Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2025
Ceará SC
2 – 1
Full Time
CR Vasco da Gama
Wed 16 Apr 2025 · 00:30 UTC Castelao HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 4' Paulinho
Fabiano Silva 10' Y
Y 31' Paulo Henrique
Y 34' Hugo Moura
Antonio Galeano 38' Y
Matheus Bahia 62' Y
Y 62' Pablo Vegetti

Overview

Match Preview

Ceará SC vs CR Vasco da Gama — 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

2
4
2
Ceará SC 8 games · Avg 2.5 goals CR Vasco da Gama
Last 5 meetings
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 2019-06-13 CR Vasco da Gama 1–0 Ceará SC

Recent Form

Ceará SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Apr CR Vasco da Gama H 2–1 W
12 Apr EC Juventude A 1–2 L
05 Apr Grêmio FBPA H 2–0 W
31 Mar RB Bragantino A 2–2 D
13 Nov EC Juventude H 4–1 W
09 Nov Avai FC A 0–2 L
CR Vasco da Gama
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Apr Ceará SC A 1–2 L
13 Apr SC Recife H 3–1 W
05 Apr SC Corinthians Paulista A 0–3 L
30 Mar Santos FC H 2–1 W
08 Dec Cuiaba EC A 2–1 W
04 Dec CA Mineiro H 2–0 W

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
17% Clean Sheets
CR Vasco da Gama this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

CR Vasco da Gama
0-15
–/2
16-30
1/2
31-45
–/1
46-60
1/1
61-75
2/3
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

CR Vasco da Gama
Thiago Mendes 3 G 1 A
Cauan Lucas 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Castelao. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 4' CR Vasco da Gama receives a card for a hard tackle on 4.
  • 9' Ceará SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 9.
  • 10' That looks like a foul for a card for Fabiano Silva.
  • 15' The travelling CR Vasco da Gama supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Dimitri Payet, as he is very good at scoring at Castelao with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 29' Pedro Raul puts Ceara SC on the lead.
  • 31' Paulo Henrique was booked on 31.
  • 34' It’s gonna be a card for Hugo Moura.
  • 38' A meaty challenge results in booking for Antonio Galeano on 38.
  • 43' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 46' Time for substitution for CR Vasco da Gama. Paulinho is replaced by Jair.
  • 51' 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.
  • 56' Lucas Mugni needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 57' Alex Teixeira is replacing Dimitri Payet for the CR Vasco da Gama side.
  • 62' The referee calls foul for Matheus Bahia. He receives a card.
  • 64' Another substitution for Ceara SC to replace Bruno by Fernando Miguel on 64 minute.
  • 69' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 69 minutes.
  • 71' Another substitution for Ceara SC to replace Lucas Mugni by Matheus Araujo on 71 minute.
  • 76' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering CR Vasco da Gama that had 287 games and scored 287 goals.
  • 81' What a strike from Pedro Raul! The score is 0-2.
  • 86' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 89' The whistle greets Pedro Raul as he departs to be replaced by Romulo.
  • 90' Jean Meneses is replacing Lucas Freitas for the CR Vasco da Gama side.
  • The final score is 2-1.

Lineups

Ceará SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Leo Condé

CR Vasco da Gama Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Fabio Carille

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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 2019-06-13 CR Vasco da Gama 1–0 Ceará SC

Ceará SC Form

2025-04-16 Ceará SC 2–1 CR Vasco da Gama W 2025-04-12 EC Juventude 2–1 Ceará SC L 2025-04-05 Ceará SC 2–0 Grêmio FBPA W 2025-03-31 RB Bragantino 2–2 Ceará SC D 2022-11-13 Ceará SC 4–1 EC Juventude W 2022-11-09 Avai FC 2–0 Ceará SC L

CR Vasco da Gama Form

2025-04-16 Ceará SC 2–1 CR Vasco da Gama L 2025-04-13 CR Vasco da Gama 3–1 SC Recife W 2025-04-05 SC Corinthians Paulista 3–0 CR Vasco da Gama L 2025-03-30 CR Vasco da Gama 2–1 Santos FC W 2024-12-08 Cuiaba EC 1–2 CR Vasco da Gama W 2024-12-04 CR Vasco da Gama 2–0 CA Mineiro W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.66 Ceará SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.06 CR Vasco da Gama xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Ceará SC50% Draw26% CR Vasco da Gama24%
Actual: Ceará SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.72
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Ceará SC or Draw
76%
Draw or CR Vasco da Gama
50%
Ceará SC or CR Vasco da Gama
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Ceará SC35% Draw46% CR Vasco da Gama19%
Actual: Ceará SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.5%
1 – 0
10%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
8.9%
0 – 0
8.5%
0 – 1
6%
1 – 2
5.9%
3 – 1
5.1%
2 – 2
5%
3 – 0
4.8%
0 – 2
3.6%
3 – 2
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Ceará SC

Handicap Ceará SC covers Push CR Vasco da Gama covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 15% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 23% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 14% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Ceará SC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
CR Vasco da Gama keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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