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Ceara v Juventude

Ceara
2–2Full time
Juventude

Serie B · SAT 17 OCT · Estadio Castelão

Full timeGraded 17 Oct 23:01
Ceara 2–2 Juventude CEARA WIN · WRONGUNDER 2.5 · WRONGNOT BOTH TO SCORE · WRONGOVER 1.5 · RIGHTUNDER 3.5 · WRONG1–0 EXACTLY · WRONG
We said Ceara win37%
The market said32%
Brier score, this match · lower is better0.727
The market’s Brier score0.709

The prediction on this page is exactly as published before kick-off. Match events and statistics come from the match and are corrected when the official figures change. Wrong calls are shown exactly like right ones.

The match replay13 notes · 31 alerts
  1. 0′Before kick-off: we said Ceara win at 37%.
  2. 1′Little has changed for our model: Ceara 37% before kick-off, 36% now. 0–0 · 36–31–33
  3. 1′KICK-OFF Ceara v Juventude
  4. 23′SUBSTITUTION · 22' Ceara · On: Lenny Ivo Lobato Romanelli · Off: Julio Cesar
  5. 26′THE CALL SWINGS · 26' Draw is now our likeliest result at 38% (was Ceara win 33%)
  6. 35′🟨 YELLOW · 34' Safira · Juventude
  7. 50′SUBSTITUTION · 45' Ceara · On: Vinícius · Off: Renzo López
  8. 50′🟨 YELLOW · 45+1' Éder · Ceara
  9. 50′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 50' Ceara win: 37% at kick-off, 26% now
  10. 53′We said Ceara at 37%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 25%. 0–0 · 25–51–23
  11. 56′We said Ceara at 37%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 24%. 0–0 · 24–53–22
  12. 59′🟨 YELLOW · 58' Messias Rodrigues da Silva Júnior · Juventude
  13. 66′We said Ceara at 37%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 19%. 0–0 · 19–62–18
  14. 68′We said Ceara at 37%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 2%. 0–1 · 2–16–82
  15. 68′68′: Raí da Silva Pessanha on the scoresheet for Juventude, making it 0–1. 0–1 · 2–16–82
  16. 68′⚽ GOAL · 68' Ceara 0–1 Juventude
  17. 68′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 68' Ceara win: 37% at kick-off, 2% now
  18. 68′THE CALL SWINGS · 68' Juventude win is now our likeliest result at 82% (was Draw 16%)
  19. 72′The goal count is tracking the 2.0 we expected. 1–1 · 16–69–15
  20. 72′Ceara level it on 70′ through Saulo Mineiro. 1–1. 1–1 · 16–69–15
  21. 72′⚽ GOAL · 72' Ceara 1–1 Juventude
  22. 72′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 72' Ceara win: 37% at kick-off, 16% now
  23. 72′THE CALL SWINGS · 72' Draw is now our likeliest result at 69% (was Juventude win 15%)
  24. 74′🟨 YELLOW · 73' Maurício Nogueira Barbieri · Juventude
  25. 74′SUBSTITUTION · 74' Juventude · On: Lucas Alves · Off: Fabio lima
  26. 75′SUBSTITUTION · 74' Juventude · On: Juan · Off: Marcos Paulo
  27. 76′We said Ceara at 37%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 13%. 1–1 · 13–75–12
  28. 79′Gabriel Pires scores for Juventude on 78′. 1–1 · 11–79–10
  29. 83′3 goals already, more than the 2.0 we expected for the whole match. 1–2 · 0–7–93
  30. 83′⚽ GOAL · 78' Ceara 1–2 Juventude · Gabriel Pires (assist Raí da Silva Pessanha)
  31. 83′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 83' Ceara win: 37% at kick-off, under 1% now
  32. 83′THE CALL SWINGS · 83' Juventude win is now our likeliest result at 93% (was Draw 7%)
  33. 84′SUBSTITUTION · 81' Juventude · On: Gabriel Barbosa Pinheiro · Off: Messias Rodrigues da Silva Júnior
  34. 84′SUBSTITUTION · 81' Juventude · On: Lucas Mineiro · Off: Safira
  35. 84′SUBSTITUTION · 82' Ceara · On: Matheus Araujo · Off: Vinicius Zanocelo
  36. 84′SUBSTITUTION · 82' Ceara · On: Rian Santana · Off: Enzo Lodovico
  37. 87′SUBSTITUTION · 86' Juventude · On: Alan Kardec · Off: Raí da Silva Pessanha
  38. 93′SUBSTITUTION · 90+1' Ceara · On: Lucca Holanda Sampaio Tavares · Off: Lenny Ivo Lobato Romanelli
  39. 104′PENALTY · 90+10' Ceara
  40. 105′That is 4, and we only asked for 2.0 across ninety minutes. 2–2 · 1–98–1
  41. 105′⚽ GOAL · 90+15' Ceara 2–2 Juventude
  42. 105′THE CALL SWINGS · 90+15' Draw is now our likeliest result at 98% (was Juventude win 1%)
  43. 107′90′: Saulo Mineiro on the scoresheet for Ceara, making it 2–2. 2–2 · 1–98–1
  44. 108′🟨 YELLOW · 90+17' Saulo Mineiro · Ceara
  45. FTFULL TIME Ceara 2–2 Juventude
  46. FTCeara 2–2 Juventude · Ceara win: wrong · Under 2.5: wrong · Not both to score: wrong · Over 1.5: right · Under 3.5: wrong · 1–0 exactly: wrong

What our live read said during the match, as it was said, with the score and our numbers for home–draw–away at that moment; and every alert we raised, with the minute. Nothing is written after the final whistle.

