Saturday , 14 November 2026

Ceará SC vs Botafogo FR, Serie A 2025 REGULAR SEASON

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2025
Ceará SC
0 – 2
Full Time
Botafogo FR
Sun 19 Oct 2025 · 21:30 UTC Castelao HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 45' Cuiabano
Lourenco 70' Y
Y 76' Marcal
Y 87' David Loiola
Pedro Henrique 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Ceará SC vs Botafogo FR — Serie A at Castelao.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 CR Flamengo 34 76
2 SE Palmeiras 34 73
3 Cruzeiro EC 34 60
4 Fluminense FC 34 57
5 CA Paranaense 34 54
6 EC Bahia 34 53
7 CA Mineiro 34 50
8 RB Bragantino 34 47
9 Santos FC 34 47
10 São Paulo FC 34 44
11 Botafogo FR 34 42
12 Coritiba FBC 34 42
13 CR Vasco da Gama 33 41
14 Mirassol FC 34 40
15 SC Internacional 34 38
16 EC Vitoria 34 38
17 SC Corinthians Paulista 34 37
18 Gremio FBPA 34 37
19 Clube do Remo 34 29
20 Chapecoense AF 33 21

Head-to-Head

1
7
3
Ceará SC 11 games · Avg 2.0 goals Botafogo FR
Last 5 meetings
2025-10-19 Ceará SC 0–2 Botafogo FR 2025-06-04 Botafogo FR 3–2 Ceará SC 2022-08-06 Botafogo FR 1–1 Ceará SC 2022-04-17 Ceará SC 1–3 Botafogo FR 2021-02-26 Ceará SC 2–1 Botafogo FR

Recent Form

Ceará SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Oct Botafogo FR H 0–2 L
15 Oct SC Recife A 1–1 D
05 Oct Santos FC H 3–0 W
02 Oct EC Vitoria A 0–1 L
29 Sep São Paulo FC A 1–0 W
20 Sep EC Bahia H 1–1 D
Botafogo FR
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Oct Ceará SC A 2–0 W
15 Oct CR Flamengo H 0–3 L
04 Oct SC Internacional A 0–2 L
02 Oct EC Bahia H 2–1 W
28 Sep Fluminense FC A 0–2 L
24 Sep Gremio FBPA A 1–1 D

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
36% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
21% Clean Sheets
Botafogo FR this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Botafogo FR
0-15
6/6
16-30
3/5
31-45
5/6
46-60
5/5
61-75
4/4
76+
9/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Botafogo FR
Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira 10 G 2 A
Arthur Cabral 7 G 1 A
Edenilson 6 G 2 A
Matheus Martins 4 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Ceará SC is hosting Botafogo FR for another epic battle.
  • 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Ceará SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 14' Fresh legs for Botafogo FR! Jeffinho comes on to replace Matheus Martins.
  • 19' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 24' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Ceará SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 29' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 29 minutes.
  • 34' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Lourenco made 76 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 39' Chris Ramos has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 39 minutes.
  • 44' Ceará SC 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.
  • 45' It’s a booking for Botafogo FR player. Cuiabano gets a card.
  • 46' Vina is replacing Lucas Mugni for the Ceara SC side.
  • 51' 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.
  • 56' Ceará SC have won 233 goals from 238 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 59' Ceara SC make a change. Fernandinho trudges off to be replaced by Pedro Henrique on 59 minutes.
  • 64' The 26-year-old Antonio Galeano has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 66' A tactical swap from Botafogo FR — Artur Guimaraes on, Joaquin Correa off on 66 minutes.
  • 70' Lourenco catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 70.
  • 71' Fernando Sobral gets the nod from Ceara SC. He replaces Lourenco and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 76' The referee shows Botafogo FR player a card on 76.
  • 78' Jeffinho makes no mistake. The score reads 0-2 and Botafogo FR are in front.
  • 81' Time for substitution for Ceara SC. Antonio Galeano is replaced by Paulo Baya.
  • 86' It’s high time Davide Ancelotti made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 87' The referee has no hesitation. David Loiola is booked for Botafogo FR — card on 87.
  • 89' Fresh legs for Botafogo FR! Gonzalo Mastriani comes on to replace Chris Ramos.
  • 90' Ceara SC receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Ceará SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Leo Condé

Botafogo FR Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Davide Ancelotti

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Erison 2
Pedro Raul 2
Matheus Babi 2
Joao Victor 2
Thiago Galhardo 1
Stiven Mendoza 1
Marcos Vinicius 1
Victor Leandro Cuesta 1

Head to Head

2025-10-19 Ceará SC 0–2 Botafogo FR 2025-06-04 Botafogo FR 3–2 Ceará SC 2022-08-06 Botafogo FR 1–1 Ceará SC 2022-04-17 Ceará SC 1–3 Botafogo FR 2021-02-26 Ceará SC 2–1 Botafogo FR

Ceará SC Form

2025-10-19 Ceará SC 0–2 Botafogo FR L 2025-10-15 SC Recife 1–1 Ceará SC D 2025-10-05 Ceará SC 3–0 Santos FC W 2025-10-02 EC Vitoria 1–0 Ceará SC L 2025-09-29 São Paulo FC 0–1 Ceará SC W 2025-09-20 Ceará SC 1–1 EC Bahia D

Botafogo FR Form

2025-10-19 Ceará SC 0–2 Botafogo FR W 2025-10-15 Botafogo FR 0–3 CR Flamengo L 2025-10-04 SC Internacional 2–0 Botafogo FR L 2025-10-02 Botafogo FR 2–1 EC Bahia W 2025-09-28 Fluminense FC 2–0 Botafogo FR L 2025-09-24 Gremio FBPA 1–1 Botafogo FR D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.26 Ceará SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.25 Botafogo FR xG
I would bet for: Ceará SC or Botafogo FR 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Ceará SC35% Draw30% Botafogo FR35%
Actual: Botafogo FR win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.51
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Ceará SC or Draw
65%
Draw or Botafogo FR
65%
Ceará SC or Botafogo FR
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Ceará SC26% Draw49% Botafogo FR25%
Actual: Botafogo FR win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.7%
0 – 0
10.2%
1 – 0
9.1%
0 – 1
9.1%
2 – 1
7.8%
1 – 2
7.7%
2 – 0
6.3%
0 – 2
Actual
2 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
3.3%
1 – 3
3.2%
3 – 0
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Ceará SC

Handicap Ceará SC covers Push Botafogo FR covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 19% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 19% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Ceará SC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Botafogo FR keeps clean sheet
29% ✗

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