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Novorizontino vs Ceara Prediction— Brazil - Serie B

Matchday 10 ·Saturday, May 23, 2026, 19:00

Novorizontino logo
Novorizontino
PPG 1.75 · HOME
LAST 5
LDWWW
2 – 1
FULL TIME
Ceara logo
Ceara
PPG 1.25 · AWAY
LAST 5
WLLWL

Poisson scoreline matrix HOME ↓ / AWAY →

01234+ 0 0-016.5%0-113.7%0-25.7%0-31.6%0-4+0.4%1 1-016.1%1-113.3%1-25.5%1-31.5%1-4+0.4%2 2-07.8%2-16.5%2-22.7%2-30.7%2-4+0.2%3 3-02.5%3-12.1%3-20.9%3-30.2%3-4+0.1%4+ 4+-00.8%4+-10.6%4+-20.3%4+-30.1%4+-4+0.0%
Cell shade = scoreline probability LOW HIGH · ▣ FT RESULT

Markets vs the line MODEL / ODDS / EV

MarketModelImpliedOddsEV
Home win 38.0% 46.3% 2.16 -17.9%
Draw 35.1% 33.6% 2.98 +4.6%
Away win 26.9% 27.0% 3.70 -0.3%
Over 2.5 35.0% 40.8% 2.45 -14.2%
Over 3.5 10.9% 21.1% 4.75 -28.9%
BTTS 48.5% 50.0% 2.00 -3.0%
Home O1.5
Away O1.5

League track record

Based on 175 resolved predictions

1X2 Acc 46%
O2.5 56%
BTTS 53%
Score Hit 58%
ROI 22.2%
Bet Hit 60%

Correct score prediction CORRECT SCORE MODEL

2 – 0 34%CONFIDENCE
✘ MISS — FT 2-1
xG (home)1.0 xG (away)0.8 BTTS prob48.5%

H 38% / xG 1.0-0.8 / U2.5 35% / NoBTTS 48%

Top 5 Poisson scorelines

#1 0–0 16.5%
#2 1–1 13.3%
#3 1–0 16.1%
#4 0–1 13.7%
#5 2–0 7.8%

Expected goals MODEL xG

Novorizontino1.0
Ceara0.8

COMBINED 1.8 xG → O2.5 PROB 35.0% · O3.5 PROB 10.9%

Form & verdict PPG

NOVORIZONTINO · PPG 1.75

CEARA · PPG 1.25

⚠ LOW CONFIDENCE - ✓ FAIR - Moderate advantage | No clear value
Chance this pick lands
49%
MODERATE_HOME

Home slight advantage: GOOD (1.75) > Away AVERAGE (1.25)

Win probability 1X2

Novorizontino (H) 38.0%
ODDS 2.16 · IMPLIED 46.3% EV -17.9%
Draw 35.1%
ODDS 2.98 · IMPLIED 33.6% EV +4.6%
Ceara (A) 26.9%
ODDS 3.70 · IMPLIED 27.0% EV -0.3%

Season Statistics average per match · 25 matches · 2026

Novorizontino ▾ lower is better Ceara

Attack

14.6
Shots
13.2
5.0
Shots on target
4.2
5.9
Shots off target
5.3
3.8
Blocked shots
3.8
8.4
Shots inside box
7.4
6.1
Shots outside box
5.5
34.1%
Shooting accuracy
31.4%
33.1%
Goals per shot on target
24.0%
1.64
Goals
1.00
1.47
xG for 24·24 of 25
1.08

Defence

10.9
Shots faced
12.8
2.8
Shots on target faced
4.3
0.88
Goals conceded
1.28
0.92
xG against 24·24 of 25
1.27
2.0
Goalkeeper saves
3.0

Control

47.7%
Possession
51.4%
346
Passes
351
276
Accurate passes
284
80.0%
Pass accuracy
80.9%
6.0
Corners
5.6
4.8
Corners faced
4.3
1.8
Offsides
1.7

Discipline

13.0
Fouls
14.4
1.9
Yellow cards
2.3
0.00
Red cards
0.16

Match Preview & Prediction

Novorizontino face Ceara in Brazil - Serie B on Saturday, May 23, 2026. Our Poisson-based model has analysed both teams' form, attack and defence strength to generate the prediction below. The model gives Novorizontino a 38% chance, the draw 35% and Ceara 27%, so Novorizontino are favoured to win. Expected goals are 1.0 for Novorizontino and 0.8 for Ceara (1.8 total). The most likely scoreline is 0-0. There is a 35% chance of over 2.5 goals and a 49% chance of both teams scoring. On recent form, Novorizontino are averaging 1.75 points per game versus 1.25 for Ceara. The best value bet our model finds is a draw, with an expected value of +4.6%. This match finished 2-1.

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