Serie A · 2025Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo

Ceará 1–1 São Paulo · Serie A

Ceará

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1–1Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Ceará and São Paulo drew 1–1.

Shots
714
Shots on target
24
Possession
40%60%

Full time

What the match recorded

Ceara and Sao Paulo drew 1–1. Recorded in this match (Ceara – Sao Paulo): shots 7–14, shots on target 2–4, possession 40%–60%, corners 3–2. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Sao Paulo.

4.94 days ▲Rest daysCeara · Sao Paulo6.1 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricCearaSao PauloBaseline
Rest days4.94 days6.1 days—
Matches last 14 days2 matches3 matches—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

Sao Paulo's recent record differs from the season

weak

Sao Paulo's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

1.2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1 goal/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for1.2 goals/match1 goal/match1.2 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Sao Paulo have recorded the higher season possession share.

38.3%PossessionCeara · Sao Paulo● 51.3%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 13.0 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricCearaSao PauloBaseline
Possession38.3%51.3%49.7%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots7 shots14 shotsCeará 7 shots, São Paulo 14 shots
  • Shots on target2 shots4 shotsCeará 2 shots, São Paulo 4 shots
  • Possession40%60%Ceará 40%, São Paulo 60%
  • Corners3 corners2 cornersCeará 3 corners, São Paulo 2 corners
  • Fouls13 fouls19 foulsCeará 13 fouls, São Paulo 19 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards5 cardsCeará 2 cards, São Paulo 5 cards
  • Passes293 passes441 passesCeará 293 passes, São Paulo 441 passes
  • Pass accuracy81%88%Ceará 81%, São Paulo 88%
  • Shots inside box5 shots6 shotsCeará 5 shots, São Paulo 6 shots
  • Blocked shots1 block6 blocksCeará 1 block, São Paulo 6 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves3 saves1 saveCeará 3 saves, São Paulo 1 save
  • Offsides1 offside1 offsideCeará 1 offside, São Paulo 1 offside

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Ceará
1Draws
1São Paulo
Ceará — São Paulo · Serie A0–2
São Paulo — Ceará · Serie A2–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Ceará favored in 5 of 11 directional metrics · São Paulo in 5 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Ceará6 matchesSão Paulo6 matches
1.33 goals/match ▲Goals scored6/61 goal/match
1.17 goals/matchGoals allowed6/6▲ 0.83 goals/match
10.2 shots/matchShots6/6▲ 11 shots/match
3.33 shots/matchShots on target6/63.33 shots/match
38.3%Possession6/6● 51.3%
2.67 corners/matchCorners6/6● 4.17 corners/match
2.67 cards/matchCards6/64 cards/match
13.7 fouls/matchFouls6/613.8 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples6 / 6home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: xg_for, xg_against.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 27 Apr 2025, 01:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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