Ceará SC vs Sao Paulo FC, Serie A 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Ceará SC vs Sao Paulo FC — Serie A at Castelao.
- Ceará SC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
- Sao Paulo FC 18 games · 25 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 26 Apr Sao 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 Grêmio FBPA H 2–0 W 31 Mar RB Bragantino A 2–2 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 history28% Clean Sheets
Sao Paulo FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Sao Paulo FC0-153/–16-302/331-451/246-60–/361-752/276+4/4■ Scored ■ ConcededTop Scorers (This Season)
Sao Paulo FCLuciano 6 G 1 A Jonathan Calleri 6 G 1 A Ferreira 4 G -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Ceará SC and Sao Paulo FC has kicked off!
- 4' GOAL! Pedro Henrique scores on 4. Assisted by Matheus Bahia
- 9' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jose Sabino suffering a number of foals already.
- 14' 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.
- 19' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 19 minutes.
- 24' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sao Paulo FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 29' 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.
- 31' Sao Paulo FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 31.
- 36' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 41' Ceará SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 41.
- 44' Goal! Ryan Rodrigues scores his 2 goal in 371 matches.
- 46' Willian Machado is having his name booked by the referee on 46.
- 46' Time for substitution for Sao Paulo FC. Ferreira is replaced by Cedric.
- 51' Sao Paulo FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 53' Pedro Henrique is having his name booked by the referee on 53.
- 58' 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.
- 60' Matheus Araujo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Lucas Mugni on 60 minute.
- 61' It is a substitution in Ceara SC team. Pedro Henrique is replaced by Guilherme Luiz on 61 minute.
- 66' It looks like no one’s ball. Ceará SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 68' Igor Vinicius is having his name booked by the referee on 68.
- 73' It’s high time Leo Condé made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 75' Another change for Sao Paulo FC made on 75 minute. Alisson leaves to be changed by Marcos Antonio.
- 76' The referee shows Sao Paulo FC player a card on 76.
- 80' The whistle greets Matheus Bahia as he departs to be replaced by Nicolas Vichiatto.
- 84' That looks like a foul for a card for Cedric.
- 86' The whistle greets Fernando Sobral as he departs to be replaced by Lourenco.
- 88' Damian Bobadilla is having his name booked by the referee on 88.
- 90' Sao Paulo FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Alan Franco is hanging Luciano on the field on 90 minute.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.
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Lineups
Ceará SC Lineups
Starting XI
- 16
- 3
- 2
- 10
- 7
- 88
- 9
- 79
- 20
- 27
- 23
Bench
- 40
- 33
- 30
- 97
- 18
- 8
- 44
- 31
- 99
- 19
- 22
- 80
Coach Leo CondéSao Paulo FC Lineups
Starting XI
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25
Alisson ↓ Marcos Antonio 75'
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10
Luciano ↓ Alan Franco 90'
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2
Igor Vinicius ↓ Rodrigo Huendra 75'
- 35
- 13
- 32
- 11
- 23
- 21
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49
Ryan Rodrigues ↓ Andre Silva 60'
- 48
Bench
- 93
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6
Cedric ↑ 46'
- 18
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20
Marcos Antonio ↑ 75'
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28
Alan Franco ↑ 90'
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17
Andre Silva ↑ 60'
- 22
- 36
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15
Rodrigo Huendra ↑ 75'
- 12
- 43
- 45
Coach Luis Zubeldía -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Jonathan Calleri 3 Gabriel Dias 2 Fabinho 2 Leo Chu 2 Pedro Henrique 2 Luciano 1 Jorginho 1 Bruno Peres 1 Head to Head
Ceará SC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.27 Ceará SC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.1 Sao Paulo FC xGI would bet for: Ceará SC or Sao Paulo FC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 58%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.37Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line 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 Sao Paulo FC 61%Ceará SC or Sao Paulo FC 70%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 Actual0 – 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 Sao 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% ✓Sao Paulo FC keeps clean sheet 29% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.