Ceará SC vs Cruzeiro EC, Serie A 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Ceará SC vs Cruzeiro EC — Serie A at Castelao.
- Ceará SC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
- Cruzeiro EC 18 games · 24 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 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 Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 Grêmio 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 history28% Clean Sheets
Cruzeiro EC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Cruzeiro EC0-151/316-302/331-455/146-603/–61-752/276+2/2■ Scored ■ ConcededTop Scorers (This Season)
Cruzeiro ECChristian 5 G 3 A Kaio Jorge 4 G Matheus Pereira 3 G 2 A Neizer Villarreal 3 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 Cruzeiro EC for another epic battle.
- 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 10' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 15' 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.
- 20' Ceará SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Luis Sinisterra, as he is very good at scoring at Castelao with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 30' 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.
- 35' Walace is having his name booked by the referee on 35.
- 40' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 42' Cruzeiro EC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Luis Sinisterra is hanging Keny Arroyo on the field on 42 minute.
- 45' It’s a booking for Cruzeiro EC player. Lucas Silva gets a card.
- 50' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 55' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 56' Ceara SC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Vinicius Zanocelo on 56.
- 61' Ceará SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 61.
- 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 an equalizer from Willian Machado!
- 73' Cruzeiro EC receives a card for a hard tackle on 73.
- 76' The supporters are chanting for Vina. He replaces Lucas Mugni on 76 minute.
- 80' Ceara SC receives a card for a hard tackle on 80.
- 80' Yannick Bolasie is replacing Gabriel Barbosa for the Cruzeiro EC side.
- 85' The Ceara SC manager makes a substitution. Pedro Raul departs to be replaced by Aylon.
- 89' Matheus Henrique is replacing Walace for the Cruzeiro EC side.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
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Lineups
Ceará SC Lineups
Starting XI
- 77
- 10
- 94
- 9
- 79
- 70
- 25
- 44
- 20
- 27
- 23
Bench
- 26
- 11
- 3
- 33
- 1
- 30
- 97
- 2
- 88
- 17
- 29
- 99
Coach Leo CondéCruzeiro EC Lineups
Starting XI
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16
Lucas Silva ↓ Carlos Eduardo 80'
- 1
- 15
- 12
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5
Walace ↓ Matheus Henrique 89'
- 10
- 9
- 25
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88
Christian ↓ Joao Wellington 80'
- 6
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99
Keny Arroyo ↓ Luis Sinisterra 42'
Bench
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8
Matheus Henrique ↑ 89'
- 23
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11
Yannick Bolasie ↑ 80'
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17
Luis Sinisterra ↑ 42'
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21
Carlos Eduardo ↑ 80'
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77
Joao Wellington ↑ 80'
- 34
- 41
- 36
- 2
- 57
- 20
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Arthur Cabral 2 Antonio Galeano 2 Sassa 1 Thiago Neves 1 Kaio Jorge 1 Vinicius Zanocelo 1 Willian Machado 1 Sassa 1 Head to Head
Ceará SC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.26 Ceará SC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.09 Cruzeiro EC xGI would bet for: Ceará SC or Cruzeiro EC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 59%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.35Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line 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
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 Actual0 – 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.