Ceará SC vs Botafogo FR, Serie A 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Ceará SC vs Botafogo FR — Serie A at Castelao.
- Ceará SC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
- Botafogo FR 17 games · 22 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 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 Sao Paulo FC A 1–0 W 20 Sep EC Bahia H 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 Grêmio FBPA A 1–1 D Key Stats
55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)36% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history12% Clean Sheets
Botafogo FR this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Botafogo FR0-155/216-301/231-452/246-602/161-754/376+5/3■ Scored ■ ConcededTop Scorers (This Season)
Botafogo FRDanilo dos Santos de Oliveira 7 G 2 A Arthur Cabral 7 G 1 A Edenilson 4 G 2 A Matheus Martins 4 G -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Ceará SC kicks off things out of here…
- 5' Botafogo FR 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.
- 10' 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.
- 14' It is a substitution in Botafogo FR team. Matheus Martins is replaced by Jeffinho on 14 minute.
- 19' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Ceará SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 24' It looks like no one’s ball. Ceará SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 29' Botafogo FR started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 29.
- 34' Botafogo FR is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 39' Botafogo FR is taking the lead after the goal scored by Chris Ramos on 39.
- 44' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 45' Botafogo FR player sees a card in front of him.
- 46' The Ceara SC manager makes a substitution. Lucas Mugni departs to be replaced by Vina.
- 51' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Botafogo FR that had 341 games and scored 352 goals.
- 56' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Fernandinho made 325 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 59' Time for substitution for Ceara SC. Fernandinho is replaced by Pedro Henrique.
- 64' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 66' Artur Guimaraes has so much to prove this time. He replaces Joaquin Correa on 66 minute.
- 70' The referee calls foul for Lourenco. He receives a card.
- 71' Ceara SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Fernando Sobral is hanging Lourenco on the field on 71 minute.
- 76' Marcal is having his name booked by the referee on 76.
- 78' GOAL! Jeffinho scores on 78.
- 81' Paulo Baya has so much to prove this time. He replaces Antonio Galeano on 81 minute.
- 86' Ceará SC is showing some good football. However, Ceará SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 87' The referee calls foul for David Loiola. He receives a card.
- 89' Another substitution for Botafogo FR to replace Chris Ramos by Gonzalo Mastriani on 89 minute.
- 90' Pedro Henrique is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
- Full Time. Botafogo FR beats Ceará SC
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Lineups
Ceará SC Lineups
Starting XI
- 3
- 77
- 97
- 10
- 94
- 9
- 79
- 70
- 25
- 27
- 23
Bench
- 26
- 11
- 33
- 1
- 30
- 2
- 7
- 88
- 15
- 17
- 29
- 99
Coach Leo CondéBotafogo FR Lineups
Starting XI
- 21
- 25
- 30
- 2
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11
Matheus Martins ↓ Jeffinho 14'
- 23
- 24
- 57
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9
Chris Ramos ↓ Gonzalo Mastriani 89'
- 6
- 28
Bench
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7
Artur Guimaraes ↑ 66'
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39
Gonzalo Mastriani ↑ 89'
- 1
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47
Jeffinho ↑ 14'
- 4
- 58
- 40
- 64
- 37
- 26
Coach Davide Ancelotti -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals 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
Ceará SC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy1 / 41.26 Ceará SC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.25 Botafogo FR xGI would bet for: Ceará SC or Botafogo FR 70%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Botafogo FR winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.51Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line 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
✗ WrongActual: Botafogo FR win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 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 Actual2 – 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.