Brazil - Serie BEstádio Alfredo JaconiData current as of 22 July 2026

Juventude vs Ceará: match statistics

Juventude crest
Juventude
2 : 0half-time 2:0
Ceará crest
Ceará

Juventude vs Ceará: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Juventude play Ceará in Serie B (Brazil). The match date is 28 June 2026 at 21:00. Venue: Estádio Alfredo Jaconi. Final score: 2:0.

Current form

Juventude: 4-1-0, 2.60 points/match. Ceará: 0-2-3, 0.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Juventude scores 1.06 and concedes 0.44 goals per match. Ceará scores 0.89 and concedes 1.17. League average: 2.27 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Juventude 17%, Ceará 50%. Over 2.5: Juventude 22%, Ceará 28%. League level: BTTS 48%, Over 2.5 42%.

xG, shots and style

Ceará has higher xG: 1.48 vs 1.36. Juventude: 12.2 shots per match, Ceará: 13.4.

Match halves

Juventude: half-time lead 44%, second-half goals 0.50. Ceará: half-time lead 22%, second-half goals 0.44.

Goals by minute

Juventude: 31-45+ (6 goals). Ceará: 31-45+ (5 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Serie B: 2.27 goals per match, BTTS 48%, Over 2.5 42%.

Head-to-head

2 H2H matches: 2-0-0. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 50%.

Match description

Juventude is the favorite in this matchup: in the home table they sit 6th, with a 57% home win rate and only 14% home losses. In the last 5 matches the hosts scored 8 goals and won 3 of 5, averaging 1.8 points per game, while Ceará have 5 goals in their last 5 with only 1 win and 0.8 points per game. Juventude’s defense stands out statistically — they concede just 0.14 goals on average in home fixtures and have kept a clean sheet in 86% of matches, whereas Ceará concede 1.0 goals on average away and keep 33% clean sheets. In terms of chance quality the hosts generate an average xG of 1.64 at home with xG against 1.14, while the visitors have xG 1.18 with xG against 1.65; additionally the hosts record 5.43 shots on target per match versus the visitors’ 3.5 shots on target, confirming an offensive edge. Based on this I tip a Juventude win.

Half-by-half

2 : 0
1st half
0 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

51Possession (%)49
JuventudeCeará
10Shots10
JuventudeCeará
5Shots on target2
JuventudeCeará
1.38xG1.06
JuventudeCeará
6Corners4
JuventudeCeará
56Dangerous attacks39
JuventudeCeará
17Fouls15
JuventudeCeará
0Cards1
JuventudeCeará

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

1.06Goals scored / match0.89
JuventudeCeará
0.44Goals conceded / match1.17
JuventudeCeará
49%Average possession50%
JuventudeCeará
4.39Shots on target / match4
JuventudeCeará

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

12.17Shots per match13.39
JuventudeCeará
4.39Shots on target4
JuventudeCeará
8.7%Shot conversion6.6%
JuventudeCeará
49%Possession50%
JuventudeCeará
1.36xG for1.48
JuventudeCeará
1.33xG against1.33
JuventudeCeará

Shooting quality

Juventude: BalancedCeará: Balanced
JuventudeCeará
Accuracy (shots on target)36%30%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.240.22

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Juventude is 550% better for: last-5 form.

2.6 pts / match - Juventude · 0.4 pts / match - Ceará

Juventude
WWDWW
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
50% W28% R22% P
Season (W-D-L)
9-5-4
1.78 pts / match · goal difference +11
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-1-0
2.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
7-2-1
Last 5 at home
5-0-0
WWWWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 0.0xG: 1.22Opponent xG: 1.31BTTS: 0%Over 2.5: 0%
Ceará
LLLDD
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
22% W39% R39% P
Season (W-D-L)
4-7-7
1.06 pts / match · goal difference -5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-2-3
0.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-4-4
Last 5 away
0-2-3
LDLLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.2Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.25Opponent xG: 1.22BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 0%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Juventude is 19% better for: goals scored per match.

1.06 goals / match - Juventude · 0.89 goals / match - Ceará

Juventude is 166% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.44 goals / match - Juventude · 1.17 goals / match - Ceará

Juventude scoring profile: very strong

Juventude scores in 67% of matches (12 of 18 matches), while Ceará keeps a clean sheet in 22% (4 of 18 matches).

Ceará scoring profile: more difficult

Ceará scores in 61% of matches (11 of 18 matches), while Juventude keeps a clean sheet in 72% (13 of 18 matches).

19Goals scored (season)16
JuventudeCeará
8Goals conceded (season)21
JuventudeCeará
1.5Average goals in match2.06
JuventudeCeará
6Goals scored (last 5)1
JuventudeCeará
0Goals conceded (last 5)6
JuventudeCeará

How often they score at least...

