Ceará vs Palmeiras: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Ceará play Palmeiras in Serie A (Brazil). The match date is 7 December 2025 at 20:00. Final score: 1:3.

Current form

Ceará: 0-1-4, 0.20 points/match. Palmeiras: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Ceará scores 0.89 and concedes 1.05 goals per match. Palmeiras scores 1.74 and concedes 0.87. League average: 2.52 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Ceará 39%, Palmeiras 50%. Over 2.5: Ceará 29%, Palmeiras 53%. League level: BTTS 47%, Over 2.5 46%.

xG, shots and style

Palmeiras has higher xG: 1.69 vs 1.28. Ceará: 11.8 shots per match, Palmeiras: 15.4.

Match halves

Ceará: half-time lead 24%, second-half goals 0.50. Palmeiras: half-time lead 26%, second-half goals 1.00.

Goals by minute

Ceará: 76-90+ (8 goals). Palmeiras: 76-90+ (15 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Serie A: 2.52 goals per match, BTTS 47%, Over 2.5 46%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 0-0-1. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 100%.

Half-by-half

1 : 1
1st half
0 : 2
2nd half

Match statistics

43Possession (%)57
CearáPalmeiras
18Shots14
CearáPalmeiras
5Shots on target7
CearáPalmeiras
1.86xG1.74
CearáPalmeiras
7Corners7
CearáPalmeiras
52Dangerous attacks50
CearáPalmeiras
14Fouls15
CearáPalmeiras
4Cards2
CearáPalmeiras

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

0.89Goals scored / match1.74
CearáPalmeiras
1.05Goals conceded / match0.87
CearáPalmeiras
42%Average possession52%
CearáPalmeiras
4.03Shots on target / match5.61
CearáPalmeiras

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

11.84Shots per match15.45
CearáPalmeiras
4.03Shots on target5.61
CearáPalmeiras
7.6%Shot conversion11.2%
CearáPalmeiras
42%Possession52%
CearáPalmeiras
1.28xG for1.69
CearáPalmeiras
1.35xG against1.24
CearáPalmeiras

Shooting quality

Ceará: BalancedPalmeiras: Attacking
CearáPalmeiras
Accuracy (shots on target)34%36%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.220.31

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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Palmeiras is 700% better for: last-5 form.

0.2 pts / match - Ceará · 1.6 pts / match - Palmeiras

Ceará
LLDLL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
29% W26% R45% P
Season (W-D-L)
11-10-17
1.13 pts / match · goal difference -6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-4
0.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
7-5-7
Last 5 at home
1-2-2
WDLDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.42Opponent xG: 1.59BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Palmeiras
DDLWW
Season result split
61% W18% R21% P
Season (W-D-L)
23-7-8
2.00 pts / match · goal difference +33
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
11-2-6
Last 5 away
2-0-3
LLLWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.85Opponent xG: 1.89BTTS: 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.

Palmeiras is 96% better for: goals scored per match.

0.89 goals / match - Ceará · 1.74 goals / match - Palmeiras

Palmeiras is 21% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.05 goals / match - Ceará · 0.87 goals / match - Palmeiras

Ceará scoring profile: mixed

Ceará scores in 63% of matches (24 of 38 matches), while Palmeiras keeps a clean sheet in 39% (15 of 38 matches).

Palmeiras scoring profile: very strong

Palmeiras scores in 79% of matches (30 of 38 matches), while Ceará keeps a clean sheet in 29% (11 of 38 matches).

34Goals scored (season)66
CearáPalmeiras
40Goals conceded (season)33
CearáPalmeiras
1.95Average goals in match2.61
CearáPalmeiras
3Goals scored (last 5)8
CearáPalmeiras
10Goals conceded (last 5)4
CearáPalmeiras

How often they score at least...

63%1 goal79%
CearáPalmeiras
24%2 goals55%
CearáPalmeiras
3%3 goals26%
CearáPalmeiras
0%4 goals11%
CearáPalmeiras

How often they concede at least...

