Ceara 2-1 Sport Recife: result and AI prediction

Ceara – Sport Recife, Serie B, Saturday, September 5, 2026 at 10:30 PM (GMT). Venue: Estádio Governador Plácido Castelo

Ceara is #17 in the table (28 pts) and Sport Recife #8 (38 pts). 9 places separate the two teams in the table. Last 6 head-to-head meetings: Ceara 1, draws 3, Sport Recife 2. Their last meeting, on May 3, 2026, ended Sport Recife 2-0 Ceara.

Ceara

Final score2 - 1

Sport Recife

AI predicted: 2-1 · Final score: 2-1✓ Exact score

AI confidence: Medium

AI match recap

Ceará have home advantage and arrive off a useful win, but Sport Recife bring the steadier league campaign and a more reliable defensive base. The visitors have also maintained a scoring run, so Ceará cannot commit both full-backs forward without protection behind the ball. This looks like a match likely to be shaped by patience: Ceará trying to turn pressure into territory, Sport waiting for transition moments. Final team news matters, as the available public injury listings are not fully consistent.

Head-to-head analysis

Sport Recife have won six of the last ten meetings, with Ceará winning twice and two draws. The May meeting ended with a Sport win, but Ceará beat Sport in the latest match played at Castelão; this is a rivalry with a clear home-venue counterweight.

Form (last 5)

CearaLeague position #17 · 28 ptsL W L

Sport RecifeLeague position #8 · 38 ptsL W L

Ceara vs Sport Recife stats

	Ceara	Sport Recife
Played	25	25
Goals scored	25	33
Goals conceded	32	24
Clean sheets	5	9

Last meetings

2026-05-03Sport Recife 2-0 Ceara
2025-10-15Sport Recife 1-1 Ceara
2025-07-10Sport Recife 0-0 Ceara
2025-05-17Ceara 2-0 Sport Recife
2024-10-08Sport Recife 2-1 Ceara
2024-06-21Ceara 0-0 Sport Recife