The kick off for the match between Maranhão and Ceará will take place at 01:30 (UK time) - Thursday, 04/30 - at the Estádio Governador João Castelo Ribeiro Gonçalves. This clash of the 2026 Copa do Nordeste looks very promising!
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APWin predictions for Maranhão vs Ceará
With odds already released by major bookmakers, our experts have crunched the numbers and dissected the key match data. Find our value-packed prediction for this encounter below:
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Maranhão Preview
Maranhão has played 4 matches in the Copa do Nordeste so far, with 0 wins, 1 draws, and 3 losses. This results in an average of 0.25 points per match.
In the 2026 season, the team has recorded 6 wins, 4 draws, and 9 losses. Maranhão's attack has scored 18 goals, 3 of them in the league, which gives an average of 0.75 goals per league match and 0.95 goals per match across the entire season.
Emerson Freitas dos Anjos is the team’s top scorer with 1 goals, while Jorge Wanderson da Silva Rocha leads the team in assists with 1. Defensively, Quadricolor has conceded 11 goals in the league (an average of 2.75) and 26 goals throughout the entire season (an average of 1.37 over 19 matches).
Ceará preview
In 4 Copa do Nordeste matches, Ceará has recorded 2 wins, 1 draws, and 1 losses, with an average of 1.75 points per game.
In the 2026 season, the team has 14 wins in 26 matches. The team has scored 48 goals, 8 of them in the Copa do Nordeste (an average of 2 goals per match), with Vinicius Goes Barbosa de Souza being the team's top scorer with 6 goals and Vinicius Nelson de Souza Zanocelo providing 3 assists.
Defensively, Vovô has conceded 5 goals in the league and 19 in the 2026 season overall, resulting in an average of 0.73 goals conceded per match.
Head to head: Maranhão vs Ceará
Review the head-to-head record between the teams, featuring key data to support your match prediction.
Maranhão
Brazil - Copa do Nordeste
| Form | Last 5 | PPG |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | W L L L D |
0.8 |
| Home | W D L L D |
1 |
| Away | L L L D L |
0.2 |
| Stats | Overall | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Win % | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Goals | 3.5 | 5 | 3 |
| Scored | 0.75 | 2 | 0.33 |
| Conceded | 2.75 | 3 | 2.67 |
| Both Teams to Score | 50% | 100% | 33% |
| Without Conceding | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Failed To Score | 50% | 0% | 67% |
| 1st to Score | 25% | 0% | 33% |
|
xG
|
1.29 | 2.15 | 1.01 |
|
xGA
|
2.05 | 1.68 | 2.18 |
Ceará
Brazil - Copa do Nordeste
| Form | Last 5 | PPG |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | D L D W W |
1.6 |
| Home | D W W W D |
2.2 |
| Away | L D W D L |
1 |
| Stats | Overall | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Win % | 50% | 67% | 0% |
| Goals | 3.25 | 3 | 4 |
| Scored | 2 | 2.33 | 1 |
| Conceded | 1.25 | 0.67 | 3 |
| Both Teams to Score | 75% | 67% | 100% |
| Without Conceding | 25% | 33% | 0% |
| Failed To Score | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 1st to Score | 25% | 67% | 0% |
|
xG
|
1.86 | 1.9 | 1.74 |
|
xGA
|
1.24 | 1.08 | 1.73 |
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