Regular Season - 31 · 3 October 2026, 14:00 UTC

Avai vs Ceara Serie B prediction

Estádio da Ressacada, Florianopolis
Referee: Alex Gomes Stefano

Our model says: Avai 0–1 Ceara

The model makes it 29% Avai, 29% draw, 42% Ceara — fair odds of 3.45, 3.45 and 2.38. Fair odds are simply 100 ÷ the probability; they are the model's own number, not a bookmaker's price.

Most likely scoreline: 0-1.

Expected goals: Avai 1.09, Ceara 1.57.

Both teams to score: 53%. Over 2.5 goals: 50%, under 2.5: 50%.

Model confidence: Medium.

Published

Key facts

  • Avai are 17th on 30 points from 30 games; Ceara are 15th on 36 points from 30 games — Serie B.
  • Avai have not won in their last 5, most recently a 0-3 defeat away to Criciuma.
  • Ceara are unbeaten in 3, most recently a 2-2 draw away to Operario-PR.
  • Last 6 meetings: Ceara 3 wins to 2, 1 draw; the most recent, 10 June 2026, ended Ceara 2–1 Avai.

Live win probability

From kick-off
Avai29%3.45
Draw29%3.45
Ceara42%2.38

These update every few seconds once the match kicks off, as the model re-reads the score, the clock and any red cards. The second figure is fair odds — 100 ÷ probability, the price with no margin in it.

Model insights: Avai vs Ceara

53%
Both teams to score
50%
Over 2.5 goals
50%
Under 2.5 goals

Most likely scorelines

Avai win Draw Ceara win
  1. 1–113%
  2. 0–110%
  3. 1–29%
  4. 0–29%
  5. 0–08%
  6. 1–07%
  7. 2–17%

Scores read Avai first. Each bar is the model's probability of that exact result, drawn against the likeliest one; the other scorelines it considered share the remaining 38%.

Has the model earned this number?

It puts Ceara at 42% here. Across 2,959 settled matches (as of 3 October 2026), 1,375 forecasts have landed in the 40–50% band; those outcomes actually happened 44.8% of the time, against an average forecast of 43.8%. In this range the two line up, so the figure above can be read literally.

Every settled prediction on this site is scored against an uninformed baseline, band by band, and published whether or not it flatters the model — see the full record.

Form going into Avai vs Ceara

Avai

  • L0-3away to Criciuma27 September 2026
  • L1-2away to Goias20 September 2026
  • D1-1Vila Nova15 September 2026
  • L0-1away to Fortaleza EC9 September 2026
  • L1-3away to Novorizontino5 September 2026

Ceara

  • D2-2away to Operario-PR26 September 2026
  • W2-1Novorizontino18 September 2026
  • D1-1away to Fortaleza EC13 September 2026
  • L1-2away to Atletico Goianiense10 September 2026
  • W2-1Sport Recife5 September 2026

What these results say

Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first. The model rates each side on its goals over this season and last, adjusted for the opposition, rather than on these results alone, so read them as context — how the ratings are built.

Serie B table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPts
17Avai3086163041-1130
15Ceara3099123339-636

Where the two sides stand. Full table

Head-to-head: Avai vs Ceara

  • 10 June 2026Ceara 2–1 AvaiSerie B
  • 3 November 2024Ceara 2–0 AvaiSerie B
  • 20 July 2024Avai 0–1 CearaSerie B
  • 22 October 2023Avai 1–0 CearaSerie B
  • 28 June 2023Ceara 0–0 AvaiSerie B
  • 8 November 2022Avai 2–0 CearaSerie A

The two sides

Avai carry a model rating of 6.25 against 6.59 for Ceara. The scale is anchored so that an average side in one of Europe's big five leagues sits at 6.85, and it is adjusted for the strength of each team's league, so the two numbers are comparable even across borders.

What the model expects

Under the hood the model expects 1.09 goals for Avai and 1.57 for Ceara. Those two numbers, not the scoreline, are what the model actually estimates; everything else is derived from them.

Avai rate 0.55 in attack and 1.81 in defence, where 1 is league average and a lower defensive number is better; Ceara rate 0.72 and 1.22.

How this was produced

Publicly tracked record so far: 1,381 correct results out of 2,964 settled predictions (47%), with 285 exact scorelines (10%). That log is updated automatically after every match and is never edited.

Full method: how the model works.

From the first whistle this page keeps going: the win probabilities at the top are recalculated as the match plays out, reading the score, the clock and any sendings-off. The same model, asked how many goals are left rather than how many there will be.

Statistical estimate, not betting advice This prediction is generated from a statistical model for entertainment and informational purposes only. It does not guarantee any outcome and should not be used as the basis for placing a bet.

Team comparison

Bars show each side's share of the two-team total, based on the model's attack/defence ratings and expected goals for this fixture.

Why the model favours this side

The model gives Ceara the highest probability at 42%, based on each side's rolling attack and defence ratings estimated from recent match data. The model projects 1.09 expected goals for Avai against 1.57 for Ceara. Avai's attack/defence rating is 0.55/1.81 versus the league average (1.00 = average), compared with 0.72/1.22 for Ceara.

Season stats

AvaiCeara
30Matches30
8W 6D 16LRecord9W 9D 12L
30 1.0 a gameGoals scored33 1.1 a game
41 1.4 a gameGoals conceded39 1.3 a game
7 of 30Clean sheets5 of 30
10 of 30Failed to score10 of 30
2 of 3Penalties scored1 of 1
79 2.6 a gameYellow cards71 2.4 a game
5Red cards4
4-2-3-1 18×Usual shape4-2-3-1 11×

Avai at home · Ceara away

14Played15
5W 4D 5LRecord2W 6D 7L
15–14Goals for – against14–22
5 of 14Clean sheets2 of 15

League matches only, Serie B, this season. Rates are per game, since the two sides have not always played the same number; the tinted figure is the better one, where better is not a matter of taste. Source: API-Football season statistics, refreshed after each league match.

Goals scored and conceded, by minute

All Serie B matches this season: Avai 30, Ceara 30.

Avai scored 1365510
Ceara conceded 7741055

Avai score most often in the 76–90 minute window (10 goals); Ceara have let in 5 there.

Ceara scored 227499
Avai conceded 14118611

Each cell counts the league goals that went in during that 15-minute window. Each side's goals sit above the goals its opponent has let in over the same minutes; the darker the cell, the more goals in that window. Stoppage time counts in the last window of its half. Source: API-Football season statistics, refreshed after each league match; own goals are not always counted on the same side as in the table, so a row can be a goal off it. Context, not a prediction.

The next 5 matches, by difficulty

Avai

Ceara

Each side's next matches on our board after this one. The colour is how strong the opponent is, from easier to harder as on the scale above: its model rating ranked among the teams of that competition, in fifths, so bright red is the top fifth whoever is playing it. The win figure is this side's own chance in that match, which is where venue and its own level come in. A match already on our board links to its own prediction; the rest follow as their week comes up.