Match Report
4 points and 5 places separated them: Ceará 17th with 43, Santos 12th with 47. Recent form flatters Santos's table spot — 3rd league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 12th. In league terms the two rates read 0.89/1.05 for Ceará and 1.18/1.32 for Santos (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.26.
Santos were unbeaten in 5.
15 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Ceará 1, draws 5, Santos 9, at 1.73 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 40% of the wins in this matchup. Only 27% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
The match was played at Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo (capacity 63,908). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Ceará led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-0.
Goal scorers
Ceará: Lucas Mugni (10'), Pedro Henrique (66'), Fernando Sobral (90')
Key stats
Possession: Ceará 41% · Santos 59% · Total shots: 11-17 · On target: 5-5 · Corners: 2-7