Brasileiro Serie A 2025 · 5 Oct 2025

Ceará 3–0 Santos

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Sep 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Ceará favourites at 52%.

Ceará won a close one on the chances: 1.9 xG to 1.6.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Igor Vinícius, 84.1 in 67′.

Well above their usual level: Igor Vinícius +34.9, Álvaro Barreal +27.8, Zé Rafael +14.0.

Well below it: Lucas Mugni −14.3, Lourenço −12.2, Dieguinho −9.2.

Each side's last five results before this match.

2 Oct 2025	L 0–1	at Vitória Brasileirão Série A
29 Sep 2025	W 1–0	at São Paulo Brasileirão Série A
20 Sep 2025	D 1–1	v Bahia Brasileirão Série A
14 Sep 2025	D 2–2	at Vasco da Gama Brasileirão Série A
30 Aug 2025	L 0–1	v Juventude Brasileirão Série A

2 Oct 2025	D 1–1	v Grêmio Brasileirão Série A
28 Sep 2025	D 2–2	at Red Bull Bragantino Brasileirão Série A
21 Sep 2025	W 1–0	v São Paulo Brasileirão Série A
14 Sep 2025	D 1–1	at Atlético Mineiro Brasileirão Série A
31 Aug 2025	D 0–0	v Fluminense Brasileirão Série A

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Aylon Midfielder	1	0	0	–	100.0	–
Fernando Sobral Midfielder	18	1	0	0.08	79.1	–
Pedro Henrique Midfielder	27	1	1	0.51	78.2	–
Bruno Ferreira Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	64.5	+11.4
Marcos Victor Defender	90	0	0	–	46.2	−2.0
Antonio Galeano Midfielder	89	0	1	–	44.8	−0.8
Willian Machado Defender	90	0	0	–	44.1	−2.4
Richardson Midfielder	18	0	0	–	42.9	–
Dieguinho Midfielder	72	0	0	0.03	42.4	−9.2
Matheus Bahia Defender	90	0	0	0.05	42.0	−1.5
Pedro Raul Forward	90	0	0	0.22	40.2	−5.3
Lucas Mugni Midfielder	63	1	0	0.95	40.1	−14.3
Fabiano Souza Defender	90	0	0	–	39.5	−4.5
Lourenço Midfielder	72	0	0	–	39.3	−12.2
Fernandinho Midfielder	63	0	0	–	36.7	–
Vina Midfielder	27	0	0	0.01	30.4	–

Player	Min	xG	Score	vs usual
Igor Vinícius Defender	67	–	84.1	+34.9
Álvaro Barreal Midfielder	45	–	76.5	+27.8
Souza Defender	23	0.04	65.7	–
Adonis Frías Defender	90	0.06	59.9	–
Zé Rafael Midfielder	90	0.70	59.5	+14.0
Lautaro Díaz Forward	90	0.39	55.6	+5.0
Tiquinho Soares Forward	14	–	54.9	–
Benjamín Rollheiser Midfielder	82	0.16	51.7	+1.1
Gonzalo Escobar Defender	67	–	50.1	+2.3
João Schmidt Midfielder	90	–	48.8	+2.4
Guilherme Midfielder	76	0.08	47.3	−7.7
Thaciano Midfielder	8	–	47.0	–
Tomás Rincón Midfielder	45	–	45.9	+2.2
Alexis Duarte Defender	90	–	44.1	–
Gustavo Caballero Midfielder	23	0.18	39.3	–
Gabriel Brazão Goalkeeper	90	–	38.5	−7.1