Ceará vs Fortaleza Prediction, Betting Tips & Odds | 17 May 2026

By Gabriel Oliveira, Senior Brazilian Football Analyst | Published: 1 hour ago | 4 min read

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Football Brazil - Série B Sun 17 May 17:30

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Série B Betting Preview: Ceará vs Fortaleza

Ceará meet Fortaleza, with kick-off set for 17:30 on Sunday 17 May.

Can Fortaleza Stay Close to the Favourites?

If you agree with our view that Fortaleza can perform well against Ceará, then you can bet them with a +0.25 goal start at -130. This means our Asian Handicap stake is divided equally between 0 and +0.5.

1-1 Draw in Previous H2H Clash

Ceará have been defeated in back-to-back Série B games. They were recently beaten at home to Atlético Goianiense by a 1-0 scoreline.

On Wednesday night, Ceará were beaten on penalties (1-2 AET) when hosting Atlético Mineiro in the Copa do Brasil.

Fortaleza played Avaí away from home in their previous Série B game. It was a 0-0 draw.

In their previous showing, Fortaleza drew 0-0 away to CRB in the Copa do Brasil.

Head-to-Head Statistics

Ceará hosted a 1-1 Série A draw against Fortaleza in the last head-to-head. The past 10 H2H meetings have featured five Ceará victories, two draws and three Fortaleza wins.

Série B		G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	GD	P
3	Fortaleza	8	4	3	1	10	8	2	10:8	15
14	Ceará	8	2	4	2	8	8	0	8:8	10

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Ceará vs Fortaleza Prediction & Betting Tips

Step into Ceará vs Fortaleza with confidence as we bring you our expert match prediction, projected scoreline, best player prop picks and a custom-built bet builder.

Match Prediction

Fortaleza have a good chance of winning this Série B clash and we’ll wager them on the Asian Handicap. Take the visitors at -130 with a +0.25 goal start in then expectation that they can perform well.

The football betting tips are created after keeping tabs on the latest Série B team news along with the form guide. We also delve into the latest stats which can provide a barometer for how the action might play out.

Key Ceará vs Fortaleza league stats:

The +0.25 line has been covered by Fortaleza in 7 consecutive games.
The -0.25 line hasn’t been covered by Ceará in 4 consecutive games.
The -0.25 line hasn’t been covered by Ceará in 6 of their last 8 games.

Fortaleza +0.25 Probability

The latest betting odds imply that our pick has a 56.5% prospect of winning. However, our experts think that the probability sits between 60-65% taking all factors into consideration. That means we’re regarding it as a value wager.

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Our Match Prediction

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Correct Score Prediction

Ceará

0 - 1 Fortaleza logo

Fortaleza

Let’s take a chance on the +575 available that Fortaleza secure a 1-0 victory. There’s a nice potential return waiting if we’re able to predict the correct score.

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Juan Miritello To Score +380

Juan Miritello (Fortaleza) is available at +380 to find the net. Using all evidence, we are happy to back him to find the net on the Anytime Goalscorer market.

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Bet Builder Tips

Asian Handicap Fortaleza +0.25 -130

Both Team To Score No -143

Anytime Goalscorer Juan Miritello +380

We’ve lined up a bet builder including these picks: Fortaleza with an Asian Handicap of +0.25, one or both teams drawing a blank along with Juan Miritello (Fortaleza) to be on the scoresheet.

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Ceará vs Fortaleza Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

Bookies Anticipating a Close Contest

The draw is currently trading at +190 if you think this Série B encounter will end all square, while Ceará have betting odds of +143 and Fortaleza are +230 to land a victory of their own.

Ceará can be backed alternatively on the Draw No Bet market and that means getting -164. However, if you want insurance on the underdogs instead, Fortaleza are +115.

If you’re anticipating that two goals or less will be netted throughout the contest, then Under 2.5 Goals is a definite runner. Both Teams to Score betting is always popular and the No option on the BTTS market is available at -143.

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Asian Handicap

Total Goals

Both Teams to Score

Gabriel Souza da Silva Top of First Goalscorer List

Gabriel Souza da Silva is favourite to be First Goalscorer at +650, while you can get similar odds if you want him to score the last goal.

