Ceará vs Palmeiras: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Ceará played against Palmeiras in Serie A (Brazil). The game was played on December 7, 2025. Final score: 1:3.

Recent form

Ceará has 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.80 points per game. Palmeiras has 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses, with 1.00 points per game.

Scoring records

Ceará scores 0.89 goals per game and allows 1.00. Palmeiras scores 1.70 and allows 0.86. Games in this league average 2.50 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 38% of Ceará's games and 49% of Palmeiras's. The Over 2.5 rates are 27% and 51%, compared with league averages of 47% for BTTS and 46% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Palmeiras has the higher season xG average, 1.69 to 1.26 per game. Ceará takes 11.7 shots per game, while Palmeiras takes 15.5.

First-half and second-half trends

Ceará leads at halftime in 24% of its games and scores 0.51 goals per game after halftime. Palmeiras leads at halftime in 27% and scores 0.97 after halftime.

When the teams score

Ceará's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (8 goals). For Palmeiras, it is minutes 76-90+ (15 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Serie A games average 2.50 goals. Both teams score in 47% of games, and 46% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

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

Stats by half

1 : 1
First half
0 : 2
Second half

Game stats

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

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.

0.89Goals scored / game1.7
CearáPalmeiras
1Goals allowed / game0.86
CearáPalmeiras
42%Average possession52%
CearáPalmeiras
4Shots on target / game5.57
CearáPalmeiras

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

11.68Shots per game15.49
CearáPalmeiras
4Shots on target5.57
CearáPalmeiras
7.6%Shot conversion11%
CearáPalmeiras
42%Possession52%
CearáPalmeiras
1.26xG for1.69
CearáPalmeiras
1.34xG against1.23
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 games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Palmeiras is 25% better for: last-5 form.

0.8 pts / game - Ceará · 1 pts / game - Palmeiras

Ceará
WLLDL
Season result split
30% W27% R43% P
Season (W-D-L)
11-10-16
1.16 pts / game · goal difference -4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
7-5-6
Last 5 at home
1-2-2
LWDLD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.17Opponent xG: 1.64BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Palmeiras
LDDLW
Season result split
59% W19% R22% P
Season (W-D-L)
22-7-8
1.97 pts / game · goal difference +31
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
10-2-6
Last 5 away
2-0-3
WLLLW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.74Opponent xG: 1.88BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 40%

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 91% better for: goals scored per game.

0.89 goals / game - Ceará · 1.7 goals / game - Palmeiras

Palmeiras is 16% better for: goals allowed per game.

1 goals / game - Ceará · 0.86 goals / game - Palmeiras

Ceará scoring profile: mixed

Ceará scores in 62% of games (23 of 37 meczów), while Palmeiras keeps a clean sheet in 41% (15 of 37 meczów).

Palmeiras scoring profile: very strong

Palmeiras scores in 78% of games (29 of 37 meczów), while Ceará keeps a clean sheet in 30% (11 of 37 meczów).

33Goals scored (season)63
CearáPalmeiras
37Goals conceded (season)32
CearáPalmeiras
1.89Average goals per game2.57
CearáPalmeiras
3Goals scored (last 5)5
CearáPalmeiras
7Goals conceded (last 5)4
CearáPalmeiras

How often they score at least...

62%1 goal78%
CearáPalmeiras
24%2 goals54%
CearáPalmeiras
3%3 goals24%
CearáPalmeiras
0%4 goals11%
CearáPalmeiras

How often they concede at least...

70%1 goal59%
CearáPalmeiras
24%2 goals22%
CearáPalmeiras
5%3 goals5%
CearáPalmeiras
0%4 goals0%
CearáPalmeiras

* 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.

47%
League average

Goal patterns

14%BTTS at half-time24%
CearáPalmeiras
3%BTTS in both halves5%
CearáPalmeiras
19%Scored in both halves32%
CearáPalmeiras

BTTS and goal count

22%Min. 3 goals and BTTS43%
CearáPalmeiras
5%Min. 3 goals without BTTS8%
CearáPalmeiras
40%BTTS - last 520%
CearáPalmeiras

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

65%Min. 1 goal before half-time62%
CearáPalmeiras
19%Min. 2 goals before half-time43%
CearáPalmeiras
3%Min. 3 goals before half-time11%
CearáPalmeiras

2nd half

70%Min. 1 goal after half-time73%
CearáPalmeiras
22%Min. 2 goals after half-time38%
CearáPalmeiras
8%Min. 3 goals after half-time22%
CearáPalmeiras

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.

