Ceará vs Cruzeiro: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Ceará played against Cruzeiro in Serie A (Brazil). The game was played on November 30, 2025. Final score: 1:1.

Recent form

Ceará has 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.40 points per game. Cruzeiro has 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses, with 2.20 points per game.

Scoring records

Ceará scores 0.91 goals per game and allows 1.00. Cruzeiro scores 1.49 and allows 0.71. Games in this league average 2.48 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 37% of Ceará's games and 43% of Cruzeiro's. The Over 2.5 rates are 29% and 46%, compared with league averages of 48% for BTTS and 45% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Cruzeiro has the higher season xG average, 1.48 to 1.26 per game. Ceará takes 12.0 shots per game, while Cruzeiro takes 13.8.

First-half and second-half trends

Ceará leads at halftime in 26% of its games and scores 0.51 goals per game after halftime. Cruzeiro leads at halftime in 43% and scores 0.63 after halftime.

When the teams score

Ceará's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (8 goals). For Cruzeiro, it is minutes 31-45+ (13 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Serie A games average 2.48 goals. Both teams score in 48% of games, and 45% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 1 home win, 0 draws and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 3.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

Stats by half

0 : 0
First half
1 : 1
Second half

Game stats

37Possession (%)63
CearáCruzeiro
11Shots13
CearáCruzeiro
3Shots on target3
CearáCruzeiro
1.16xG1.57
CearáCruzeiro
5Corners8
CearáCruzeiro
35Dangerous attacks75
CearáCruzeiro
10Fouls15
CearáCruzeiro
2Cards4
CearáCruzeiro

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

0.91Goals scored / game1.49
CearáCruzeiro
1Goals allowed / game0.71
CearáCruzeiro
42%Average possession47%
CearáCruzeiro
4.11Shots on target / game4.94
CearáCruzeiro

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

12Shots per game13.77
CearáCruzeiro
4.11Shots on target4.94
CearáCruzeiro
7.6%Shot conversion10.8%
CearáCruzeiro
42%Possession47%
CearáCruzeiro
1.26xG for1.48
CearáCruzeiro
1.33xG against1.35
CearáCruzeiro

Shooting quality

Ceará: BalancedCruzeiro: Balanced
CearáCruzeiro
Accuracy (shots on target)34%36%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.100.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.220.30

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Cruzeiro is 57% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / game - Ceará · 2.2 pts / game - Cruzeiro

Ceará
WDWLL
Season result split
31% W26% D43% L
Season (W-D-L)
11-9-15
1.20 pts / game · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
7-4-6
Last 5 at home
2-1-2
WLWDL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.27Opponent xG: 1.33BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Cruzeiro
WWDDW
Unbeaten in the last 5 games
Season result split
54% W31% D14% L
Season (W-D-L)
19-11-5
1.94 pts / game · goal difference +27
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-2-0
2.20 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
6-8-3
Last 5 away
1-4-0
DDDWD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.68Opponent xG: 1.27BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Cruzeiro is 64% better for: goals scored per game.

0.91 goals / game - Ceará · 1.49 goals / game - Cruzeiro

Cruzeiro is 41% better for: goals allowed per game.

1 goals / game - Ceará · 0.71 goals / game - Cruzeiro

Ceará scoring profile: mixed

Ceará scores in 63% of games (22 of 35 meczów), while Cruzeiro keeps a clean sheet in 49% (17 of 35 meczów).

Cruzeiro scoring profile: strong

Cruzeiro scores in 74% of games (26 of 35 meczów), while Ceará keeps a clean sheet in 31% (11 of 35 meczów).

32Goals scored (season)52
CearáCruzeiro
35Goals conceded (season)25
CearáCruzeiro
1.91Average goals per game2.2
CearáCruzeiro
5Goals scored (last 5)10
CearáCruzeiro
6Goals conceded (last 5)4
CearáCruzeiro

How often they score at least...

63%1 goal74%
CearáCruzeiro
26%2 goals46%
CearáCruzeiro
3%3 goals20%
CearáCruzeiro
0%4 goals9%
CearáCruzeiro

How often they concede at least...