Player Goals

Gabriel Souza da Silva (Fortaleza)

Welliton Silva de Azevedo (Fortaleza)

'Matheusinho' Cardoso (Ceará)

Juan Miritello (Fortaleza)

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Last 5 Games

Ceará

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Head to Head

Ceará vs Fortaleza

Team Stats

Ceará League Stats

Fortaleza League Stats

Full-Time Result

2 wins, 4 defeats and 4 draws in the previous 10 matches
2 wins, 4 defeats and 4 draws in the previous 10 home matches

Full-Time Result

5 wins, 2 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 matches
3 wins, 2 defeats and 5 draws in the previous 10 away matches

Goals

An average of 0.90 goals scored and 1.20 conceded in the previous 10 matches
An average of 1.10 goals scored and 1.40 conceded in the previous 10 home matches
An average of 2.10 goals per game in the previous 10 matches
An average of 2.50 goals per game in the previous 10 home matches
BTTS Yes in 4 of the previous 10 matches
BTTS Yes in 6 of the previous 10 home matches
Over 2.5 Goals in 2 of the previous 10 matches
Over 2.5 Goals in 3 of the previous 10 home matches

Goals

An average of 1.40 goals scored and 1.30 conceded in the previous 10 matches
An average of 1.20 goals scored and 1.50 conceded in the previous 10 away matches
An average of 2.70 goals per game in the previous 10 matches
An average of 2.70 goals per game in the previous 10 away matches
BTTS Yes in 5 of the previous 10 matches
BTTS Yes in 5 of the previous 10 away matches
Over 2.5 Goals in 6 of the previous 10 matches
Over 2.5 Goals in 4 of the previous 10 away matches

Corners

An average of 5.00 corners awarded and 4.50 corners conceded in the last 2 matches
An average of 5.50 corners awarded and 5.33 corners against in the last 6 home matches
An average of 9.50 corners awarded in the last 2 matches
An average of 10.83 corners awarded in the last 6 home matches
Had the most corners in 1 and least corners in 1 of the last 2 matches
Had the most corners in 3 and least corners in 3 of the last 6 home matches

Corners

An average of 1.00 corners awarded and 4.50 corners conceded in the last 2 matches
An average of 3.50 corners awarded and 6.83 corners against in the last 6 away matches
An average of 5.50 corners awarded in the last 2 matches
An average of 10.33 corners awarded in the last 6 away matches
Had the most corners in 0 and least corners in 1 of the last 2 matches
Had the most corners in 0 and least corners in 5 of the last 6 away matches

Possession

An average of 37.00% possession in the last 2 matches
An average of 45.00% possession in the last 6 home matches
Most possession in 0 of the last 2 matches
Most possession in 2 of the last 6 home matches

Possession

An average of 29.50% possession in the last 2 matches
An average of 34.50% possession in the last 6 away matches
Most possession in 0 of the last 2 matches
Most possession in 0 of the last 6 away matches

Top Scorers & Assists

Top Scorers for Ceará this season are Juan (2), Matheus Araujo (2), Fernandinho (1)
Top Assistors for Ceará this season are Giulio (1), Joao Gabriel (1), Lucca (1)

Top Scorers & Assists

Top Scorers for Fortaleza this season are Juan Miritello (3), Vitinho (2), Luiz Fernando (1)
Top Assistors for Fortaleza this season are Emanuel Britez (1), Mailton (1), Mauricio Mucuri (1)

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Ceará vs Fortaleza Lineups & Team News

Be prepared — check the Ceará vs Fortaleza team news before wagering. Receive the confirmed lineups for Série B plus the newest injury updates.

