Ceara vs Ponte Preta: live score, stats and AI analysis

Brasileirão Série B · · Status: Full time

Ceara and Ponte Preta met on 7 August 2026 (Brasileirão Série B); the match ended 2-0.

Final score: Ceara 2-0 Ponte Preta · Half-time: 1-0

Goals: Ceara — Lucca 29', Sampaio 29'

AI preview and result

Published: · 35 h before kick-off

What the pre-match AI preview said

A low-scoring match is expected between Ceara and Ponte Preta. Our model provides a prediction of Under 3.5 Total Goals with 87% probability.

How the pre-match analyses turned out

1 of 1 pre-match analyses were correct. Public accuracy record of all AI analyses

Match events

Team statistics

Full match

CearaPonte Preta
Ball possession69%31%
Expected goals (xG)2.080.97
Total shots207
Shots on target81
Shots inside the box112
Blocked shots52
Corners32
Offsides51
Yellow cards14
Red cards01
Total passes474208
Accurate passes423140
Goalkeeper saves16

1st half

CearaPonte Preta
Expected goals (xG)0.530.96
Total shots96
Shots on target21
Corners01
Yellow cards04

Lineups

CearaFormation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 1Richard
  • 31Bryan Borges
  • 3Thalisson
  • 71Gabriel Rocha
  • 6Savio
  • 21Giovanni Pavani
  • 81Joao Gabriel
  • 20M. N. Ferreira Berrondo
  • 29Vina
  • 35Giulio
  • 99Lucca

Substitution

  • 49'In: Luiz Otavio · Out: Thalisson
  • 62'In: Melk · Out: M. N. Ferreira Berrondo
  • 62'In: Richardson · Out: Giovanni Pavani
  • 84'In: Lucas Mugni · Out: Vina
  • 84'In: R. Lopez · Out: Lucca

Substitutes

  • 22Matheus Nogueira
  • 12Sanchez
  • 90Kaua Ziegler
  • 45Vini Uchella
  • 8Matheus Araujo
  • 88Caio
  • 60Enzo Lodovico

Ponte PretaFormation: 3-4-2-1

Starting XI

  • 30Vinicius Ferrari
  • 23S. Palacios
  • 3Lucas Cunha
  • 13Diego Porfirio
  • 2Julio
  • 8Andre Lima
  • 16Leo Gomes
  • 32Kevyson
  • 18David da Hora
  • 10Elvis
  • 21Brandao

Substitution

  • 22'In: M. L. Diego · Out: Kevyson
  • 46'In: Rodrigo Souza · Out: David da Hora
  • 64'In: Baianinho · Out: S. Palacios
  • 83'In: Gustavo Telles · Out: Andre Lima
  • 83'In: Gustavo Almeida · Out: Elvis

Substitutes

  • 1Guilherme Viana
  • 17Miguel Morais
  • 6Juan Rodrigues
  • 9Joao Damiao

Player ratings

Match info

Last 5 matches

Ceara

  • W4-3vs Sao Bernardo26 Jul 2026
  • L0-1vs CRB22 Jul 2026
  • D1-1vs America MG18 Jul 2026
  • D0-0vs Athletic Club13 Jul 2026
  • L0-2vs Goias4 Jul 2026

Ponte Preta

  • D1-1vs Athletic Club28 Jul 2026
  • L2-3vs Operario-PR22 Jul 2026
  • L1-2vs Goias18 Jul 2026
  • L1-2vs Criciuma8 Jul 2026
  • L0-2vs Fortaleza3 Jul 2026

Head-to-head

Standings — Brasileirão Série B

PosPPts
14Athletic Club3647
15Nautico3646
16Ceara3643
17Avai3637
18Londrina3632
19America MG3626
20Ponte Preta3615

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