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América FC vs CR Flamengo, 2018

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2018
Sun 26 Aug 2018 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

América FC vs CR Flamengo — Serie A .

Match Details

  • Referee Lucio Beiersdorf Flor
  • Referee Leirson Peng Martins
  • Referee Jean Pierre Goncalves Lima
  • Referee Andre da Silva Bitencourt

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Aug CR Flamengo H 2–2 D
23 Aug SC Recife A 2–0 W
19 Aug Fluminense FC H 0–0 D
11 Aug EC Bahia A 0–1 L
05 Aug SE Palmeiras H 0–0 D
29 Jul Santos FC A 1–0 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Aug América FC A 2–2 D
23 Aug EC Vitoria H 1–0 W
19 Aug CA Paranaense A 0–3 L
12 Aug Cruzeiro EC H 1–0 W
04 Aug Gremio FBPA A 0–2 L
29 Jul SC Recife H 4–1 W

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
45% Clean Sheets
CR Flamengo this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

CR Flamengo
0-15
7/1
16-30
4/2
31-45
5/2
46-60
7/4
61-75
9/1
76+
10/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

CR Flamengo
Pedro 16 G 7 A
Samuel Lino 9 G 8 A
Lucas Paqueta 7 G 1 A
Jorge Carrascal 6 G 8 A
Giorgian De Arrascaeta 3 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! America FC welcome CR Flamengo for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering CR Flamengo that had 393 games and scored 619 goals.
  • 10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Leandro Donizete is clearly more than just a goal scorer for CR Flamengo.
  • 15' America FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined CR Flamengo backline.
  • 20' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Lucas Paqueta suffering a number of foals already.
  • 25' America FC is showing some good football. However, America FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 30' America FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 35' America FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 40' Henrique Dourado needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 45' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Adilson Batista will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 50' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both America FC and CR Flamengo are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 55' Over 55 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 60' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Willian Arao made 393 appearances and scored 14 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 65' Rene, a Brazil , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 70' Both keepers have barely been tested. America FC and CR Flamengo are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 75' Juninho is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for CR Flamengo so far.
  • 80' CR Flamengo fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 85' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 90' The energy levels are beginning to show. Adilson Batista might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.29 América FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.21 CR Flamengo xG
I would bet for: América FC or CR Flamengo 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
América FC39% Draw29% CR Flamengo32%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.5
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

América FC or Draw
68%
Draw or CR Flamengo
61%
América FC or CR Flamengo
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
América FC27% Draw49% CR Flamengo24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.8%
0 – 0
10.3%
1 – 0
9.5%
0 – 1
8.8%
2 – 1
8%
1 – 2
7.4%
2 – 0
6.7%
0 – 2
5.8%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
3.5%
1 – 3
3%
3 – 0
2.8%

Asian Handicap — América FC

Handicap América FC covers Push CR Flamengo covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 20% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 19% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

América FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
CR Flamengo keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.