Ceará Team Page

Fortaleza Team Page

Previous Ceará Lineups

13 May Copa do Brasil

Ceará 4-5 Atlético MG

Confirmed Lineups

09 May Série B

Ceará 0-1 Atlético GO

Confirmed Lineups

03 May Série B

Sport Recife 2-0 Ceará

Confirmed Lineups

26 Apr Série B

Ceará 3-3 Vila Nova

Confirmed Lineups

23 Apr Copa do Brasil

Atlético MG 2-1 Ceará

Confirmed Lineups

19 Apr Série B

Londrina 0-0 Ceará

Confirmed Lineups

Previous Fortaleza Lineups

14 May Copa do Brasil

CRB 0-0 Fortaleza

Confirmed Lineups

10 May Série B

Avaí 0-0 Fortaleza

Confirmed Lineups

02 May Série B

Fortaleza 4-1 Goiás

Confirmed Lineups

26 Apr Série B

Operário 0-0 Fortaleza

Confirmed Lineups

22 Apr Copa do Brasil

Fortaleza 2-1 CRB

Confirmed Lineups

19 Apr Série B

Fortaleza 3-2 Criciúma

Confirmed Lineups

Team Squads

Ceará Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Mozart

Player	#	Pos	GP	MIN	ST	BE	G	Y	R
Luiz Otavio	4	D	8	720	8	0	0	0	0
Eder	33	D	8	720	8	0	0	1	0
Luiz Otavio	4	D	8	720	8	0	0	0	0
Lucas Lima	31	D	7	470	6	1	1	1	1
Richard	1	G	5	450	5	0	0	1	0

Fernandinho	11	F	8	425	5	3	1	0	0	0
Sanchez	12	M	6	409	4	4	1	0	2	0
Matheus Araujo	8	M	7	409	6	1	2	0	3	0
Rafael Ramos	6	D	5	388	4	4	0	0	1	0
Juan	10	M	8	342	2	6	2	0	0	0
Melk	40	M	6	336	4	4	0	1	1	0
Alex	21	D	5	331	4	2	0	0	1	0
Julio Cesar	18	D	6	321	3	5	0	0	0	0
Fernando	17	D	4	319	4	4	0	0	1	0
Wendel	9	F	6	303	4	2	0	1	1	0
Lucca	99	F	4	271	2	4	0	1	1	0
Bruno	94	G	3	270	3	5	0	0	1	0
Matheusinho	98	F	4	227	3	1	0	0	0	0
Vinicius Zanocelo	25	M	3	223	3	0	1	0	0	0
Vina	29	M	4	201	3	3	0	0	1	0
Dieguinho	20	D	4	191	3	2	0	0	0	0
Richardson	26	M	4	164	2	5	0	0	1	0
Giulio	35	F	5	148	1	5	0	1	0	0
Pedro Henrique	7	F	4	143	1	3	0	0	0	0
Joao Gabriel	81	M	3	79	0	7	0	1	1	0
Luiz Otavio	13	D	1	14	0	5	0	0	0	0
Luiz Otavio	13	D	1	14	0	5	0	0	0	0
Stanley Boateng	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ronald	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kaua	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Enzo Lodovico	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Pedro Esli	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gustavo Alves	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gustavo Martins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jorge	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Pedro Gilmar	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Fortaleza Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Thiago Carpini

Player	#	Pos	GP	MIN	ST	G	A	Y	R
Emanuel Britez	2	D	8	719	8	0	1	1	1
Lucas Gazal	34	D	7	630	7	0	0	3	0
Mailton	22	D	7	626	7	1	1	2	1
Tomas Pochettino	7	M	8	614	8	0	0	1	0
Luiz Fernando	32	M	7	581	7	1	0	3	0

Mauricio Mucuri	13	D	7	498	6	1	0	1	0	0
Ryan	37	M	8	495	7	1	1	0	3	0
Vinicius	25	G	5	450	5	3	0	0	0	0
Pierre	30	M	5	378	5	1	0	1	1	1
Victor Rocha	33	D	5	360	5	3	0	0	0	0
Lucas Sasha	88	M	7	310	3	4	0	0	1	0
Juan Miritello	9	F	6	306	3	3	3	0	0	0
Brenno	12	G	3	270	3	5	0	0	0	0
Ronald	8	M	5	236	2	6	0	0	0	0
Lucas Emanoel	19	M	5	223	3	5	0	0	2	0
Gabriel Fuentes	18	D	3	216	3	0	0	0	1	0
Vitinho	11	F	5	214	2	6	2	0	1	0
Rodriguinho	75	M	5	137	0	8	0	0	1	0
Luan Freitas	4	D	2	117	1	7	0	0	0	0
Lucca Prior	38	M	3	113	1	7	0	0	0	0
Lucas Crispim	10	M	3	104	0	3	0	0	1	0
Welliton	31	M	4	104	0	8	0	0	0	0
Rodrigo Santos	29	M	5	96	1	7	0	0	1	0
Paulo Baya	77	F	5	93	1	7	0	0	1	0
Kayke Queiroz	99	F	1	27	0	2	0	0	0	0
Tomas Cardona	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Aderbar Santos	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Paulinho	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Pablo	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Matheus Rossetto	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Matheus Pereira	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Magrao	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Allanzinho	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kauan	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Joao Ricardo	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Imanol Machuca	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
GB	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Eros Mancuso	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Calebe	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Benjamin Kuscevic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Yeison Guzman	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Série B Table

