Wednesday , 11 November 2026

Ceará SC vs São Paulo FC, Serie A 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2020-21
Ceará SC
1 – 1
Full Time
São Paulo FC
Wed 25 Nov 2020 · 22:15 UTC Estadio Castelao HT 45+2' · FT 45'
Vinicius 60' Y
Y 61' Reinaldo
Tiago Pagnussat 61' Y
Y 64' Luan
Leo Chu 66' Y
Y 87' Diego
Samuel Xavier 90' Y
Fernando Sobral 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Silbert Faria Sisquim
  • Referee Wagner do Nascimento Magalhaes
  • Referee Thiago Rosa de Oliveira
  • Referee Adriano Barros Carneiro

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 CR Flamengo 34 76
2 SE Palmeiras 34 73
3 Cruzeiro EC 34 60
4 Fluminense FC 34 57
5 CA Paranaense 34 54
6 EC Bahia 34 53
7 CA Mineiro 34 50
8 RB Bragantino 34 47
9 Santos FC 34 47
10 São Paulo FC 34 44
11 Botafogo FR 34 42
12 Coritiba FBC 34 42
13 CR Vasco da Gama 33 41
14 Mirassol FC 34 40
15 SC Internacional 34 38
16 EC Vitoria 34 38
17 SC Corinthians Paulista 34 37
18 Gremio FBPA 34 37
19 Clube do Remo 34 29
20 Chapecoense AF 33 21

Head-to-Head

1
9
3
Ceará SC 13 games · Avg 1.6 goals São Paulo FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-11-25 Ceará SC 1–1 São Paulo FC 2019-11-24 Ceará SC 1–1 São Paulo FC 2019-08-18 São Paulo FC 1–0 Ceará SC 2018-08-26 São Paulo FC 1–0 Ceará SC 2018-04-22 Ceará SC 0–0 São Paulo FC

Recent Form

Ceará SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Nov São Paulo FC H 1–1 D
22 Nov CA Mineiro H 2–2 D
14 Nov Gremio FBPA A 2–4 L
08 Nov SC Recife H 0–0 D
31 Oct Botafogo FR A 2–2 D
24 Oct Coritiba FBC H 2–1 W
São Paulo FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Nov Ceará SC A 1–1 D
22 Nov CR Vasco da Gama H 1–1 D
14 Nov Fortaleza EC A 3–2 W
07 Nov Goiás EC H 2–1 W
01 Nov CR Flamengo A 4–1 W
18 Oct Gremio FBPA 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
5/2
16-30
4/4
31-45
8/6
46-60
–/11
61-75
7/2
76+
4/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

São Paulo FC
Jonathan Calleri 10 G 2 A
Luciano 9 G 1 A
Artur Guimaraes 4 G 1 A
Ferreira 4 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Ceará SC vs Sao Paulo FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Ceará SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sao Paulo FC backline.
  • 11' GOAL! Diego scores on 11.
  • 16' Dani Alves needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 21' Ceará SC have won 233 goals from 238 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 26' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 31' It’s high time Fernando Diniz made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 36' Samuel Xavier, a Brazil , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 41' It looks like no one’s ball. Sao Paulo FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 46' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Fernando Diniz will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 47' The deadlock is broken! Leo Chu gets on the scoresheet on 47 minutes.
  • 52' Ceará SC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 57' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Ceará SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 58' Pablo Felipe has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 58 minutes.
  • 60' Poor challenge from Vinicius. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 61' Reinaldo is having his name booked by the referee on 61.
  • 64' It’s a booking for Sao Paulo FC player. Luan gets a Yellow card.
  • 66' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Leo Chu on 66 minutes.
  • 71' Over 71 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 72' The Ceara SC bench stirs into life. Cleber is withdrawn and Vitor Jacare gets his opportunity.
  • 77' Sao Paulo FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 82' Vitor has so much to prove this time. He replaces Pablo Felipe on 82 minute.
  • 84' A tactical swap from Ceara SC — Alyson on, Bruno Pacheco off on 84 minutes.
  • 85' Another substitution for Sao Paulo FC to replace Luan by Tche Tche on 85 minute.
  • 87' Diego has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 87.
  • 90' Samuel Xavier catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
  • 90' Time for substitution for Sao Paulo FC. Gabriel is replaced by Antonio Galeano.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

Ceará SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Guto Ferreira

São Paulo FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Fernando Diniz

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jonathan Calleri 3
Fabinho 2
Leo Chu 2
Pedro Henrique 2
Gabriel Dias 2
Bruno Peres 1
Bruno Peres 1
Dani Alves 1

Head to Head

2020-11-25 Ceará SC 1–1 São Paulo FC 2019-11-24 Ceará SC 1–1 São Paulo FC 2019-08-18 São Paulo FC 1–0 Ceará SC 2018-08-26 São Paulo FC 1–0 Ceará SC 2018-04-22 Ceará SC 0–0 São Paulo FC

Ceará SC Form

2020-11-25 Ceará SC 1–1 São Paulo FC D 2020-11-22 Ceará SC 2–2 CA Mineiro D 2020-11-14 Gremio FBPA 4–2 Ceará SC L 2020-11-08 Ceará SC 0–0 SC Recife D 2020-10-31 Botafogo FR 2–2 Ceará SC D 2020-10-24 Ceará SC 2–1 Coritiba FBC W

São Paulo FC Form

2020-11-25 Ceará SC 1–1 São Paulo FC D 2020-11-22 São Paulo FC 1–1 CR Vasco da Gama D 2020-11-14 Fortaleza EC 2–3 São Paulo FC W 2020-11-07 São Paulo FC 2–1 Goiás EC W 2020-11-01 CR Flamengo 1–4 São Paulo FC W 2020-10-18 São Paulo FC 0–0 Gremio FBPA D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.14 Ceará SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.24 São Paulo FC xG
I would bet for: Ceará SC or São Paulo FC 69% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Ceará SC33% Draw31% São Paulo FC36%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.38
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
64%
Draw or São Paulo FC
67%
Ceará SC or São Paulo FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Ceará SC23% Draw50% São Paulo FC27%
Actual: São Paulo FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
11.5%
0 – 1
10.3%
1 – 0
9.4%
1 – 2
7.8%
2 – 1
7.2%
0 – 2
6.9%
2 – 0
5.8%
2 – 2
4.5%
1 – 3
3.3%
0 – 3
2.8%
3 – 1
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Ceará SC

Handicap Ceará SC covers Push São Paulo FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 19% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 20% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Ceará SC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
São Paulo FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

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