Athletic 2-1 Ceará: match report, goals and statistics

Match summary

Athletic beat Ceará 2-1 in Brasileirao Serie B on Monday, 2 November 2026.

The score was 1-1 at half-time. The game was played at Estádio Joaquim Portugal, Sao Joao del Rei. The recorded attendance was 2,981.

Before kick-off

Athletic: 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches (L-L-D-D-L), scoring 4 goals and conceding 7 goals. Athletic are without a win in 5 matches.

Ceará: 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches (W-W-L-D-L), scoring 4 goals and conceding 5 goals.

Ceará arrive in better form, taking 7 of a possible 15 points from their recent matches, compared with 2 for Athletic.

The previous meeting between the sides before this game was Ceará 0-0 Athletic on Monday, 13 July 2026.

Goals and key moments

The match produced 3 goals.

Saulo found the net for Ceará in minute 22, making it 0-1. Assis found the net for Athletic in minute 35, making it 1-1. Jhan Torres found the net for Athletic in minute 65, making it 2-1.

Discipline and substitutions

The match saw 3 yellow cards: 1 for Athletic and 2 for Ceará.

Substitutions recorded: 5 substitutions for Athletic and 7 substitutions for Ceará.

Match statistics

Athletic had 49.2% of possession, against 50.8% for Ceará.

Athletic had 21 shots, 5 on target, while Ceará had 16 shots, 5 on target. Athletic won 4 corners and Ceará won 3 corners. Athletic committed 18 fouls and Ceará committed 13 fouls.

Impact on the table

The table shows Athletic in 14th place (47 points from 36 matches) and Ceará in 16th place (43 points from 36 matches). Athletic hold a 4 points advantage over Ceará in the standings.

More on this match

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