Sao Paulo vs Ceara

29 September 2025 · Brasileirão · 2025 · Referee Bruno Arleu de Araujo

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • P. Henrique 56’

Match summary

Ceara beat Sao Paulo 1-0 on the road. It was goalless at half-time.

P. Henrique put Ceara ahead in the 56th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Sao Paulo created 0.77 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots, Ceara 0.71 from 7.

Match stats

61% Possession 39%
15 Shots 7
2 Shots on target 6
7 Corners 3
507 Passes 336
86.8% Pass accuracy 79.2%
17 Tackles 12
14 Fouls 18
2 Yellow cards 3

Key events

Sao Paulo Ceara
Kick-off
7’
P. RaulShot on target
14’
P. RaulShot on target
28’
RichardsonShot on target
SabinoR. Tolói
31’
37’
Dieguinho
RodriguinhoShot on target
41’
Half-time0-0
46’
P. HenriqueP. Baya
L. MouraA. Franco
46’
Second half underway
50’
GaleanoShot on target
52’
Lourenço
56’
P. HenriqueRight foot shot0-1 (Ceara)
LuccaFerreira
63’
63’
GaleanoShot on target
J. DinennoC. Soares
70’
MaíltonRodriguinho
70’
72’
F. SobralLourenço
72’
Vinicius ZanoceloDieguinho
LucianoShot on target
80’
R. Arboleda
82’
85’
G. LuizGaleano
87’
G. Luiz
90’
G. LuizVAR: Penalty given
90’
VinaP. Raul
J. Dinenno
90+4’
Full-time0-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.77 0.71 56’ P. Henrique (Ceara), 0-1 56’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.77 0.71 56’ P. Henrique (Ceara), 0-1 Henrique 56’
Sao Paulo 0.77 xGCeara 0.71 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Ceara attacking Sao Paulo attacking 
56’ P. Henrique (Ceara), open play, 0.56 xG, goal 40’ Luciano (Sao Paulo), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 34’ Ferreira (Sao Paulo), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 41’ Rodriguinho (Sao Paulo), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 51’ Ferreira (Sao Paulo), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 86’ Sabino (Sao Paulo), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 24’ R. Arboleda (Sao Paulo), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 14’ P. Raul (Ceara), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 47’ Ferreira (Sao Paulo), open play, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 48’ Ferreira (Sao Paulo), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 68’ D. Bobadilla (Sao Paulo), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 80’ Luciano (Sao Paulo), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 21’ Rodriguinho (Sao Paulo), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 39’ Rodriguinho (Sao Paulo), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 28’ Richardson (Ceara), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 50’ Galeano (Ceara), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 7’ P. Raul (Ceara), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 28’ D. Bobadilla (Sao Paulo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ P. Baya (Ceara), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 63’ Galeano (Ceara), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 76’ Maílton (Sao Paulo), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 12’ Ferreira (Sao Paulo), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 56’ P. Henrique (Ceara), open play, 0.56 xG, goal 40’ Luciano (Sao Paulo), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 34’ Ferreira (Sao Paulo), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 41’ Rodriguinho (Sao Paulo), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 86’ Sabino (Sao Paulo), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 51’ Ferreira (Sao Paulo), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 24’ R. Arboleda (Sao Paulo), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 14’ P. Raul (Ceara), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 47’ Ferreira (Sao Paulo), open play, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 48’ Ferreira (Sao Paulo), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 68’ D. Bobadilla (Sao Paulo), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 80’ Luciano (Sao Paulo), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 21’ Rodriguinho (Sao Paulo), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 39’ Rodriguinho (Sao Paulo), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 28’ Richardson (Ceara), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 7’ P. Raul (Ceara), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 28’ D. Bobadilla (Sao Paulo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 50’ Galeano (Ceara), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 63’ Galeano (Ceara), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 46’ P. Baya (Ceara), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 76’ Maílton (Sao Paulo), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 12’ Ferreira (Sao Paulo), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Sao Paulo 3-1-4-2 Starting XI
Rafael
Tolói 31’
Arboleda
Franco 46’
Bobadilla
Soares 70’
Alisson
Rodriguinho 70’
Díaz
Luciano
Ferreira 63’
Ceara 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Ferreira
Souza
Victor
Machado
Bahia
Richardson
Dieguinho 72’
Galeano 85’
Lourenço 72’
Baya 46’
Raul 90’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Rafael
90′ 5 1 6 1 – – – –
Defenders4 players
R. Tolói Taken off
31′ – 2 – – – 18 – – – –
R. Arboleda
90′ 1 2 – 5 4 62 2 – – –
A. Franco Taken off
45′ – – – – – 32 1 – – –
Sabino Came on as a substitute
59′ 1 2 – 4 2 39 1 – – –
Midfielders8 players
D. Bobadilla
90′ – – 65 2 0.09 2 – 8 3 2 –
C. Soares Taken off
70′ – – 39 1 0.19 1 – 2 – – –
Alisson
90′ – – 94 2 0.05 2 1 7 1 2 –
Rodriguinho Taken off
70′ – – 49 1 0.04 3 – 4 1 – –
E. Díaz
90′ – – 34 2 0.14 2 – 4 2 2 –
Lucca Came on as a substitute
27′ – – 6 – 0.00 – – 1 1 – –
J. Dinenno Came on as a substitute
20′ – – – – – – – – 1 – –
Maílton Came on as a substitute
20′ – – 12 1 0.06 – – 5 1 3 –
Forwards3 players
Luciano
90′ – – 2 1 0.16 0.02 1 4 3 13 –
Ferreira Taken off
63′ – – 5 – 0.28 0.04 – 4 – 18 –
L. Moura Came on as a substitute
45′ – – – – – 0.16 2 11 3 20 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

Sao Paulo DWLWL
Ceara WDLDD

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Previous and next meeting

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.