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

1.19 pts / game - Ceará · 1.38 pts / game - Palmeiras

Ceará - half-time state
24% leading46% draw30% trailing
Palmeiras - half-time state
27% leading57% draw16% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.19Points per game (1st half)1.38
CearáPalmeiras
0.38Goals scored (1st half)0.73
CearáPalmeiras
0.49Goals conceded (1st half)0.49
CearáPalmeiras
0.86Average goals (1st half)1.22
CearáPalmeiras
57%Clean sheet before half-time65%
CearáPalmeiras
65%No goal before half-time49%
CearáPalmeiras

After half-time (2nd half)

1.24Points per game (2nd half)1.86
CearáPalmeiras
0.51Goals scored (2nd half)0.97
CearáPalmeiras
0.51Goals conceded (2nd half)0.38
CearáPalmeiras
1.03Average goals (2nd half)1.35
CearáPalmeiras
57%Clean sheet after half-time68%
CearáPalmeiras
54%No goal after half-time41%
CearáPalmeiras

Ceará - second-half results

27% W43% R30% P
44
Half-time points
14
Half-time goals
-4
Goal difference (1st half)
46
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.19
PPG before half-time
Lead holding125%

Leads at halftime in 24% of games and wins 30%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Palmeiras - second-half results

51% W32% R16% P
51
Half-time points
27
Half-time goals
+9
Goal difference (1st half)
69
Second-half points
+22
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.38
PPG before half-time
Lead holding219%

Leads at halftime in 27% of games and wins 59%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Ceará - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.000.60
Goals scored / game0.20.4
Goals allowed / game0.60.8
Average goals per game0.81.2
1 goal60%60%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference-2-2
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 60% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1
Palmeiras - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.401.00
Goals scored / game0.60.4
Goals allowed / game0.20.6
Average goals per game0.81.0
1 goal40%60%
2 goals40%20%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference+2-1
Half-time: 20% leading - 80% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3

* 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
8
31-45
7
1
46-60
4
6
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.

Palmeiras
ScoredConceded
8
5
0-15
11
3
16-30
8
10
31-45
10
1
46-60
11
6
61-75
15
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (15 goals). 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 from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.23
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
0.9 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
89%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
44%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+35%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
48%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
8%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 13 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.
-0.08
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.03
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-6.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.37
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.34
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
59%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
101%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.36
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, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
24%

Palmeiras

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.46
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.38
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.
+0.01
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.37
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
172%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
57%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.97
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
24% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
24%

* 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

CearáLigaPalmeiras
Average goals per game 1.892.50 2.57
Both teams scored 38%47% 49%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 27%46% 51%
Clean sheets 30%30% 41%
Goal before half-time 65%70% 62%
Goal after half-time 70%75% 73%

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

2.50
Average goals per game
47%
Both teams scored
46%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
30%
Clean sheets
1.51
Home goals / game
0.99
Away goals / game
+53%
Home attack advantage
+34%
Home defensive 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)
75%
1 goal
39%
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. PalmeirasGoalRamón Sosa Acosta
  2. PalmeirasSubstitutionOn: Erick Machado BeléOff: Mauricio Magalhães Prado
  3. CearáYellow cardWillian Estefani Machado
  4. PalmeirasYellow cardLuis Felipe Pacheco da Costa

Referee and managers

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

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Bruno Arleu de AraujoMatches officiated: 19
5.95Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 242%Home wins26%Draws32%Away wins

Head-to-head

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

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 1.70. The Serie A average is 2.50 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 46% of games. Both teams score in 38% of Ceará's matches and 49% of Palmeiras's.

What form are Ceará and Palmeiras in?

Over the last 5 games Ceará have a 1-1-3 record (0.80 points per game) and Palmeiras 1-2-2 (1.00 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.