Overview
- Vila Nova beat Ceará 2-0 in the 25th round to reach second place on 44 points while Ceará sits 17th with 28 points and remains in the relegation zone.
- Other 25th-round results reshuffled the table as CRB beat Criciúma, leaving Criciúma on 44 points in third and lifting CRB into the top six, and Novorizontino defeated Sport.
- The 2026 Série B format now awards direct promotion to the teams with the most points at the end of each half-season and sends the teams finishing third through sixth to playoffs, increasing the value of midseason positioning.
- Vila Nova coach Guto Ferreira, who previously managed Ceará in two recent spells, said he did not understand Ceará’s decline, praised the squad’s quality, and said he hopes the club can recover.
- With 13 rounds remaining, Ceará faces growing relegation risk and the league will be watched for who can secure one of the half-season top spots or reach the playoff places.