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

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2020-21
Ceará SC
1 – 1
Full Time
Sao 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 Sao 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 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

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

Recent Form

Ceará SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Nov Sao Paulo FC H 1–1 D
22 Nov CA Mineiro H 2–2 D
14 Nov Grêmio 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
Sao 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 Grêmio FBPA H 0–0 D

Key Stats

54% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
8% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
28% Clean Sheets
Sao Paulo FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sao Paulo FC
0-15
3/–
16-30
2/3
31-45
1/2
46-60
–/3
61-75
2/2
76+
4/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sao Paulo FC
Luciano 6 G 1 A
Jonathan Calleri 6 G 1 A
Ferreira 4 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Estadio Castelao that hosts another battle between Ceará SC and Sao Paulo FC.
  • 5' A quiet spell here at Estadio Castelao. Ceará SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 10' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 11' GOAL! Diego fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 16' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 21' Ceará SC is showing some good football. However, Ceará SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 26' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Ceará SC that had 238 games and scored 233 goals.
  • 31' Ceará SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 31.
  • 36' Over 36 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 41' Supporters expect more eagerness from Pablo Felipe, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio Castelao with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 46' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 47' The Brazil Leo Chu breaks the deadlock on 47 minutes. 0-2!
  • 52' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 57' The 36-year-old Samuel Xavier has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 58' Pablo Felipe is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 60' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Vinicius.
  • 61' The referee calls foul for Reinaldo. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 64' Luan was booked on 64.
  • 66' It’s a booking for Ceara SC player. Leo Chu gets a Yellow card.
  • 71' It looks like no one’s ball. Ceará SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 72' The supporters are chanting for Vitor Jacare. He replaces Cleber on 72 minute.
  • 77' Tiago Volpi has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
  • 82' The Sao Paulo FC manager makes a substitution. Pablo Felipe departs to be replaced by Vitor.
  • 84' Alyson gets the nod from Ceara SC. He replaces Bruno Pacheco and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 85' Another substitution for Sao Paulo FC to replace Luan by Tche Tche on 85 minute.
  • 87' Diego picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Samuel Xavier on 90.
  • 90' Antonio Galeano gets the nod from Sao Paulo FC. He replaces Gabriel and will look to change the dynamic.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Ceará SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Guto Ferreira

Sao Paulo FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Fernando Diniz

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

Ceará SC Form

2020-11-25 Ceará SC 1–1 Sao Paulo FC D 2020-11-22 Ceará SC 2–2 CA Mineiro D 2020-11-14 Grêmio 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

Sao Paulo FC Form

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

Predictions

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

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Ceará SC33% Draw31% Sao 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 Sao Paulo FC
67%
Ceará SC or Sao Paulo FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Ceará SC23% Draw50% Sao Paulo FC27%
Actual: Sao 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 Sao 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% ✓
Sao Paulo FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

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