AI match analysis

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Pitchside prediction · before kick-off

Close to call, with Ceara just ahead.

The Pitchside prediction: Ceara 37%, draw 30%, Juventude 33%. Over 2.5 goals 33%, both teams to score 40%.

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Pre-match prediction

First published 11 Oct 03:54 · locked at kick-off

Ceara win37%
Draw30%
Juventude win33%

Kick-offSAT 17 OCT · 20:30

RoundMatchday 34

VenueEstadio Castelão

RefereeKleber Ariel Goncalves da Silva

Line-ups

Ceara

4-2-3-1

Juventude

3-4-3

Rest & schedule

Before kick-off · every competition we cover

Ceara

Juventude

4Days since last match6

Last match: 13 Oct · the Brazilian Serie B

Last match: 11 Oct · the Brazilian Serie B

3Matches in previous 14 days2

Counted across every competition we cover, before kick-off. Friendlies are not counted.

League table

2026

Positions before kick-off

#TEAMPGDPTS
3Juventude33+1860
15Ceara33−542

Match statistics

Match statistics aren’t available yet.

Line-ups

Ceara

4-2-3-1

1 Richard

18 Júlio

33 Éder

71 Gabriel Rocha

12 Sanchez

25 Vinicius Zanocelo

81 Joao Gabriel

60 Enzo Lodovico

40 Richard

73 Saulo Mineiro

94 R. López

Coach · Daniel Paulista

Substitutes

44 · Kaiky Cabral Leão

31 · Bryan

7 · Giovanni Pavani

26 · Richardson

23 · Caíque França

29 · Vina

99 · Lucca

77 · Lenny Lobato

10 · L. Mugni

8 · Matheus Araújo

78 · Janderson Gabriel De Oliveira Martins

16 · Rian Santana

Juventude

3-4-3

93 Jandrei

34 Rodrigo Sam

4 Messias

47 Marcos Paulo

13 Aderlan

75 Raí

29 Gabriel Pires

16 Diogo Barbosa

11 Fábio Lima

25 Alisson Safira

10 Marcos Paulo

Coach · Maurício Barbieri

Substitutes

72 · Lucas Alves

97 · Gabriel Pinheiro

17 · M. Castro

3 · Titi

5 · Luan Gonçalves

6 · Wadson

70 · Juan Christian

12 · Pedro Rocha

8 · Lucas Mineiro

21 · Ruan Carneiro

9 · Alan Kardec

2 · Raí Ramos

Our number · ceara winFirst published 11 Oct 03:54 · locked at kick-off
37% The market32%
Us37%
Market32%

We make Ceara a 37% chance to win. The market has them at 32%. We are 5 points more confident than the market. The model expects 1.1–1.0.

What the number rests on

Our model
Expected goals · Ceara v Juventude1.05 – 0.98
Form · last six in Serie B this season · since 13 SeptW3 D2 L1 · W3 D1 L2
Table places · points 42 v 6015 v 3
The market · Ceara win32% · ours 37%

Built from every result and the chances each side creates and concedes, recent matches counting most, with home advantage in it. Line-ups, injuries and rest are not in the number.

How the number movedSince we published
30%35%40% 11 OCT 04:0117 OCT 20:15
Our probability · Ceara win The market, margin stripped

Our number has not moved since we published. No bookmaker had priced it when we published; the market has it at 32% now.

Every market, from one calculation
MarketUsMarketGap
Ceara win37%32%+5
Draw30%31%−1
Juventude win33%37%−4
Over 2.5 goals33%38%−5
Both teams to score40%45%−5
Over 1.5 goals60%63%−3
Over 3.5 goals15%19%−4
Ceara or draw67%63%+4
Ceara clean sheet38%––
Juventude clean sheet35%––

Every figure here is read off one scoreline distribution, so no two can contradict each other. The market is the median of 6 bookmakers, each with its margin stripped — what we are measured against, never an input to the model.

Every scorelineMost likely 1–0 at 13.7%
0123450 13.3 12.9 6.3 2.1 1 13.7 13.3 6.5 2.2 2 7.2 7.0 3.4 3 2.6 2.5 4 5
under 2% 5% 12%+Ceara down, Juventude across0–5 goals a side shown (99.8% of outcomes)

This is a probability, not a recommendation. We take no bets and hold no affiliate relationships with any gambling operator. Model 1.2 — Pitchside Lab's own model.

Head to head

9 meetings since 2021
Goals a meeting2.11
Over 2.53 of 9
Both scored3 of 9
Last meetingsJUV 2–0 CEA · CEA 0–1 JUV · JUV 2–1 CEA · CEA 1–3 JUV

Every competition we cover, the latest meeting first.

Form · last six in Serie B this season · since 13 Sept

CEARA

DWDWWL1–1 · 2–1 · 2–2 · 1–0 · 1–0 · 0–1

JUVENTUDE

LLWWWD0–2 · 1–2 · 1–0 · 3–0 · 2–0 · 2–2

The table

2026
#TEAMPGDPTS
1Vila Nova33+1561
2Novorizontino33+3160
3Juventude33+1860
4Fortaleza EC34+1260
5Criciuma33+656
6Atletico Goianiense34+1054
7CRB33+452
8Sport Recife34+851
9Goias33−648
10Operario-PR33−148
11Cuiaba33+647
12São Bernardo33+1046
13Athletic Club33+143
14Nautico Recife33−342
15Ceara33−542
16Botafogo SP33−141
17Avai33−1036
18Londrina33−729
19America Mineiro33−3317
20Ponte Preta34−5514

The competition's standings before kick-off.