São Paulo v Ceará: live stream, stats, head-to-head and line-ups | OneFootball

São Paulo hosts Ceará this Monday, at 8pm (Brasília time), at Morumbis, for the 25th round of the Brazilian Championship.

This will be the first game for Tricolor after the traumatic quarterfinals elimination in the Copa Libertadores, to LDU, from Ecuador, at home, last Thursday. Therefore, Hernán Crespo's men should enter the field thirsty to win again.

Ceará, on the other hand, is in the middle of the Brasileirão table and will try to take advantage of the crisis in São Paulo to stay away from the relegation zone.

Where to watch São Paulo x Ceará

The match will be broadcasted on Premiere and Sportv, but you can also follow all the repercussions of São Paulo x Ceará here on gazetaesportiva.com.

How is São Paulo preparing for the game?

São Paulo should count on an important return. Recovered from a virus, Cédric Soares is likely to be related after missing the team last Thursday, against LDU.

Lucas, who has been training normally, should continue his process of returning to the fields and physical reconditioning, appearing as an option on the bench.

Oscar, on the other hand, should not be available again before the Fifa date in October, between the 6th and 14th, although he also trained with the ball this week.

How is Ceará preparing for the game?

Ceará counts on the return of important pieces for the duel with São Paulo. Matheus Bahia, Marcos Victor, Fabiano Souza, Richardson and Rodriguinho are back available after missing the team against Bahia.

Matheus Bahia and Marcos Victor belong to the Steel Squad and could not play in the last round. Fabiano Souza, Richardson and Rodriguinho served suspension, the first two for accumulation of yellow cards and the second for being expelled in the previous round.

On the other hand, Lucas Mugni remains doubtful due to a muscle injury in the right thigh. Aylon, for his part, will have to serve a suspension for accumulation of cards. Pedro Raul is treating an edema in the hip region.

History of the confrontation between São Paulo and Ceará

São Paulo and Ceará have faced each other 32 times throughout history. There are 16 victories for Tricolor, 11 draws and only five wins for Vozão.

This year, the two teams faced each other in the first round of the Brazilian Championship, at Arena Castelão, and drew 1 to 1.

The most memorable confrontation between the two teams in recent times was the quarterfinals of the Copa Sudamericana 2022. On that occasion, São Paulo won the first leg, at Morumbis, by 1 to 0, lost the return, at Arena Castelão, by 2 to 1, but took the best on penalties, by 4 to 3.

Check out the last five games between São Paulo and Ceará:

Ceará 1 x 1 São Paulo – Brasileirão 2025 Ceará 0 x 2 São Paulo – Brasileirão 2022 Ceará 2 (3) x (4) 1 São Paulo – Copa Sudamericana 2022 São Paulo 1 x 0 Ceará – Copa Sudamericana 2022 São Paulo 2 x 2 Ceará – Brasileirão 2022

Statistics

São Paulo has the sixth best defense in the Brazilian Championship. The team conceded 24 goals, the same amount as Mirassol, sensation of the tournament and current fourth place.

Ceará has the fifth best defense of the Brasileirão, with 23 goals conceded, one less than Tricolor, rival this Monday.

Vozão is also the team with the least possession of the ball in the competition by points, with an average of 41.3%. Despite this, Ceará has managed to score points and be competitive as much as possible.

São Paulo is the most foul team in the Brazilian Championship, with an average of 14.9 infractions per game. Tricolor is also the second team that received the most yellow cards alongside Corinthians, with 68, and only behind Vitória, with 69.

Possible lineups

After the elimination in the quarterfinals of the Libertadores, coach Hernán Crespo will not need to worry so much about sparing some players in this final stretch of the season, since he will only have the Brazilian Championship in dispute.

Therefore, there is a possibility that the Argentine coach will keep the main names of the team to face Ceará, as he needs to score points in the Brasileirão to strengthen himself in the fight for the top positions already aiming for qualification for the next Libertadores.

Ceará, on the other hand, counts with many returns for the match. There are five in total: Matheus Bahia, Marcos Victor, Fabiano Souza, Richardson and Rodriguinho. On the other hand, Aylon will serve a suspension, Pedro Raul continues to recover from an edema in the hip, while Mugni is still doubtful due to an injury in the right thigh.

SÃO PAULO: Rafael; Tolói, Arboleda and Alan Franco; Cédric Soares, Pablo Maia, Bobadilla, Alisson and Enzo Díaz; Ferreirinha and Luciano. Coach: Hernán Crespo.

CEARÁ: Bruno; Fabiano Souza, Marcos Victor, William Machado and Matheus Bahia; Richardson, Diego; Galeano, Lourenço and Baya; Vina. Coach: Léo Condé.

Refereeing

Referee: Bruno Arleu de Araújo (RJ) Assistant Referees: Rodrigo Figueiredo Correa (RJ) and Márcia Bezerra Caetano (RO) VAR: Rodrigo Nunes de Sá (RJ)

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