71%1 goal61%
CearáPalmeiras
26%2 goals21%
CearáPalmeiras
8%3 goals5%
CearáPalmeiras
0%4 goals0%
CearáPalmeiras

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

47%
League average

Goal patterns

16%BTTS at half-time26%
CearáPalmeiras
3%BTTS in both halves5%
CearáPalmeiras
18%Scored in both halves34%
CearáPalmeiras

BTTS and goal count

24%Min. 3 goals and BTTS45%
CearáPalmeiras
5%Min. 3 goals without BTTS8%
CearáPalmeiras
60%BTTS - last 540%
CearáPalmeiras

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

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

66%Min. 1 goal before half-time63%
CearáPalmeiras
21%Min. 2 goals before half-time45%
CearáPalmeiras
3%Min. 3 goals before half-time11%
CearáPalmeiras

2nd half

71%Min. 1 goal after half-time74%
CearáPalmeiras
24%Min. 2 goals after half-time39%
CearáPalmeiras
8%Min. 3 goals after half-time21%
CearáPalmeiras

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

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

Palmeiras is 16% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.18 pts / match - Ceará · 1.37 pts / match - Palmeiras

Ceará - half-time state
24% leading47% draw29% trailing
Palmeiras - half-time state
26% leading58% draw16% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.18Points per match (1st half)1.37
CearáPalmeiras
0.39Goals scored (1st half)0.74
CearáPalmeiras
0.5Goals conceded (1st half)0.5
CearáPalmeiras
0.89Average goals (1st half)1.24
CearáPalmeiras
55%Clean sheet before half-time63%
CearáPalmeiras
63%No goal before half-time47%
CearáPalmeiras

After half-time (2nd half)

1.21Points per match (2nd half)1.89
CearáPalmeiras
0.5Goals scored (2nd half)1
CearáPalmeiras
0.55Goals conceded (2nd half)0.37
CearáPalmeiras
1.05Average goals (2nd half)1.37
CearáPalmeiras
55%Clean sheet after half-time68%
CearáPalmeiras
55%No goal after half-time39%
CearáPalmeiras

Ceará - second-half results

26% W42% R32% P
45
Half-time points
15
Half-time goals
-4
Goal difference (1st half)
46
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.18
PPG before half-time
Lead holding121%

Leads at half-time in 24% of matches and wins 29%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Palmeiras - second-half results

53% W32% R16% P
52
Half-time points
28
Half-time goals
+9
Goal difference (1st half)
72
Second-half points
+24
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.37
PPG before half-time
Lead holding235%

Leads at half-time in 26% of matches and wins 61%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Ceará - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.600.40
Goals scored / match0.20.4
Goals conceded / match0.81.2
Average goals in match1.01.6
1 goal60%80%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference-3-4
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 40% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1
Palmeiras - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.60
Goals scored / match0.80.8
Goals conceded / match0.40.4
Average goals in match1.21.2
1 goal60%60%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%80%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+2+2
Half-time: 20% leading - 80% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 4

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Ceará
ScoredConceded
6
4
0-15
4
7
16-30
5
8
31-45
7
2
46-60
4
7
61-75
8
12
76-90

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

Palmeiras
ScoredConceded
8
6
0-15
12
3
16-30
8
10
31-45
11
1
46-60
12
6
61-75
15
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (15 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): +8 - 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.27
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
0.9 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
90%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
45%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+32%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
50%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
8%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 13 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

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.
-0.09
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.39
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.30
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
58%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
105%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.93
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
24% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 18% come in the first quarter-hour.
24%

Palmeiras

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.45
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.42
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-15.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.05
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.37
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
174%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
57%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.40
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
23% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 12% come in the first quarter-hour.
23%

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

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

CearáLigaPalmeiras
Average goals in match 1.952.52 2.61
Both teams scored 39%47% 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 29%46% 53%
Clean sheets 29%30% 39%
Goal before half-time 66%70% 63%
Goal after half-time 71%76% 74%

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

2.52
Average goals per match
47%
Both teams scored
46%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
30%
Clean sheets
1.53
Home goals / match
1.00
Away goals / match
+53%
Home attack advantage
+35%
Home defence advantage
+26%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
30%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
39%
2 goals
18%
3 goals
5%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Ceará 0 - 0 - 1 Palmeiras. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

SE Palmeiras
2 : 1
Ceará SC

FAQ

What was the result of Ceará vs Palmeiras?

The Serie A match finished Ceará 1:3 Palmeiras. 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 Palmeiras?

Ceará score 0.89 goals per game on average and Palmeiras 1.74. The Serie A average is 2.52 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 46% of games. Both teams score in 39% of Ceará's matches and 50% of Palmeiras's.

What form are Ceará and Palmeiras in?

Over the last 5 games Ceará have a 0-1-4 record (0.20 points per game) and Palmeiras 2-2-1 (1.60 points per game).

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

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Ceará vs Palmeiras: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.