67%1 goal61%
JuventudeCeará
28%2 goals22%
JuventudeCeará
11%3 goals6%
JuventudeCeará
0%4 goals0%
JuventudeCeará

How often they concede at least...

28%1 goal78%
JuventudeCeará
17%2 goals33%
JuventudeCeará
0%3 goals6%
JuventudeCeará
0%4 goals0%
JuventudeCeará

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time11%
JuventudeCeará
0%BTTS in both halves0%
JuventudeCeará
22%Scored in both halves0%
JuventudeCeará

BTTS and goal count

11%Min. 3 goals and BTTS28%
JuventudeCeará
11%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
JuventudeCeará
0%BTTS - last 520%
JuventudeCeará

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

67%Min. 1 goal before half-time56%
JuventudeCeará
17%Min. 2 goals before half-time22%
JuventudeCeará
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time6%
JuventudeCeará

2nd half

56%Min. 1 goal after half-time78%
JuventudeCeará
11%Min. 2 goals after half-time39%
JuventudeCeará
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
JuventudeCeará

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Juventude is 43% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.67 pts / match - Juventude · 1.17 pts / match - Ceará

Juventude - half-time state
44% leading33% draw22% trailing
Ceará - half-time state
22% leading50% draw28% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.67Points per match (1st half)1.17
JuventudeCeará
0.56Goals scored (1st half)0.44
JuventudeCeará
0.28Goals conceded (1st half)0.44
JuventudeCeará
0.83Average goals (1st half)0.89
JuventudeCeará
78%Clean sheet before half-time61%
JuventudeCeará
56%No goal before half-time72%
JuventudeCeará

After half-time (2nd half)

1.67Points per match (2nd half)1
JuventudeCeará
0.5Goals scored (2nd half)0.44
JuventudeCeará
0.17Goals conceded (2nd half)0.72
JuventudeCeará
0.67Average goals (2nd half)1.17
JuventudeCeará
83%Clean sheet after half-time44%
JuventudeCeará
56%No goal after half-time67%
JuventudeCeará

Juventude - second-half results

39% W50% R11% P
30
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
+5
Goal difference (1st half)
30
Second-half points
+6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.67
PPG before half-time
Lead holding114%

Leads at half-time in 44% of matches and wins 50%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Ceará - second-half results

22% W33% R44% P
21
Half-time points
8
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
18
Second-half points
-5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.17
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 22% of matches and wins 22%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Juventude - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.201.80
Goals scored / match0.80.4
Goals conceded / match0.00.0
Average goals in match0.80.4
1 goal60%40%
2 goals20%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet100%100%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference+4+2
Half-time: 60% leading - 40% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 60% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 4
Ceará - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.600.60
Goals scored / match0.00.2
Goals conceded / match0.60.6
Average goals in match0.60.8
1 goal40%60%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal100%80%
Goal difference-3-2
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 60% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Juventude
ScoredConceded
2
0
0-15
2
2
16-30
6
3
31-45
4
0
46-60
3
1
61-75
2
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (6 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

Ceará
ScoredConceded
2
3
0-15
1
4
16-30
5
1
31-45
2
6
46-60
2
4
61-75
4
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (5 goli). Concedes most in 46-60 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

1.78
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.1 : 0.7
Estimated goal split
home : away
78%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
34%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+12%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
41%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
13%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 8 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Juventude

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.03
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.59
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-13.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.30
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.89
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
83%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
44%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.82
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
11% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
11%

Ceará

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.15
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.43
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.59
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.16
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
88%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
92%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.66
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Serie B).

Teams vs league

JuventudeLigaCeará
Average goals in match 1.502.27 2.06
Both teams scored 17%48% 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 22%42% 28%
Clean sheets 72%31% 22%
Goal before half-time 67%66% 56%
Goal after half-time 56%74% 78%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.27
Average goals per match
48%
Both teams scored
42%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
31%
Clean sheets
1.27
Home goals / match
1.01
Away goals / match
+26%
Home attack advantage
+20%
Home defence advantage
+15%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
66%
1 goal
27%
2 goals
7%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
74%
1 goal
38%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Juventude 2 - 0 - 0 Ceará. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 50% matches.

Ceará SC
0 : 1
EC Juventude
EC Juventude
2 : 1
Ceará SC

FAQ

What was the result of Juventude vs Ceará?

The Serie B match finished Juventude 2:0 Ceará. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What is the head-to-head record between Juventude and Ceará?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Juventude won 2, Ceará won 0 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 2.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Juventude vs Ceará?

Juventude score 1.06 goals per game on average and Ceará 0.89. The Serie B average is 2.27 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 42% of games. Both teams score in 17% of Juventude's matches and 50% of Ceará's.

What form are Juventude and Ceará in?

Over the last 5 games Juventude have a 4-1-0 record (2.60 points per game) and Ceará 0-2-3 (0.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Juventude vs Ceará?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.