Ceará 1-0 Criciúma: match report, goals and statistics

Match summary

Brasileirao Serie B, Thursday, 8 October 2026: Ceará came out on top against Criciúma, winning 1-0.

The score was 0-0 at half-time. The game was played at Arena Castelão, Fortaleza.

Before kick-off

Over their last 5 games Ceará have 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat. They scored 7 goals and let in 6 goals (L-D-W-D-W).

Over their last 5 games Criciúma have 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats. They scored 5 goals and let in 8 goals (L-L-L-W-W).

Ceará arrive in better form, taking 8 of a possible 15 points from their recent matches, compared with 6 for Criciúma.

The previous meeting between the sides before this game was Criciúma 1-1 Ceará on Tuesday, 16 June 2026.

Goals and key moments

The match produced 1 goal.

88' - Lenny Lobato scored for Ceará (1-0).

Discipline and substitutions

The match saw 4 yellow cards: 1 for Ceará and 3 for Criciúma.

Substitutions recorded: 5 substitutions for Ceará and 5 substitutions for Criciúma.

Match statistics

Ceará had 49.8% of possession, against 50.2% for Criciúma.

Ceará had 16 shots, 3 on target, while Criciúma had 14 shots, 1 on target. Ceará won 5 corners and Criciúma won 6 corners. Ceará committed 16 fouls and Criciúma committed 17 fouls.

Ceará had the most shots on target (3).

Impact on the table

In the latest standings Ceará are 15th with 39 points from 31 matches, while Criciúma are 5th with 53 points from 31 matches. That leaves Ceará 14 points behind Criciúma.

More on this match

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