Final round! See what each team needs to avoid relegation | OneFootball

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·7 December 2025

Final round! See what each team needs to avoid relegation

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The battle against relegation is the main highlight of the final round of the Brasileirão this Sunday (7).

Two spots are still open and five clubs are fighting to avoid dropping to Série B: Santos, Ceará, Fortaleza, Vitória, and Inter.


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All matches involving these teams will kick off simultaneously at 4 p.m. (Brasília time).

And so you don’t get lost as the goals start coming in, OneFootball has prepared a guide to show what each team needs to do to avoid relegation.

Check out the detailed information below, as well as the table at the start of this Sunday:


Table

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Status of the 'candidates' for the Z4

Santos

If they win: guaranteed in Série A

If they draw: they need Ceará and Fortaleza not to win, and Vitória not to win by overcoming an 11-goal difference in goal balance

If they lose: they need Ceará to lose, Fortaleza not to win or not to draw while overcoming a five-goal difference in goal balance, and Vitória not to win

Ceará

If they win: guaranteed in Série A

If they draw: they need Santos to lose, Fortaleza and Vitória not to win, and Inter not to win by overcoming an 11-goal difference in goal balance

If they lose: they need Fortaleza to lose and Vitória and Inter not to win

Fortaleza

If they win: guaranteed in Série A

If they draw: they need Ceará to lose, Vitória not to win, and Inter not to win by overcoming an 11-goal difference in goal balance

If they lose: they need Vitória and Inter not to win

Vitória

If they win: they need Santos to lose or draw while overcoming an 11-goal difference in goal balance, and Ceará and Fortaleza not to win

If they draw: relegated

If they lose: relegated

Inter

If they win: they need Santos to lose while overcoming a seven-goal difference, Ceará to lose or draw while overcoming an 11-goal difference in goal balance, Fortaleza to lose or draw while overcoming a two-goal difference in goal balance, and Vitória not to win

If they draw: relegated

If they lose: relegated

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.


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