69%1 goal51%
CearáCruzeiro
26%2 goals14%
CearáCruzeiro
6%3 goals6%
CearáCruzeiro
0%4 goals0%
CearáCruzeiro

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

14%BTTS at half-time20%
CearáCruzeiro
3%BTTS in both halves3%
CearáCruzeiro
20%Scored in both halves26%
CearáCruzeiro

BTTS and goal count

23%Min. 3 goals and BTTS31%
CearáCruzeiro
6%Min. 3 goals without BTTS14%
CearáCruzeiro
40%BTTS - last 540%
CearáCruzeiro

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

66%Min. 1 goal before half-time69%
CearáCruzeiro
20%Min. 2 goals before half-time40%
CearáCruzeiro
3%Min. 3 goals before half-time11%
CearáCruzeiro

2nd half

71%Min. 1 goal after half-time60%
CearáCruzeiro
20%Min. 2 goals after half-time26%
CearáCruzeiro
9%Min. 3 goals after half-time11%
CearáCruzeiro

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Cruzeiro is 39% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.23 pts / game - Ceará · 1.71 pts / game - Cruzeiro

Ceará - half-time state
26% leading46% draw29% trailing
Cruzeiro - half-time state
43% leading43% draw14% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.23Points per game (1st half)1.71
CearáCruzeiro
0.4Goals scored (1st half)0.86
CearáCruzeiro
0.49Goals conceded (1st half)0.37
CearáCruzeiro
0.89Average goals (1st half)1.23
CearáCruzeiro
57%Clean sheet before half-time69%
CearáCruzeiro
63%No goal before half-time43%
CearáCruzeiro

After half-time (2nd half)

1.26Points per game (2nd half)1.57
CearáCruzeiro
0.51Goals scored (2nd half)0.63
CearáCruzeiro
0.51Goals conceded (2nd half)0.34
CearáCruzeiro
1.03Average goals (2nd half)0.97
CearáCruzeiro
57%Clean sheet after half-time69%
CearáCruzeiro
54%No goal after half-time57%
CearáCruzeiro

Ceará - second-half results

29% W40% D31% L
43
Half-time points
14
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
44
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.23
PPG before half-time
Lead holding119%

Leads at halftime in 26% of games and wins 31%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Cruzeiro - second-half results

37% W46% D17% L
60
Half-time points
30
Half-time goals
+17
Goal difference (1st half)
55
Second-half points
+10
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.71
PPG before half-time
Lead holding126%

Leads at halftime in 43% of games and wins 54%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Ceará - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.401.40
Goals scored / game0.40.6
Goals allowed / game0.60.6
Average goals per game1.01.2
1 goal80%80%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference-10
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2
Cruzeiro - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game2.001.80
Goals scored / game1.20.8
Goals allowed / game0.60.2
Average goals per game1.81.0
1 goal80%40%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals40%20%
Clean sheet60%80%
No goal20%60%
Goal difference+3+3
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 60% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 6

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Ceará
ScoredConceded
5
4
0-15
4
6
16-30
5
7
31-45
6
1
46-60
4
5
61-75
8
12
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (8 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (12). Late-goal balance (76-90): -4 - late phases are a weakness.

Cruzeiro
ScoredConceded
8
3
0-15
9
3
16-30
13
7
31-45
8
4
46-60
6
5
61-75
8
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (13 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): +5 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.06
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
0.8 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
83%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
40%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+46%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
47%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
10%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 10 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Ceará

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.07
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.02
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-5.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.35
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.33
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
60%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
102%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.20
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 16% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

Cruzeiro

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.13
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.65
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-17.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.01
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.64
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
152%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
47%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.26
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
15% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
15%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Serie A).

Teams vs league

CearáLigaCruzeiro
Average goals per game 1.912.48 2.20
Both teams scored 37%48% 43%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 29%45% 46%
Clean sheets 31%30% 49%
Goal before half-time 66%70% 69%
Goal after half-time 71%75% 60%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.48
Average goals per game
48%
Both teams scored
45%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
30%
Clean sheets
1.51
Home goals / game
0.98
Away goals / game
+54%
Home attack advantage
+35%
Home defensive advantage
+26%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
30%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
38%
2 goals
18%
3 goals
5%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. CruzeiroYellow cardWalace Souza Silva
  2. CruzeiroYellow cardLucas Silva Borges
  3. CearáYellow cardMatheus Bahia Santos
  4. CruzeiroYellow cardGabriel Barbosa Almeida
  5. CearáYellow cardWillian Estefani Machado
  6. CruzeiroSubstitutionOn: Matheus Henrique de SouzaOff: Walace Souza Silva

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Head-to-head

Record from Ceará's perspective: 1 win, 0 draws and 0 losses against Cruzeiro. Games average 3.00 goals, and both teams scored in 100% of them.

Cruzeiro EC
1 : 2
Ceará SC

FAQ

What was the result of Ceará vs Cruzeiro?

The Serie A match finished Ceará 1:1 Cruzeiro. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Ceará vs Cruzeiro?

Ceará score 0.91 goals per game on average and Cruzeiro 1.49. The Serie A average is 2.48 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 45% of games. Both teams score in 37% of Ceará's matches and 43% of Cruzeiro's.

What form are Ceará and Cruzeiro in?

Over the last 5 games Ceará have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Cruzeiro 3-2-0 (2.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Ceará vs Cruzeiro?

The statistical background for Ceará vs Cruzeiro — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.