Sunday , 16 August 2026

Ceará SC vs Cruzeiro EC, Serie A 2025 REGULAR SEASON

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2025
Ceará SC
1 – 1
Full Time
Cruzeiro EC
Sun 30 Nov 2025 · 00:00 UTC Castelao HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 35' Walace
Y 45' Lucas Silva
Y 69' Matheus Pereira
Matheus Bahia 69' Y
Y 73' Gabriel Barbosa
Willian Machado 80' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Ceará SC vs Cruzeiro EC — Serie A at Castelao.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 SE Palmeiras 23 48
2 CR Flamengo 21 42
3 CA Paranaense 23 41
4 Fluminense FC 23 38
5 EC Bahia 23 34
6 Cruzeiro EC 22 33
7 RB Bragantino 22 32
8 SC Corinthians Paulista 22 32
9 Coritiba FBC 23 31
10 Botafogo FR 21 30
11 CA Mineiro 21 29
12 Sao Paulo FC 22 27
13 EC Vitoria 22 26
14 Gremio FBPA 21 25
15 SC Internacional 22 23
16 Mirassol FC 21 23
17 Santos FC 21 22
18 CR Vasco da Gama 21 22
19 Clube do Remo 22 22
20 Chapecoense AF 22 11

Head-to-Head

2
2
3
Ceará SC 7 games · Avg 1.4 goals Cruzeiro EC
Last 5 meetings
2025-11-30 Ceará SC 1–1 Cruzeiro EC 2025-07-27 Cruzeiro EC 1–2 Ceará SC 2019-09-25 Ceará SC 0–0 Cruzeiro EC 2019-05-01 Cruzeiro EC 1–0 Ceará SC 2018-10-24 Cruzeiro EC 0–2 Ceará SC

Recent Form

Ceará SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Nov Cruzeiro EC H 1–1 D
24 Nov Mirassol FC A 0–3 L
21 Nov SC Internacional H 1–2 L
09 Nov SC Corinthians Paulista A 1–0 W
06 Nov Fortaleza EC H 1–1 D
02 Nov Fluminense FC H 2–0 W
Cruzeiro EC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Nov Ceará SC A 1–1 D
23 Nov SC Corinthians Paulista H 3–0 W
20 Nov EC Juventude A 3–3 D
09 Nov Fluminense FC H 0–0 D
05 Nov Gremio FBPA A 1–0 W
01 Nov EC Vitoria H 3–1 W

Key Stats

29% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
14% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
27% Clean Sheets
Cruzeiro EC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cruzeiro EC
0-15
3/3
16-30
2/4
31-45
5/2
46-60
3/–
61-75
4/2
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cruzeiro EC
Kaio Jorge 6 G
Christian 5 G 3 A
Matheus Pereira 5 G 2 A
Neizer Villarreal 3 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Cruzeiro EC gets underway.
  • 5' Cruzeiro EC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 15' Cruzeiro EC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 20' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 25' It is a cagey affair so far. Ceará SC in their trying to find a way past Cruzeiro EC's compact .
  • 30' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Ceará SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 35' That looks like a foul for a card for Walace.
  • 40' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Ceará SC and Cruzeiro EC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 42' Time for substitution for Cruzeiro EC. Keny Arroyo is replaced by Luis Sinisterra.
  • 45' Lucas Silva picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 50' It’s high time Leo Condé made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 55' 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' Brilliant from the ! Vinicius Zanocelo makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 56.
  • 61' Ceará SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Cruzeiro EC's shape.
  • 65' Ceara SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Paulo Baya is hanging Fernandinho on the field on 65 minute.
  • 69' It’s gonna be a card for Matheus Pereira.
  • 71' What a strike from Willian Machado! The score is 0-2.
  • 73' Gabriel Barbosa was booked on 73.
  • 76' The whistle greets Lucas Mugni as he departs to be replaced by Vina.
  • 80' Ceara SC receives a card for a hard tackle on 80.
  • 80' It is a substitution in Cruzeiro EC team. Gabriel Barbosa is replaced by Yannick Bolasie on 80 minute.
  • 85' Ceara SC make a change. Pedro Raul trudges off to be replaced by Aylon on 85 minutes.
  • 89' Cruzeiro EC make a change. Walace trudges off to be replaced by Matheus Henrique on 89 minutes.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Ceará SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Leo Condé

Cruzeiro EC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Leonardo Jardim

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Arthur Cabral 2
Antonio Galeano 2
Sassa 1
Sassa 1
Thiago Neves 1
Kaio Jorge 1
Vinicius Zanocelo 1
Willian Machado 1

Head to Head

2025-11-30 Ceará SC 1–1 Cruzeiro EC 2025-07-27 Cruzeiro EC 1–2 Ceará SC 2019-09-25 Ceará SC 0–0 Cruzeiro EC 2019-05-01 Cruzeiro EC 1–0 Ceará SC 2018-10-24 Cruzeiro EC 0–2 Ceará SC

Ceará SC Form

2025-11-30 Ceará SC 1–1 Cruzeiro EC D 2025-11-24 Mirassol FC 3–0 Ceará SC L 2025-11-21 Ceará SC 1–2 SC Internacional L 2025-11-09 SC Corinthians Paulista 0–1 Ceará SC W 2025-11-06 Ceará SC 1–1 Fortaleza EC D 2025-11-02 Ceará SC 2–0 Fluminense FC W

Cruzeiro EC Form

2025-11-30 Ceará SC 1–1 Cruzeiro EC D 2025-11-23 Cruzeiro EC 3–0 SC Corinthians Paulista W 2025-11-20 EC Juventude 3–3 Cruzeiro EC D 2025-11-09 Cruzeiro EC 0–0 Fluminense FC D 2025-11-05 Gremio FBPA 0–1 Cruzeiro EC W 2025-11-01 Cruzeiro EC 3–1 EC Vitoria W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.26 Ceará SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.09 Cruzeiro EC xG
I would bet for: Ceará SC or Cruzeiro EC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Ceará SC40% Draw30% Cruzeiro EC30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.35
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Ceará SC or Draw
70%
Draw or Cruzeiro EC
60%
Ceará SC or Cruzeiro EC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Ceará SC27% Draw50% Cruzeiro EC23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
11.8%
1 – 0
10.9%
0 – 1
9.2%
2 – 1
8%
2 – 0
7.3%
1 – 2
6.9%
0 – 2
5.4%
2 – 2
4.4%
3 – 1
3.4%
3 – 0
3%
1 – 3
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Ceará SC

Handicap Ceará SC covers Push Cruzeiro EC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 21% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 18% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Ceará SC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
Cruzeiro EC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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