Sunday , 16 August 2026

Santos FC vs Ceará SC, Serie A 2021 REGULAR SEASON

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2021
Santos FC
3 – 1
Full Time
Ceará SC
Sun 6 Jun 2021 · 00:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Para 40' Y
Alison 44' Y
Y 45' Gabriel
Luan Peres 52' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Santos FC vs Ceará SC — 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

5
5
2
Santos FC 12 games · Avg 1.8 goals Ceará SC
Last 5 meetings
2021-06-06 Santos FC 3–1 Ceará SC 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

Recent Form

Santos FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Jun Ceará SC H 3–1 W
29 May EC Bahia A 0–3 L
26 Feb EC Bahia A 0–2 L
21 Feb Fluminense FC H 1–1 D
17 Feb SC Corinthians Paulista H 1–0 W
13 Feb Coritiba FBC H 2–0 W
Ceará SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Jun Santos FC A 1–3 L
30 May Gremio FBPA H 3–2 W
26 Feb Botafogo FR H 2–1 W
20 Feb Coritiba FBC A 2–0 W
15 Feb Fluminense FC H 1–3 L
11 Feb Sao Paulo FC A 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 .
  • 5' Ceará SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at . Ceará SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 19' What a strike from Jean Mota! The score is 1-0.
  • 24' Santos FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 29' The energy levels are beginning to show. Guto Ferreira might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 34' Santos FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 39' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 40' The referee calls foul for Para. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 44' The referee has no hesitation. Alison is booked for Santos FC — Yellow card on 44.
  • 45' Ceara SC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 45.
  • 50' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 52' What an equalizer from Vinicius!
  • 52' The referee has no hesitation. Luan Peres is booked for Santos FC — Yellow card on 52.
  • 57' Marcos Guilherme has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 21 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 62' Ceará SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 63' Marinho makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and Santos FC are in front.
  • 65' The Ceara SC manager makes a substitution. Felipe Vizeu departs to be replaced by Cleber.
  • 70' Ceará SC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 72' Against the run of play, Kaio Jorge has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 77' It looks surprising Santos FC does not make any changes. Saulo Mineiro has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 79' A tactical swap from Ceara SC — Charles Matos on, Fernando Sobral off on 79 minutes.
  • 80' The whistle greets Gabriel as he departs to be replaced by Jordan.
  • 82' The whistle greets Kaio Jorge as he departs to be replaced by Marcos Leonardo Almeida.
  • 83' Kevin Malthus gets the nod from Santos FC. He replaces Marcos Guilherme and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 87' Angelo Borges is replacing Gabriel Pirani for the Santos FC side.
  • 89' Time for substitution for Ceara SC. Saulo Mineiro is replaced by Wendson.
  • 90' Santos FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Madson is hanging Marinho on the field on 90 minute.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Ceará SC.

Lineups

Santos FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Fernando Diniz

Ceará SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Guto Ferreira

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Marcos Leonardo Almeida 2
Eduardo Sasha 2
Marinho 2
Jean Mota 2
Leo Baptistao 1
Jean Mota 1
Ze Roberto 1
Gustavo Henrique 1

Head to Head

2021-06-06 Santos FC 3–1 Ceará SC 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

Santos FC Form

2021-06-06 Santos FC 3–1 Ceará SC W 2021-05-29 EC Bahia 3–0 Santos FC L 2021-02-26 EC Bahia 2–0 Santos FC L 2021-02-21 Santos FC 1–1 Fluminense FC D 2021-02-17 Santos FC 1–0 SC Corinthians Paulista W 2021-02-13 Santos FC 2–0 Coritiba FBC W

Ceará SC Form

2021-06-06 Santos FC 3–1 Ceará SC L 2021-05-30 Ceará SC 3–2 Gremio FBPA W 2021-02-26 Ceará SC 2–1 Botafogo FR W 2021-02-20 Coritiba FBC 0–2 Ceará SC W 2021-02-15 Ceará SC 1–3 Fluminense FC L 2021-02-11 Sao Paulo FC 1–1 Ceará SC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.54 Santos FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.95 Ceará SC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Santos FC52% Draw26% Ceará SC22%
Actual: Santos FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.49
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Santos FC or Draw
79%
Draw or Ceará SC
48%
Santos FC or Ceará SC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Santos FC35% Draw48% Ceará SC17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13%
1 – 0
11.7%
0 – 0
10.3%
2 – 0
9.5%
2 – 1
9%
0 – 1
6.8%
1 – 2
5.6%
3 – 0
4.8%
3 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
4.4%
0 – 2
3.6%
3 – 2
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Santos FC

Handicap Santos FC covers Push Ceará SC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 15% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 23% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 14% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Santos FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✓
Ceará SC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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