Brasileiro Serie B
Gremio Novorizontino – Fortaleza CE match report
ScoreMondo · Published:
Gremio Novorizontino came from behind to beat Fortaleza CE 2-1 in the Brasileiro Serie B. The top ScoreMondo rating of the match went to Gremio Novorizontino's Luis: 7.2. The match was played on Saturday, 7 November 2026 at Estádio Dr. Jorge Ismael de Biasi in Novo Horizonte (matchday 37).
Key moments
Paulo Baya opened the scoring for Fortaleza CE after 8 minutes, set up by Jailson. Nicolas Careca saw a straight red card in the 8th minute, leaving Gremio Novorizontino short-handed. Fortaleza CE had a player sent off on 20 minutes: Lucas Emanoel. Gremio Novorizontino drew level at 1-1 on 28 minutes thanks to Matheus Bianqui. The first half ended 1-1.
Gremio Novorizontino completed the turnaround at 2-1 on 71 minutes thanks to Luis, set up by Ronald Barcellos. Fortaleza CE were a man down from the 73rd minute, when Tomás Cardona was sent off.
The statistics
Corners finished 6-2. Cards: 0-1 in yellows, plus 3 red cards. Dangerous attacks: 64 for Gremio Novorizontino, 21 for Fortaleza CE. Gremio Novorizontino committed 11 fouls to Fortaleza CE's 11, and the offside count read 2-0.
Gremio Novorizontino's yellow cards went to Ronald Barcellos in the 87th minute. Booked for Fortaleza CE: Jailson (50').
The players
The best ScoreMondo ratings after the player of the match went to Matheus Bianqui (Gremio Novorizontino, 7.2), Paulo Baya (Fortaleza CE, 6.8) and Ronald Barcellos (Gremio Novorizontino, 6.5). From the Gremio Novorizontino bench came Ronald Barcellos on 45 minutes, Eduardo Brock on 54 minutes, Carlão on 77 minutes and Maykon on 77 minutes, among 5 changes. Fortaleza CE made 4 changes: Lucas Sasha for Pierre (50'), Juan Cantillo for Pedro Henrique (57'), Kaio Henrique Diogo Domingos for Paulo Ricardo (77') and Ryan for Paulo Baya (77').
Before the match
Before kick-off Gremio Novorizontino were 1st on 67 points and Fortaleza CE 5th on 62 points. Gremio Novorizontino came into the match with 4 wins and 1 draw from their last 5 matches — unbeaten in 7. Their most recent game was a 2-1 win over Operario Ferroviario EC for Gremio Novorizontino. Before kick-off, Fortaleza CE's last 5 matches had brought 2 wins and 3 draws. Fortaleza CE drew 0-0 with Atletico Goianiense last time out. Davi de Oliveira Lacerda was the referee, averaging 4.8 yellow cards per match across 89 matches in our records.
What the result means
Gremio Novorizontino remain 1st, now with 70 points. Fortaleza CE stay 5th on 62 points. Gremio Novorizontino are now unbeaten in 8 matches. Fortaleza CE's 11-match unbeaten run is over.
What’s next
Gremio Novorizontino's next match is away to Criciuma EC on 14 November. Fortaleza CE host Vila Nova Goiania next, on 14 November in the Brasileiro Serie B.
This text is written automatically from our match data; every number and name in it comes from that data.
