Ceara vs Juventude prediction and preview

17 Oct 2026, 19:30 UTC

The PunterPick prediction

Under 2.5 GoalsOdds 1.50Market probability 62%Final score 2–2

Published before kick-off and never changed afterwards. See the methodology for how picks are chosen.

Match preview

Ceara host Juventude in the Serie B (Brazil) on 17 Oct 2026, 19:30 UTC. The prediction PunterPick published for this fixture is Under 2.5 Goals — fewer than 2.5 goals in the match. It was published at odds of 1.50, which the bookmaker market rated at about 62% once the bookmaker margin is removed.

Final score: Ceara 2–2 Juventude.

Going into the match, Ceara had won 5, drawn 2 and lost 3 of their last 10 matches, scoring 12 and conceding 11. Juventude had won 5, drawn 3 and lost 2 of their last 10, with 15 scored and 9 conceded.

Both teams scored in 6 of Ceara's last 10 and 4 of Juventude's last 10; 5 and 5 of those matches respectively went over 2.5 goals. At home Ceara averaged 1.50 goals scored and 1.00 conceded across 18 matches; away from home Juventude averaged 0.89 scored and 0.78 conceded across 18.

Our team-strength model expects about 0.93 goals from Ceara and 1.13 from Juventude. From that it rates a home win at 29%, a draw at 33% and an away win at 39%, against 34%, 30% and 36% implied by the 1X2 prices. For the published pick itself the model gives 66%.

Form before the match

Team	Last 5	Scored	Conceded	BTTS	O2.5
Ceara	LWWDW	1.20	1.10	60%	50%
Juventude	DWWWL	1.50	0.90	40%	50%

Averages over each side's last 10 matches in our results archive before this fixture.

Recent meetings

28 Jun 2026 · Juventude 2–0 Ceara

Other markets we priced

Market	Our probability	Odds
1st Half Under 1.5 Goals	73%	1.28
Double Chance 12	68%	1.36
Over 1.5 Goals	63%	1.44
Under 2.5 Goals	62%	1.50
1st Half Over 0.5 Goals	61%	1.53
BTTS No	54%	1.67
Over 9.5 Corners	50%	1.83
Under 1.5 Goals	37%	2.62

Probabilities are derived from bookmaker prices with the margin removed. They are estimates, not guarantees.