Thursday , 2 July 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 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

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 Sao 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 Grêmio FBPA A 1–1 D

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
36% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
12% Clean Sheets
Botafogo FR this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Botafogo FR
0-15
5/2
16-30
1/2
31-45
2/2
46-60
2/1
61-75
4/3
76+
5/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Botafogo FR
Danilo 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

Lineups

Ceará SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Leo Condé

Botafogo FR Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Davide Ancelotti

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Matheus Babi 2
Joao Victor 2
Erison 2
Pedro Raul 2
Keisuke Honda 1
Marlon Freitas 1
Gonzalo Mastriani 1
Pedrinho 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 Sao 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 Grêmio 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.