maranhão's winless run stood at 6. Over the last five, Maranhão had taken 1 of 15 points to Ceará's 8.
Estádio Governador João Castelo Ribeiro Gonçalves, capacity 12,900, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Ceará led 3-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-3.
Goal scorers
Maranhão: Vagalume (71') · Ceará: Lucca (30'), Matheus Araújo (38'), Fernandinho (34')
Key stats
Possession: Maranhão 66% · Ceará 34% · Total shots: 17-15 · On target: 5-5 · Corners: 5-4