Sao Paulo FC vs Ceara SC, Serie A 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Sao Paulo FC vs Ceara SC — Serie A at Morumbi.
- Sao Paulo FC 17 games · 25 pts (2026/26)
- Ceara SC 0 games · 0 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 29 Sep Ceara SC H 0–1 L 21 Sep Santos FC A 0–1 L 14 Sep Botafogo FR H 1–0 W 31 Aug Cruzeiro EC A 0–1 L 24 Aug CA Mineiro H 2–0 W 16 Aug SC Recife A 2–2 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 29 Sep Sao Paulo FC A 1–0 W 20 Sep EC Bahia H 1–1 D 14 Sep CR Vasco da Gama A 2–2 D 30 Aug EC Juventude H 0–1 L 24 Aug Gremio FBPA A 0–0 D 16 Aug RB Bragantino H 1–0 W 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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Sao Paulo FC is hosting Ceara SC for another epic battle.
- 5' The travelling Ceara SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sao Paulo FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 15' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 20' Bruno has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 31 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 31' The supporters are chanting for Jose Sabino. He replaces Rafael Toloi on 31 minute.
- 36' It looks like no one’s ball. Ceara SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 37' Dieguinho is having his name booked by the referee on 37.
- 42' 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.
- 46' Another substitution for Ceara SC to replace Paulo Baya by Pedro Henrique on 46 minute.
- 51' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sao Paulo FC that had 366 games and scored 340 goals.
- 52' It’s a booking for Ceara SC player. Lourenco gets a card.
- 56' Pedro Henrique puts Ceara SC on the lead.
- 61' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 63' Lucca Marques is replacing Ferreira for the Sao Paulo FC side.
- 68' It looks surprising Sao Paulo FC does not make any changes. Richardson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 70' Sao Paulo FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Juan Dinenno is hanging Cedric on the field on 70 minute.
- 72' Ceara SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Vinicius Zanocelo is hanging Dieguinho on the field on 72 minute.
- 77' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 82' Sao Paulo FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 82.
- 85' It is a substitution in Ceara SC team. Antonio Galeano is replaced by Guilherme Luiz on 85 minute.
- 87' Guilherme Luiz was booked on 87.
- 90' It’s gonna be a card for Juan Dinenno.
- 90' The whistle greets Pedro Raul as he departs to be replaced by Vina.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Ceara SC players.
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Lineups
Sao Paulo FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 25
- 10
- 5
- 6
- 2
- 28
- 13
- 11
- 23
- 15
- 21
Bench
- 7
- 16
- 18
- 77
- 35
- 22
- 29
- 50
- 43
- 19
- 14
- 45
Ceara SC Lineups
Starting XI
- 26
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97
Lourenco ↓ Fernando Sobral 72'
- 94
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9
Pedro Raul ↓ Vina 90'
- 79
- 70
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17
Paulo Baya ↓ Pedro Henrique 46'
- 44
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20
Dieguinho ↓ Vinicius Zanocelo 72'
- 27
- 23
Bench
- 3
- 33
- 1
- 30
- 2
- 10
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7
Pedro Henrique ↑ 46'
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88
Fernando Sobral ↑ 72'
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25
Vinicius Zanocelo ↑ 72'
- 75
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29
Vina ↑ 90'
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80
Guilherme Luiz ↑ 85'
Coach Leo Condé -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Jonathan Calleri 3 Leo Chu 2 Pedro Henrique 2 Gabriel Dias 2 Fabinho 2 Vitor 1 Rodrigo Nestor 1 Nahuel Bustos 1 Head to Head
Sao Paulo FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.12 Sao Paulo FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.97 Ceara SC xGI would bet for: Sao Paulo FC or Draw 69% + Under 2.5 goals 65%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Ceara SC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.09Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 85% 15% ± 1.5 62% 38% ± 2.5 35% 65% ± 3.5 17% 83% ± 4.5 7% 93% Double Chance
Sao Paulo FC or Draw 69%Draw or Ceara SC 63%Sao Paulo FC or Ceara SC 68%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 0 14.7%1 – 1 14.4%1 – 0 12.5%0 – 1 Actual2 – 0 7.4%2 – 1 7.3%1 – 2 6.3%0 – 2 5.6%2 – 2 3.7%3 – 1 2.8%3 – 0 2.7%1 – 3 2.1%Asian Handicap — Sao Paulo FC
Handicap Sao Paulo FC covers Push Ceara SC covers -2.5 5% — 95% -2 5% 11% 84% -1.5 16% — 84% -1 16% 21% 63% -0.5 37% — 63% +0.5 71% — 29% +1 71% 18% 11% +1.5 89% — 11% +2 89% 8% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
Sao Paulo FC keeps clean sheet 38% ✓Ceara SC keeps clean sheet 33% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.