Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2020-21
Santos FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Ceará SC
Sun 27 Dec 2020 · 21:15 UTC Estadio Urbano Caldeira HT 45+4' · FT 45+11'
Y 45' Cleber
Diego Pituca 72' Y
Felipe Jonatan 86' Y
Y 90' Saulo da Silva
Y 90' Vinicius

Overview

Match Preview

Santos FC vs Ceará SC — Serie A at Estadio Urbano Caldeira.

Match Details

  • Referee Rodolpho Toski Marques
  • Referee Bruno Boschilia
  • Referee Ivan Carlos Bohn
  • Referee Adriano De Assis Miranda

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 23 34
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 22 11

Head-to-Head

5
5
2
Santos FC 12 games · Avg 1.8 goals Ceará SC
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-27 Santos FC 1–1 Ceará SC 2020-09-06 Ceará SC 0–1 Santos FC 2019-10-17 Santos FC 2–1 Ceará SC 2019-06-02 Ceará SC 0–1 Santos FC 2018-08-08 Ceará SC 1–1 Santos FC

Recent Form

Santos FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Dec Ceará SC H 1–1 D
20 Dec CR Vasco da Gama A 0–1 L
13 Dec CR Flamengo A 1–4 L
05 Dec SE Palmeiras H 2–2 D
28 Nov SC Recife H 4–2 W
21 Nov CA Paranaense A 0–1 L
Ceará SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Dec Santos FC A 1–1 D
20 Dec Fortaleza EC A 2–0 W
13 Dec AC Goianiense H 1–2 L
05 Dec EC Bahia A 2–0 W
30 Nov CR Vasco da Gama A 4–1 W
25 Nov Sao Paulo FC H 1–1 D

Key Stats

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
24% Clean Sheets
Santos FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Santos FC
0-15
1/2
16-30
2/3
31-45
5/2
46-60
4/3
61-75
1/4
76+
3/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Santos FC
Gabriel Barbosa 7 G 2 A
Neymar 6 G 2 A
Alvaro Barreal 4 G 1 A
Benjamin Rollheiser 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Santos FC welcome Ceará SC for this crunch clash at Estadio Urbano Caldeira.
  • 5' 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 Tiago Pagnussat suffering a number of foals already.
  • 10' Klaus has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 11' Assisted by Diego Pituca with the perfectly-timed delivery and Marinho makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 16' Santos FC is showing some good football. However, Santos FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 21' The home supporters are growing impatient. Santos FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 26' Santos FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Ceará SC's shape.
  • 31' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 36' Ceará SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 37' The Brazil Samuel Xavier breaks the deadlock on 37 minutes. 1-1!
  • 42' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 45' The referee shows Ceara SC player a Yellow card on 45.
  • 46' Another change for Santos FC made on 46 minute. Sandry leaves to be changed by Vinicius.
  • 51' Yeferson Soteldo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 3 Red cards this season.
  • 56' Santos FC have won 356 goals from 286 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 61' Saulo da Silva is replacing Vinicius Moreira for the Ceara SC side.
  • 66' Ceará SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 70' Santos FC make a change. Alison trudges off to be replaced by Arthur Gomes on 70 minutes.
  • 72' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Diego Pituca on 72 minutes.
  • 76' Lucas Lourenco gets the nod from Santos FC. He replaces Kaio Jorge and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 77' Felipe Vizeu has so much to prove this time. He replaces Cleber on 77 minute.
  • 82' 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.
  • 83' Arthur Gomes puts Santos FC on the lead.
  • 86' Felipe Jonatan picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 90' A change in the Ceara SC ranks — Samuel Xavier exits the field as Eduardo enters on 90.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Saulo da Silva.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Santos FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Cuca

Ceará SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Guto Ferreira

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Marinho 2
Jean Mota 2
Marcos Leonardo Almeida 2
Eduardo Sasha 2
Felipe Jonatan 1
Pedro Henrique 1
Pio 1
Fernando Sobral 1

Head to Head

2020-12-27 Santos FC 1–1 Ceará SC 2020-09-06 Ceará SC 0–1 Santos FC 2019-10-17 Santos FC 2–1 Ceará SC 2019-06-02 Ceará SC 0–1 Santos FC 2018-08-08 Ceará SC 1–1 Santos FC

Santos FC Form

2020-12-27 Santos FC 1–1 Ceará SC D 2020-12-20 CR Vasco da Gama 1–0 Santos FC L 2020-12-13 CR Flamengo 4–1 Santos FC L 2020-12-05 Santos FC 2–2 SE Palmeiras D 2020-11-28 Santos FC 4–2 SC Recife W 2020-11-21 CA Paranaense 1–0 Santos FC L

Ceará SC Form

2020-12-27 Santos FC 1–1 Ceará SC D 2020-12-20 Fortaleza EC 0–2 Ceará SC W 2020-12-13 Ceará SC 1–2 AC Goianiense L 2020-12-05 EC Bahia 0–2 Ceará SC W 2020-11-30 CR Vasco da Gama 1–4 Ceará SC W 2020-11-25 Ceará SC 1–1 Sao Paulo FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.3 Santos FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.22 Ceará SC xG
I would bet for: Santos FC or Ceará SC 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Santos FC40% Draw29% Ceará SC31%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.52
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Santos FC or Draw
68%
Draw or Ceará SC
60%
Santos FC or Ceará SC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Santos FC27% Draw49% Ceará SC24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
10.2%
1 – 0
9.4%
0 – 1
8.8%
2 – 1
8%
1 – 2
7.5%
2 – 0
6.6%
0 – 2
5.8%
2 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
3.5%
1 – 3
3.1%
3 – 0
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Santos FC

Handicap Santos FC covers Push Ceará SC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 20% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 19% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Santos FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Ceará SC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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