Saturday , 26 September 2026

Ceará SC vs São Paulo FC, Serie A 2025 REGULAR SEASON

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2025
Ceará SC
1 – 1
Full Time
São Paulo FC
Sat 26 Apr 2025 · 21:30 UTC Castelao HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 31' Enzo Diaz
Willian Machado 46' Y
Pedro Henrique 53' Y
Y 68' Igor Vinicius
Y 76' Marcos Antonio
Y 84' Cedric
Y 88' Damian Bobadilla

Overview

Match Preview

Ceará SC vs São Paulo FC — Serie A at Castelao.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 CR Flamengo 28 60
2 SE Palmeiras 28 57
3 CA Paranaense 28 49
4 Fluminense FC 28 48
5 EC Bahia 28 46
6 Cruzeiro EC 28 45
7 CA Mineiro 27 40
8 Santos FC 27 38
9 Coritiba FBC 28 38
10 RB Bragantino 27 36
11 São Paulo FC 27 36
12 Botafogo FR 28 35
13 EC Vitoria 28 33
14 SC Corinthians Paulista 28 32
15 Mirassol FC 28 32
16 CR Vasco da Gama 27 31
17 Gremio FBPA 28 29
18 SC Internacional 28 28
19 Clube do Remo 28 23
20 Chapecoense AF 27 18

Head-to-Head

1
9
3
Ceará SC 13 games · Avg 1.6 goals São Paulo FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-04-26 Ceará SC 1–1 São Paulo FC 2022-09-18 Ceará SC 0–2 São Paulo FC 2022-05-28 São Paulo FC 2–2 Ceará SC 2021-10-14 São Paulo FC 1–1 Ceará SC 2021-06-27 Ceará SC 1–1 São Paulo FC

Recent Form

Ceará SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Apr São Paulo FC H 1–1 D
21 Apr EC Bahia A 0–1 L
16 Apr CR Vasco da Gama H 2–1 W
12 Apr EC Juventude A 1–2 L
05 Apr Gremio FBPA H 2–0 W
31 Mar RB Bragantino A 2–2 D
São Paulo FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Apr Ceará SC A 1–1 D
20 Apr Santos FC H 2–1 W
16 Apr Botafogo FR A 2–2 D
13 Apr Cruzeiro EC H 1–1 D
06 Apr CA Mineiro A 0–0 D
29 Mar SC Recife H 0–0 D

Key Stats

54% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
8% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
26% Clean Sheets
São Paulo FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

São Paulo FC
0-15
5/–
16-30
3/4
31-45
4/3
46-60
–/9
61-75
5/2
76+
4/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

São Paulo FC
Luciano 8 G 1 A
Jonathan Calleri 8 G 1 A
Ferreira 4 G
Artur Guimaraes 3 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Ceará SC and Sao Paulo FC is underway.
  • 4' Pedro Henrique is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 9' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 14' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 19' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Ceará SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 24' Sao Paulo FC is showing some good football. However, Sao Paulo FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 29' Ceará SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 31' Sao Paulo FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 31.
  • 36' Supporters expect more eagerness from Alisson, as he is very good at scoring at Castelao with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 41' Marcos Antonio is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Ceará SC so far.
  • 44' GOAL! Ryan Rodrigues fires home to make it 0-2!
  • 46' Ceara SC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 46' Another substitution for Sao Paulo FC to replace Ferreira by Cedric on 46 minute.
  • 51' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Ceará SC and Sao Paulo FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 53' It’s gonna be a card for Pedro Henrique.
  • 58' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 60' Ceara SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Matheus Araujo is hanging Lucas Mugni on the field on 60 minute.
  • 61' Another change for Ceara SC made on 61 minute. Pedro Henrique leaves to be changed by Guilherme Luiz.
  • 66' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Leo Condé will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 68' Igor Vinicius is having his name booked by the referee on 68.
  • 73' 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.
  • 75' It is a substitution in Sao Paulo FC team. Alisson is replaced by Marcos Antonio on 75 minute.
  • 76' A moment of madness from Marcos Antonio on 76 minutes earns him a card. Sao Paulo FC will be frustrated.
  • 80' The crowd applauds Matheus Bahia as he leaves the pitch. Nicolas Vichiatto steps in for Ceara SC.
  • 84' It’s a booking for Sao Paulo FC player. Cedric gets a card.
  • 86' The crowd applauds Fernando Sobral as he leaves the pitch. Lourenco steps in for Ceara SC.
  • 88' Poor challenge from Damian Bobadilla. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 90' Alan Franco is replacing Luciano for the Sao Paulo FC side.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Ceará SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Leo Condé

São Paulo FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luis Zubeldía

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jonathan Calleri 3
Pedro Henrique 2
Gabriel Dias 2
Fabinho 2
Leo Chu 2
Diego 1
Ryan Rodrigues 1
Luciano 1

Head to Head

2025-04-26 Ceará SC 1–1 São Paulo FC 2022-09-18 Ceará SC 0–2 São Paulo FC 2022-05-28 São Paulo FC 2–2 Ceará SC 2021-10-14 São Paulo FC 1–1 Ceará SC 2021-06-27 Ceará SC 1–1 São Paulo FC

Ceará SC Form

2025-04-26 Ceará SC 1–1 São Paulo FC D 2025-04-21 EC Bahia 1–0 Ceará SC L 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 Gremio FBPA W 2025-03-31 RB Bragantino 2–2 Ceará SC D

São Paulo FC Form

2025-04-26 Ceará SC 1–1 São Paulo FC D 2025-04-20 São Paulo FC 2–1 Santos FC W 2025-04-16 Botafogo FR 2–2 São Paulo FC D 2025-04-13 São Paulo FC 1–1 Cruzeiro EC D 2025-04-06 CA Mineiro 0–0 São Paulo FC D 2025-03-29 São Paulo FC 0–0 SC Recife D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.27 Ceará SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.1 São Paulo FC xG
I would bet for: Ceará SC or São Paulo FC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Ceará SC39% Draw30% São Paulo FC31%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.37
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Ceará SC or Draw
69%
Draw or São Paulo FC
61%
Ceará SC or São Paulo FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Ceará SC27% Draw50% São Paulo FC23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
11.5%
1 – 0
10.7%
0 – 1
9.1%
2 – 1
8%
2 – 0
7.3%
1 – 2
6.9%
0 – 2
5.5%
2 – 2
4.5%
3 – 1
3.4%
3 – 0
3%
1 – 3
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Ceará SC

Handicap Ceará SC covers Push São Paulo FC 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% ✓
São Paulo FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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