CR Flamengo vs Ceará SC, Serie A 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
CR Flamengo vs Ceará SC — Serie A at Maracana.
- CR Flamengo 17 games · 34 pts (2026/26)
- Ceará SC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 SE Palmeiras 18 41 2 CR Flamengo 17 34 3 Fluminense FC 18 31 4 CA Paranaense 18 30 5 RB Bragantino 18 29 6 EC Bahia 17 26 7 Coritiba FBC 18 26 8 Sao Paulo FC 18 25 9 CA Mineiro 18 24 10 SC Corinthians Paulista 18 24 11 Cruzeiro EC 18 24 12 Botafogo FR 17 22 13 EC Vitoria 17 22 14 SC Internacional 18 21 15 Santos FC 18 21 16 Grêmio FBPA 18 21 17 CR Vasco da Gama 18 20 18 Clube do Remo 18 18 19 Mirassol FC 17 16 20 Chapecoense AF 17 9 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 04 Dec Ceará SC H 1–0 W 26 Nov CA Mineiro A 1–1 D 23 Nov RB Bragantino H 3–0 W 20 Nov Fluminense FC A 1–2 L 15 Nov SC Recife A 5–1 W 09 Nov Santos FC H 3–2 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 04 Dec CR Flamengo A 0–1 L 30 Nov Cruzeiro EC H 1–1 D 24 Nov Mirassol FC A 0–3 L 21 Nov SC Internacional H 1–2 L 09 Nov SC Corinthians Paulista A 1–0 W 06 Nov Fortaleza EC H 1–1 D Key Stats
46% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)46% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history41% Clean Sheets
CR Flamengo this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
CR Flamengo0-153/116-301/131-452/246-602/361-752/–76+3/4■ Scored ■ ConcededTop Scorers (This Season)
CR FlamengoPedro 10 G 4 A Samuel Lino 4 G 6 A Giorgian De Arrascaeta 3 G 1 A Lucas Paqueta 3 G -
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Maracana that hosts another battle between CR Flamengo and Ceará SC.
- 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Vinicius Zanocelo, as he is very good at scoring at Maracana with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 10' The travelling Ceará SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
- 25' Marllon needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 30' Ceará SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
- 35' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 37' Samuel Lino puts CR Flamengo on the lead.
- 42' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 46' Time for substitution for Ceara SC. Paulo Baya is replaced by Fernandinho.
- 51' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 56' CR Flamengo seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 61' CR Flamengo is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 63' Time for substitution for CR Flamengo. Giorgian De Arrascaeta is replaced by Gonzalo Plata.
- 68' CR Flamengo is showing some good football. However, CR Flamengo are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 69' It is a substitution in Ceara SC team. Fernando Sobral is replaced by Lourenco on 69 minute.
- 74' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 76' Luiz Araujo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jorge Carrascal on 76 minute.
- 81' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Rafael Ramos suffering a number of foals already.
- 83' Ceara SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Vina is hanging Vinicius Zanocelo on the field on 83 minute.
- 85' The supporters are chanting for Nicolas de la Cruz. He replaces Jorginho on 85 minute.
- 86' Marllon has so much to prove this time. He replaces Fabiano Silva on 86 minute.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for CR Flamengo players.
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Lineups
CR Flamengo Lineups
Starting XI
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- 4
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21
Jorginho ↓ Nicolas de la Cruz 85'
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- 26
- 5
- 2
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27
Bruno Henrique ↓ Saul 85'
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15
Jorge Carrascal ↓ Luiz Araujo 76'
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16
Samuel Lino ↓ Everton 63'
Bench
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11
Everton ↑ 63'
- 3
- 22
- 6
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7
Luiz Araujo ↑ 76'
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8
Saul ↑ 85'
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50
Gonzalo Plata ↑ 63'
- 30
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18
Nicolas de la Cruz ↑ 85'
- 25
- 52
- 64
Coach Filipe LuisCeará SC Lineups
Starting XI
- 33
- 2
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88
Fernando Sobral ↓ Lourenco 69'
- 94
- 9
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70
Fabiano Silva ↓ Marllon 86'
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25
Vinicius Zanocelo ↓ Vina 83'
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17
Paulo Baya ↓ Fernandinho 46'
- 44
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20
Dieguinho ↓ Lucas Mugni 69'
- 27
Bench
- 26
- 11
- 16
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3
Marllon ↑ 86'
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77
Fernandinho ↑ 46'
- 1
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97
Lourenco ↑ 69'
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10
Lucas Mugni ↑ 69'
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- 75
- 31
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29
Vina ↑ 83'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Willian Arao 4 Bruno Henrique 3 Gabriel Barbosa 3 Vinicius Junior 2 Vinicius Junior 2 Vinicius 2 Giorgian De Arrascaeta 2 Vitinho 2 Head to Head
CR Flamengo Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.49 CR Flamengo xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.83 Ceará SC xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 59% + Under — clean sheet likely 55%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: CR Flamengo winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.32Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 88% 12% ± 1.5 67% 33% ± 2.5 41% 59% ± 3.5 21% 79% ± 4.5 9% 91% Double Chance
CR Flamengo or Draw 81%Draw or Ceará SC 46%CR Flamengo or Ceará SC 73%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: CR Flamengo win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 0 Actual1 – 1 13%0 – 0 12%2 – 0 10.5%2 – 1 8.8%0 – 1 7%3 – 0 5.1%1 – 2 4.9%3 – 1 4.4%2 – 2 3.7%0 – 2 3.3%3 – 2 2%Asian Handicap — CR Flamengo
Handicap CR Flamengo covers Push Ceará SC covers -2.5 11% — 89% -2 11% 16% 74% -1.5 26% — 74% -1 26% 25% 49% -0.5 51% — 49% +0.5 80% — 20% +1 80% 13% 6% +1.5 94% — 6% +2 94% 5% 2% +2.5 98% — 2% Clean Sheet
CR Flamengo keeps clean sheet 44% ✗Ceará SC keeps clean sheet 23% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.
