Wednesday , 30 September 2026

CR Vasco da Gama vs Ceará SC, Serie A 2025 REGULAR SEASON

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2025
CR Vasco da Gama
2 – 2
Full Time
Ceará SC
Sun 14 Sep 2025 · 23:30 UTC Sao Januario HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 26' Richardson
Cauan Lucas 57' Y
Lucas Freitas 65' Y
R 72' Rodriguinho
Y 90' Fabiano Silva
Carlos Gomez 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

CR Vasco da Gama vs Ceará SC — Serie A at Sao Januario.

Match Details

  • Referee Matheus Delgado Candancan (Brazil)
7 games this season 🟨 0.3/game ⚽ 3.7 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 CR Flamengo 28 60
2 SE Palmeiras 28 57
3 CA Paranaense 28 49
4 Fluminense FC 28 48
5 EC Bahia 28 46
6 Cruzeiro EC 28 45
7 CA Mineiro 27 40
8 Santos FC 27 38
9 Coritiba FBC 28 38
10 RB Bragantino 27 36
11 Sao Paulo FC 27 36
12 Botafogo FR 28 35
13 EC Vitoria 28 33
14 SC Corinthians Paulista 28 32
15 Mirassol FC 28 32
16 CR Vasco da Gama 27 31
17 Gremio FBPA 28 29
18 SC Internacional 28 28
19 Clube do Remo 28 23
20 Chapecoense AF 27 18

Head-to-Head

2
4
2
CR Vasco da Gama 8 games · Avg 2.5 goals Ceará SC
Last 5 meetings
2025-09-14 CR Vasco da Gama 2–2 Ceará SC 2025-04-16 Ceará SC 2–1 CR Vasco da Gama 2020-11-30 CR Vasco da Gama 1–4 Ceará SC 2020-08-20 Ceará SC 0–3 CR Vasco da Gama 2019-10-26 Ceará SC 1–1 CR Vasco da Gama

Recent Form

CR Vasco da Gama
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Sep Ceará SC H 2–2 D
31 Aug SC Recife A 3–2 W
24 Aug SC Corinthians Paulista H 2–3 L
20 Aug EC Juventude A 0–2 L
17 Aug Santos FC A 6–0 W
10 Aug CA Mineiro H 1–1 D
Ceará SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Sep CR Vasco da Gama A 2–2 D
30 Aug EC Juventude H 0–1 L
24 Aug Gremio FBPA A 0–0 D
16 Aug RB Bragantino H 1–0 W
10 Aug SE Palmeiras A 1–2 L
03 Aug CR Flamengo H 1–1 D

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
19% Clean Sheets
CR Vasco da Gama this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

CR Vasco da Gama
0-15
–/2
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/2
46-60
3/4
61-75
4/6
76+
9/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

CR Vasco da Gama
Carlos Gomez 5 G 3 A
Thiago Mendes 4 G 1 A
Cauan Lucas 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. CR Vasco da Gama is hosting Ceará SC for another epic battle.
  • 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Matheus Bahia made 336 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. CR Vasco da Gama needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 12' Philippe Coutinho puts CR Vasco da Gama on the lead.
  • 16' Goal! Antonio Galeano scores his 7 goal in 12 matches.
  • 21' Ceará SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 26' It’s gonna be a card for Richardson.
  • 31' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Fernando Diniz will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 36' 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.
  • 41' Ceará SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 41.
  • 46' It is a substitution in CR Vasco da Gama team. Tucurui is replaced by Carlos Gomez on 46 minute.
  • 51' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 56' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 56 minutes.
  • 57' The referee shows CR Vasco da Gama player a card on 57.
  • 62' Ceará SC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 64' Rodriguinho is replacing Lourenco for the Ceara SC side.
  • 65' It’s gonna be a card for Lucas Freitas.
  • 65' Fresh legs for CR Vasco da Gama! Carlos Cuesta comes on to replace Lucas Freitas.
  • 70' CR Vasco da Gama are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Ceará SC's shape.
  • 72' That is a card for Ceara SC. Rodriguinho will be fuming at that decision.
  • 77' 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 Pedro Raul suffering a number of foals already.
  • 78' The crowd applauds Richardson as he leaves the pitch. Fernando Sobral steps in for Ceara SC.
  • 80' A goal from the Colombia international Carlos Cuesta! He fires home on 80 to make it 2-1!
  • 84' The supporters are chanting for Pedro Henrique. He replaces Pedro Raul on 84 minute.
  • 86' The supporters are chanting for Paulinho. He replaces Nuno Moreira on 86 minute.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Fabiano Silva. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

CR Vasco da Gama Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Fernando Diniz

Ceará SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Leo Condé

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Pedro Raul 2
Ribamar 2
German Cano 1
Vinicius 1
Tiago Alves 1
Cleber 1
Wagner 1
Pedrinho 1

Head to Head

2025-09-14 CR Vasco da Gama 2–2 Ceará SC 2025-04-16 Ceará SC 2–1 CR Vasco da Gama 2020-11-30 CR Vasco da Gama 1–4 Ceará SC 2020-08-20 Ceará SC 0–3 CR Vasco da Gama 2019-10-26 Ceará SC 1–1 CR Vasco da Gama

CR Vasco da Gama Form

2025-09-14 CR Vasco da Gama 2–2 Ceará SC D 2025-08-31 SC Recife 2–3 CR Vasco da Gama W 2025-08-24 CR Vasco da Gama 2–3 SC Corinthians Paulista L 2025-08-20 EC Juventude 2–0 CR Vasco da Gama L 2025-08-17 Santos FC 0–6 CR Vasco da Gama W 2025-08-10 CR Vasco da Gama 1–1 CA Mineiro D

Ceará SC Form

2025-09-14 CR Vasco da Gama 2–2 Ceará SC D 2025-08-30 Ceará SC 0–1 EC Juventude L 2025-08-24 Gremio FBPA 0–0 Ceará SC D 2025-08-16 Ceará SC 1–0 RB Bragantino W 2025-08-10 SE Palmeiras 2–1 Ceará SC L 2025-08-03 Ceará SC 1–1 CR Flamengo D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.47 CR Vasco da Gama xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.41 Ceará SC xG
I would bet for: CR Vasco da Gama or Ceará SC 73% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
CR Vasco da Gama40% Draw27% Ceará SC33%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.88
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

CR Vasco da Gama or Draw
67%
Draw or Ceará SC
60%
CR Vasco da Gama or Ceará SC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
CR Vasco da Gama28% Draw45% Ceará SC27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.6%
2 – 1
8.2%
1 – 2
7.9%
0 – 0
7.5%
1 – 0
7.4%
0 – 1
7%
2 – 0
6%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
5.5%
3 – 1
4%
1 – 3
3.7%
3 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — CR Vasco da Gama

Handicap CR Vasco da Gama covers Push Ceará SC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 11% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 19% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 18% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

CR Vasco da Gama keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Ceará SC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.