Ceara vs Novorizontino Prediction - 18 September 2026
Our pick:Under 3.5 goals
76%Odds 1.26Won
Correct score0-1Alternative1-1
What is the prediction for Ceara vs Novorizontino?
Our correct score is 0-1, then 1-1. Novorizontino are in better form heading into this match.
Match highlights
PremiumMatch analysis
Novorizontino sit top of the table unbeaten in five, scoring thirteen goals in that stretch, against a Ceara side fighting to avoid relegation from fifteenth. Superior projects the visitors to win 0-1 on 18 September, with a 1-1 draw as the alternate reading.
Novorizontino are top of the table and unbeaten in five
They have scored thirteen goals in that run, more than double Ceara's six, and their away form has been especially sharp with wins by three-goal and four-goal margins. Ceara, by contrast, are fighting to stay up from 15th place with ten games left, and their only meeting with Novorizontino this season went the visitors' way 2-1. The model's projected 0-1 reflects a genuine gap in both form and stakes rather than picking a narrow favourite.
Two home wins, both 2-1, keep Ceara in the conversation
Both of those home wins came by a 2-1 scoreline, so if Ceara's own attack turns up at that rate again, the 0-1 projection fails immediately and this likely lands on Superior's 1-1 alternate instead. A draw would still keep Novorizontino's five-match unbeaten run intact, and Ceara's need for points in a relegation fight is real motivation to at least share the goals here.
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- Exact Score: 1:1
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Head to Head
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 May 2026 | Novorizontino | 2 - 1 | Ceara |
League Table
League Table
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 | +10 | 52 | ||
| 2 | 30 | +22 | 51 | ||
| 3 | 29 | +9 | 51 | ||
| 4 | 29 | +12 | 50 | ||
| 5 | 29 | +5 | 47 | ||
| 6 | 29 | +1 | 47 | ||
| 7 | 29 | +9 | 46 | ||
| 8 | 29 | +1 | 45 | ||
| 9 | 29 | +10 | 44 | ||
| 10 | 29 | +8 | 43 | ||
| 11 | 29 | -5 | 42 | ||
| 12 | 30 | +9 | 42 | ||
| 13 | 29 | +3 | 41 | ||
| 14 | 29 | -1 | 38 | ||
| 15 | 29 | -6 | 35 | ||
| 16 | 29 | -4 | 32 | ||
| 17 | 29 | -8 | 30 | ||
| 18 | 30 | -2 | 29 | ||
| 19 | 29 | -28 | 17 | ||
| 20 | 29 | -45 | 13 |
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vila Nova | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 41 | 31 | 10 | 52 | LWLLW |
| 2 | Novorizontino | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 49 | 27 | 22 | 51 | WLLLW |
| 3 | Fortaleza EC | 29 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 33 | 24 | 9 | 51 | WLWLW |
| 4 | Juventude | 29 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 50 | WLWWD |
| 5 | Operario-PR | 29 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 41 | 36 | 5 | 47 | LWDWW |
| 6 | Criciuma | 29 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 47 | DWWWW |
| 7 | Atletico Goianiense | 29 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 36 | 27 | 9 | 46 | WWDWL |
| 8 | CRB | 29 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 42 | 41 | 1 | 45 | WWWDL |
| 9 | Sport Recife | 29 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 39 | 29 | 10 | 44 | DDDDL |
| 10 | Cuiaba | 29 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 30 | 22 | 8 | 43 | DLLDW |
| 11 | Goias | 29 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 35 | -5 | 42 | LDWDW |
| 12 | São Bernardo | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 40 | 31 | 9 | 42 | LLDDL |
| 13 | Athletic Club | 29 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 34 | 31 | 3 | 41 | DWDDL |
| 14 | Nautico Recife | 29 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 35 | 36 | -1 | 38 | DWLLD |
| 15 | Ceara | 29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 31 | 37 | -6 | 35 | WLDDL |
| 16 | Botafogo SP | 29 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 32 | 36 | -4 | 32 | LWDDW |
| 17 | Avai | 29 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 30 | 38 | -8 | 30 | LWDWL |
| 18 | Londrina | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 39 | 41 | -2 | 29 | LLDDW |
| 19 | America Mineiro | 29 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 49 | -28 | 17 | WLDDL |
| 20 | Ponte Preta | 29 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 62 | -45 | 13 | DLLLL |