In the Serie B game on 26 September 2026, Operário-PR beat Ceará 2:2. Match numbers: shots on target 4:5, corners 7:5.
Match report
Operário-PR and Ceará played out a 2:2 draw in the Brazilian Série B at Estádio Germano Krüger on Saturday. The result keeps both sides in their respective parts of the table, with the hosts holding eighth place and the visitors sitting fifteenth after thirty matches.
Gabriel Boschilia opened the scoring early, finding the net in the ninth minute. Operário controlled the tempo for much of the first half, though Ceará grew into the game. The hosts doubled their lead before the break when Caio Dantas struck in the 60th minute, extending their momentum after the interval.
Ceará responded with urgency. Matheus Araujo pulled one back in the 69th minute, and Vinícius levelled in the 77th, though the goal was confirmed by VAR as belonging to Luiz Otávio. The visitors had created more clear-cut opportunities throughout, but Operário's defence held firm when it mattered.
And here's the thing about the statistics: Ceará registered 11 shots against 9, with an expected goals tally of 1.98 compared to Operário's 0.83. They created four big chances to two, yet could only salvage a point. The old adage about finishing holds true here.
Operário remain eight points clear of the relegation zone, while Ceará's fight for survival continues. Both teams showed character in different ways — the hosts with composure, the visitors with resilience. The draw brought them together, if only temporarily, in a season where every point counts.
