Fortaleza EC vs Ceará SC, Serie A 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Fortaleza EC vs Ceará SC — Serie A at Castelao.
- Fortaleza EC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
- Ceará SC 0 games · 0 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 13 Jul Ceará SC H 0–1 L 12 Jun Santos FC H 2–3 L 01 Jun CR Flamengo A 0–5 L 25 May Cruzeiro EC H 0–2 L 17 May CR Vasco da Gama A 0–3 L 10 May EC Juventude H 5–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 13 Jul Fortaleza EC A 1–0 W 04 Jun Botafogo FR A 2–3 L 01 Jun CA Mineiro H 0–1 L 17 May SC Recife H 2–0 W 12 May Santos FC A 0–0 D 03 May EC Vitoria H 1–0 W Key Stats
30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)30% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Fortaleza EC to score. At the same time, Ceara SC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' 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.
- 10' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 15' Fortaleza EC is showing some good football. However, Fortaleza EC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 20' It looks surprising Ceara SC does not make any changes. Bruno has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 25' Pedro Henrique is having his name booked by the referee on 25.
- 30' That looks like a foul for a card for Lucas Sasha.
- 35' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 40' The travelling Ceara SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 45' Another substitution for Fortaleza EC to replace Gustavo by Diogo Barbosa on 45 minute.
- 50' It’s a booking for Fortaleza EC player. Emanuel Britez gets a card.
- 55' Lucas Mugni needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 15 Yellow cards this season.
- 57' Ceara SC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Antonio Galeano on 57.
- 62' Deyverson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Juan Lucero on 62 minute.
- 63' Another change for Fortaleza EC made on 63 minute. Lucas Sasha leaves to be changed by Marinho.
- 68' The Ceara SC manager makes a substitution. Pedro Henrique departs to be replaced by Fernandinho.
- 73' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 78' It looks like no one’s ball. Ceara SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 80' The Ceara SC manager makes a substitution. Antonio Galeano departs to be replaced by Bruno Tubarao.
- 82' The referee calls foul for Fernandinho. He receives a card.
- 87' 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.
- 88' It’s a booking for Ceara SC player. Fabiano Silva gets a card.
- 90' Ceara SC player sees a card in front of him.
- 90' Rafael Ramos is replacing Fabiano Silva for the Ceara SC side.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Fortaleza EC.
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Lineups
Fortaleza EC Lineups
Starting XI
- 7
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88
Lucas Sasha ↓ Marinho 63'
- 33
- 5
- 13
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9
Juan Lucero ↓ Deyverson 62'
- 3
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26
Breno Lopes ↓ Allanzinho 80'
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8
Leandro Martinez ↓ Calebe 80'
- 12
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39
Gustavo ↓ Diogo Barbosa 45'
Bench
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11
Marinho ↑ 63'
- 22
- 20
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16
Diogo Barbosa ↑ 45'
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18
Deyverson ↑ 62'
- 2
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10
Calebe ↑ 80'
- 15
- 14
- 29
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19
Allanzinho ↑ 80'
Ceará SC Lineups
Starting XI
- 3
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10
Lucas Mugni ↓ Lourenco 68'
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7
Pedro Henrique ↓ Fernandinho 68'
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88
Fernando Sobral ↓ Richardson 90'
- 94
- 9
- 79
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70
Fabiano Silva ↓ Rafael Ramos 90'
- 20
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27
Antonio Galeano ↓ Bruno Tubarao 80'
- 23
Bench
- 40
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26
Richardson ↑ 90'
- 11
- 16
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77
Fernandinho ↑ 68'
- 33
- 30
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97
Lourenco ↑ 68'
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2
Rafael Ramos ↑ 90'
- 8
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29
Bruno Tubarao ↑ 80'
- 19
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Vinicius 3 Cleber 2 Thiago Galhardo 1 Yony Gonzalez 1 Felippe Cardoso 1 Vinicius Lima 1 Juninho 1 Moises Vieira 1 Head to Head
Fortaleza EC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.12 Fortaleza EC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.33 Ceará SC xGI would bet for: Fortaleza EC or Ceará SC 71% + Under 2.5 goals 56%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Ceará SC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.45Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 89% 11% ± 1.5 70% 30% ± 2.5 44% 56% ± 3.5 24% 76% ± 4.5 11% 89% Double Chance
Fortaleza EC or Draw 59%Draw or Ceará SC 70%Fortaleza EC or Ceará SC 71%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.8%0 – 0 10.8%0 – 1 Actual1 – 0 8.5%1 – 2 8.2%0 – 2 7.4%2 – 1 6.9%2 – 0 5.2%2 – 2 4.7%1 – 3 3.7%0 – 3 3.2%3 – 1 2.6%Asian Handicap — Fortaleza EC
Handicap Fortaleza EC covers Push Ceará SC covers -2.5 4% — 96% -2 4% 8% 88% -1.5 12% — 88% -1 12% 18% 70% -0.5 30% — 70% +0.5 60% — 40% +1 60% 21% 19% +1.5 81% — 19% +2 81% 12% 7% +2.5 93% — 7% Clean Sheet
Fortaleza EC keeps clean sheet 27% ✓Ceará SC keeps clean sheet 33% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.
