Ceará
Serie A · 2025Ceará 1–3 Palmeiras · Serie A
A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.
Match at a glance
Palmeiras won 1–3.
- Shots
- 17–14
- Shots on target
- 5–7
- Possession
- 43%–57%
Full time
What the match recorded
Palmeiras beat Ceara 3–1. Recorded in this match (Ceara – Palmeiras): shots 17–14, shots on target 5–7, possession 43%–57%, corners 7–7. 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.
Ceara's recent record differs from the season
moderateCeara's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.
Evidence and caveat
Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.
Window: last_5 versus season
| Metric | Last 5 | Season | Baseline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 0.6 goals/match | 0.89 goals/match | 1.18 goals/match |
Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.
Recent scheduling adds useful context
weakA compressed recent schedule is recorded for Ceara, Palmeiras.
Evidence and caveat
Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.
Window: previous 14 days
| Metric | Ceara | Palmeiras | Baseline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rest days | 3.77 days | 3.77 days | — |
| Matches last 14 days | 3 matches | 2 matches | — |
Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.
The teams have contrasting possession records
moderatePalmeiras have recorded the higher season possession share.
Evidence and caveat
Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 10.3 percentage points.
Window: season
| Metric | Ceara | Palmeiras | Baseline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Possession | 42% | 52.3% | 51% |
Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.
This match
Match statistics
History
Head-to-head
Recent meetings between these teams.
Last 5 meetings
Metric comparison
Team comparison
Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.
Season: Ceará favored in 0 of 11 directional metrics · Palmeiras in 9 · 2 too close
Window
Season
Window
Last 10
Window
Last 5
Window
Home–Away
Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.
Possession control
Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.
Attacking volume
Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.
Defensive resistance
Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.
Directness proxy
Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.
Physicality
Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.
Set-piece relevance
Corner volume relative to competition peers.
Tempo and pressure proxy
Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.
- Rest before fixture · Both teams: 3.77 days
Ceará / Palmeiras
Evidence quality
How much supports this analysis
- The fixture is outside the configured active season.
- 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.
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