Serie B Season

#	Team	G	W	D	L	+/-	P
1	Sao Bernardo	8	5	1	2	14:6	16
2	Sport Recife	8	4	4	0	11:5	16
3	Fortaleza	8	4	3	1	10:8	15
4	Náutico	8	4	1	3	9:7	13
5	Vila Nova	8	3	4	1	12:10	13
6	Novorizontino	8	3	3	2	11:9	12
7	Criciúma	8	3	3	2	9:7	12
8	Operário	8	3	3	2	7:6	12
9	Juventude	8	3	3	2	5:4	12
10	Atlético GO	8	3	2	3	8:8	11
11	Goiás	8	3	1	4	8:12	10
12	Avaí	8	2	4	2	10:9	10
13	Athletic Club	8	2	4	2	9:9	10
14	Ceará	8	2	4	2	8:8	10
15	Botafogo SP	8	2	3	3	10:8	9
16	Cuiabá	8	1	6	1	4:4	9
17	CRB	8	2	2	4	11:12	8
18	Ponte Preta	8	2	1	5	6:12	7
19	Londrina	8	1	2	5	8:14	5
20	América	8	0	2	6	4:16	2

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#	Team	G	W	D	L	+/-	P
1	Fortaleza	4	3	1	0	9:4	10
2	Goiás	4	3	0	1	5:3	9
3	Operário	4	2	2	0	4:0	8
4	Sport Recife	4	2	2	0	6:3	8
5	Juventude	4	2	2	0	3:0	8
6	Vila Nova	4	2	2	0	7:5	8
7	Criciúma	3	2	1	0	5:2	7
8	Atlético GO	4	2	1	1	5:4	7
9	Novorizontino	4	2	1	1	5:5	7
10	Sao Bernardo	4	2	0	2	5:3	6
11	Avaí	5	1	3	1	6:5	6
12	Náutico	4	2	0	2	5:4	6
13	Botafogo SP	4	1	2	1	7:4	5
14	Ceará	4	1	2	1	5:5	5
15	Athletic Club	4	1	2	1	3:3	5
16	Ponte Preta	4	1	1	2	3:5	4
17	CRB	4	1	0	3	5:5	3
18	Cuiabá	4	0	3	1	2:4	3
19	Londrina	4	0	2	2	4:7	2
20	América	4	0	1	3	2:7	1

#	Team	G	W	D	L	+/-	P
1	Sao Bernardo	4	3	1	0	9:3	10
2	Sport Recife	4	2	2	0	5:2	8
3	Náutico	4	2	1	1	4:3	7
4	Cuiabá	4	1	3	0	2:0	6
5	Novorizontino	4	1	2	1	6:4	5
6	Athletic Club	4	1	2	1	6:6	5
7	Vila Nova	4	1	2	1	5:5	5
8	Ceará	4	1	2	1	3:3	5
9	CRB	4	1	2	1	6:7	5
10	Criciúma	5	1	2	2	4:5	5
11	Fortaleza	4	1	2	1	1:4	5
12	Avaí	3	1	1	1	4:4	4
13	Atlético GO	4	1	1	2	3:4	4
14	Botafogo SP	4	1	1	2	3:4	4
15	Juventude	4	1	1	2	2:4	4
16	Operário	4	1	1	2	3:6	4
17	Londrina	4	1	0	3	4:7	3
18	Ponte Preta	4	1	0	3	3:7	3
19	Goiás	4	0	1	3	3:9	1
20	América	4	0	1	3	2:9	1

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Expert Analysis by Gabriel Oliveira

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