Ceara SC vs Sao Paulo FC, Serie A 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Ceara SC vs Sao Paulo FC — Serie A at Castelao.
- Ceara SC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
- Sao Paulo FC 17 games · 25 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 SE Palmeiras 17 38 2 CR Flamengo 16 31 3 Fluminense FC 17 30 4 CA Paranaense 17 27 5 RB Bragantino 17 26 6 Coritiba FBC 17 26 7 Sao Paulo FC 17 25 8 EC Bahia 16 23 9 Cruzeiro EC 17 23 10 Botafogo FR 16 22 11 EC Vitoria 16 22 12 SC Internacional 17 21 13 Gremio FBPA 17 21 14 CA Mineiro 17 21 15 SC Corinthians Paulista 17 21 16 CR Vasco da Gama 17 20 17 Santos FC 17 18 18 Mirassol FC 16 16 19 Clube do Remo 17 15 20 Chapecoense AF 16 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 Gremio FBPA H 2–0 W 31 Mar RB Bragantino A 2–2 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 26 Apr Ceara 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 history24% 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' It’s Showtime! The match between Ceara SC and Sao Paulo FC is underway.
- 4' Goal! Pedro Henrique scores his 17 goal in 188 matches.
- 9' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 9 minutes.
- 14' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Ceara SC that had 238 games and scored 233 goals.
- 19' It looks like no one’s ball. Ceara SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 24' It’s high time Leo Condé made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 29' 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.
- 31' Enzo Diaz was booked on 31.
- 36' Jose Sabino needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 41' 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.
- 44' Goal! Ryan Rodrigues scores his 2 goal in 366 matches.
- 46' The referee shows Ceara SC player a card on 46.
- 46' Cedric is replacing Ferreira for the Sao Paulo FC side.
- 51' Ceara SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
- 53' That looks like a foul for a card for Pedro Henrique.
- 58' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Ceara SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 60' Matheus Araujo is replacing Lucas Mugni for the Ceara SC side.
- 61' The Ceara SC manager makes a substitution. Pedro Henrique departs to be replaced by Guilherme Luiz.
- 66' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 68' It’s gonna be a card for Igor Vinicius.
- 73' It looks surprising Sao Paulo FC does not make any changes. Fernando Sobral has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 75' Marcos Antonio is replacing Alisson for the Sao Paulo FC side.
- 76' The referee calls foul for Marcos Antonio. He receives a card.
- 80' It is a substitution in Ceara SC team. Matheus Bahia is replaced by Nicolas Vichiatto on 80 minute.
- 84' The referee calls foul for Cedric. He receives a card.
- 86' It is a substitution in Ceara SC team. Fernando Sobral is replaced by Lourenco on 86 minute.
- 88' The referee shows Sao Paulo FC player a card on 88.
- 90' Alan Franco is replacing Luciano for the Sao Paulo FC side.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
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Lineups
Ceara 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
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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
Ceara SC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.27 Ceara SC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.1 Sao Paulo FC xGI would bet for: Ceara 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
Ceara SC or Draw 69%Draw or Sao Paulo FC 61%Ceara 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 — Ceara SC
Handicap Ceara 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
Ceara 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.