Sunday , 16 August 2026

Ceará SC vs Sao Paulo FC, Serie A 2022 REGULAR SEASON

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2022
Ceará SC
0 – 2
Full Time
Sao Paulo FC
Sun 18 Sep 2022 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 29' Rodrigo Nestor
Y 29' Luciano Neves
Y 30' Luciano Neves
Luiz Otavio 35' Y
Joao Ricardo 35' Y
Luiz Otavio 35' R
Joao Ricardo 37' Y
Luiz Otavio 39' R
Jo 45' Y
Gabriel 60' Y
Nino Paraiba 79' Y
Ze Roberto 85' R
Richard 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Ceará SC vs Sao Paulo FC — Serie A .

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 SE Palmeiras 23 48
2 CR Flamengo 21 42
3 CA Paranaense 23 41
4 Fluminense FC 23 38
5 EC Bahia 22 33
6 Cruzeiro EC 22 33
7 RB Bragantino 22 32
8 SC Corinthians Paulista 22 32
9 Coritiba FBC 23 31
10 Botafogo FR 21 30
11 CA Mineiro 21 29
12 Sao Paulo FC 22 27
13 EC Vitoria 22 26
14 Gremio FBPA 21 25
15 SC Internacional 22 23
16 Mirassol FC 21 23
17 Santos FC 21 22
18 CR Vasco da Gama 21 22
19 Clube do Remo 22 22
20 Chapecoense AF 21 10

Head-to-Head

1
9
3
Ceará SC 13 games · Avg 1.6 goals Sao Paulo FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-09-18 Ceará SC 0–2 Sao Paulo FC 2022-05-28 Sao Paulo FC 2–2 Ceará SC 2021-10-14 Sao Paulo FC 1–1 Ceará SC 2021-06-27 Ceará SC 1–1 Sao Paulo FC 2021-02-11 Sao Paulo FC 1–1 Ceará SC

Recent Form

Ceará SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Sep Sao Paulo FC H 0–2 L
10 Sep Santos FC H 2–1 W
04 Sep CR Flamengo A 1–1 D
28 Aug CA Paranaense H 0–0 D
21 Aug RB Bragantino A 1–1 D
14 Aug Fortaleza EC H 0–1 L
Sao Paulo FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Sep Ceará SC A 2–0 W
11 Sep SC Corinthians Paulista H 1–1 D
04 Sep Cuiaba EC A 1–1 D
28 Aug Fortaleza EC H 0–1 L
21 Aug Santos FC A 0–1 L
14 Aug RB Bragantino H 3–0 W

Key Stats

54% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
8% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
23% Clean Sheets
Sao Paulo FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sao Paulo FC
0-15
3/–
16-30
3/3
31-45
3/2
46-60
–/8
61-75
3/2
76+
4/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sao Paulo FC
Jonathan Calleri 7 G 1 A
Luciano 6 G 1 A
Ferreira 4 G
Artur Guimaraes 3 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Ceará SC welcome Sao Paulo FC for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' Ceará SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Lucho Gonzalez will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 15' Sao Paulo FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
  • 20' 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.
  • 23' Goal! Jonathan Calleri scores his 63 goal in 267 matches.
  • 28' The home supporters are growing impatient. Ceará SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 29' A moment of madness from Rodrigo Nestor on 29 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Sao Paulo FC will be frustrated.
  • 30' It’s a booking for Sao Paulo FC player. Luciano Neves gets a Yellow card.
  • 35' Ceara SC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 37' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Joao Ricardo on 37 minutes.
  • 39' That looks like a foul for a Red card for Luiz Otavio.
  • 42' The Ceara SC manager makes a substitution. Richardson departs to be replaced by Gabriel.
  • 45' Poor challenge from Jo. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 46' The Sao Paulo FC manager makes a substitution. Rafinha departs to be replaced by Igor Vinicius.
  • 51' Ceará SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 56' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 60' The referee calls foul for Gabriel. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 64' Guilherme Castilho is replacing Vinicius for the Ceara SC side.
  • 65' Guilherme Castilho has so much to prove this time. He replaces Vinicius on 65 minute.
  • 70' Sao Paulo FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 72' A change in the Sao Paulo FC ranks — Alisson exits the field as Marcos Guilherme enters on 72.
  • 77' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 79' Nino Paraiba picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 83' Another substitution for Ceara SC to replace Victor Luis by Diego on 83 minute.
  • 85' A moment of madness from Ze Roberto on 85 minutes earns him a Red card. Ceara SC will be frustrated.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Richard.
  • Full Time. Sao Paulo FC beats Ceará SC

Lineups

Ceará SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lucho Gonzalez

Sao Paulo FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rogério Ceni

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

2022-09-18 Ceará SC 0–2 Sao Paulo FC 2022-05-28 Sao Paulo FC 2–2 Ceará SC 2021-10-14 Sao Paulo FC 1–1 Ceará SC 2021-06-27 Ceará SC 1–1 Sao Paulo FC 2021-02-11 Sao Paulo FC 1–1 Ceará SC

Ceará SC Form

2022-09-18 Ceará SC 0–2 Sao Paulo FC L 2022-09-10 Ceará SC 2–1 Santos FC W 2022-09-04 CR Flamengo 1–1 Ceará SC D 2022-08-28 Ceará SC 0–0 CA Paranaense D 2022-08-21 RB Bragantino 1–1 Ceará SC D 2022-08-14 Ceará SC 0–1 Fortaleza EC L

Sao Paulo FC Form

2022-09-18 Ceará SC 0–2 Sao Paulo FC W 2022-09-11 Sao Paulo FC 1–1 SC Corinthians Paulista D 2022-09-04 Cuiaba EC 1–1 Sao Paulo FC D 2022-08-28 Sao Paulo FC 0–1 Fortaleza EC L 2022-08-21 Santos FC 1–0 Sao Paulo FC L 2022-08-14 Sao Paulo FC 3–0 RB Bragantino W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.03 Ceará SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.18 Sao Paulo FC xG
I would bet for: Ceará SC or Sao Paulo FC 69% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Ceará SC32% Draw31% Sao Paulo FC37%
Actual: Sao Paulo FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.21
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 38%
62%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Ceará SC or Draw
63%
Draw or Sao Paulo FC
68%
Ceará SC or Sao Paulo FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Ceará SC22% Draw52% Sao Paulo FC26%
Actual: Sao Paulo FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.3%
0 – 0
13.3%
0 – 1
11.7%
1 – 0
10%
1 – 2
7.6%
0 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
6.6%
2 – 0
5.6%
2 – 2
4%
1 – 3
3%
0 – 3
2.8%
3 – 1
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Ceará SC

Handicap Ceará SC covers Push Sao Paulo FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 18% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 21% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 11% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Ceará SC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
Sao Paulo FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✗

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