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América FC vs SC Recife, 2018

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2018
América FC
3 – 0
Full Time
SC Recife
Sun 15 Apr 2018 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

América FC vs SC Recife — Serie A .

Match Details

  • Referee Savio Pereira
  • Referee Daniel Henrique da Silva Andrade
  • Referee Ciro Chaban Junqueira
  • Referee Luciano Benevides de Sousa

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 CR Flamengo 31 67
2 SE Palmeiras 31 66
3 CA Paranaense 31 53
4 Fluminense FC 31 51
5 Cruzeiro EC 31 51
6 CA Mineiro 31 50
7 EC Bahia 31 49
8 Santos FC 31 45
9 Sao Paulo FC 31 42
10 RB Bragantino 31 41
11 Botafogo FR 31 39
12 Coritiba FBC 31 39
13 EC Vitoria 31 37
14 Mirassol FC 31 36
15 CR Vasco da Gama 30 35
16 SC Corinthians Paulista 31 33
17 SC Internacional 31 32
18 Gremio FBPA 31 31
19 Clube do Remo 31 26
20 Chapecoense AF 30 18

Head-to-Head

3
1
América FC 4 games · Avg 2.8 goals SC Recife
Last 5 meetings
2018-04-15 América FC 3–0 SC Recife

Recent Form

América FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Apr SC Recife H 3–0 W
SC Recife
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Apr América FC A 0–3 L
03 Dec SC Corinthians Paulista H 1–0 W
25 Nov Fluminense FC A 2–1 W
19 Nov EC Bahia H 1–0 W
16 Nov SE Palmeiras A 1–5 L
09 Nov Botafogo FR H 1–2 L

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against America FC and SC Recife has kicked off!
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' America FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against SC Recife's shape.
  • 15' Marlone is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for America FC so far.
  • 20' SC Recife are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 25' SC Recife come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 30' America FC have won 174 goals from 161 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 35' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 40' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 45' Sander has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 50' 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 Serginho suffering a number of foals already.
  • 55' With 0 assists to his name this season, Leo Ortiz is clearly more than just a goal scorer for SC Recife.
  • 60' Hygor has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 240 appearances.
  • 65' SC Recife is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 70' It is a cagey affair so far. America FC in their trying to find a way past SC Recife's compact .
  • 75' SC Recife are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 80' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 85' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 90' A quiet spell here at . America FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-0.

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.18 América FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.67 SC Recife xG
I would bet for: América FC to win 66% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
América FC66% Draw21% SC Recife13%
Actual: América FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.85
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

América FC or Draw
87%
Draw or SC Recife
34%
América FC or SC Recife
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
América FC50% Draw41% SC Recife9%
Actual: América FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
13.5%
1 – 0
12.2%
3 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
9.1%
2 – 1
8.9%
0 – 0
7.4%
3 – 1
6.5%
4 – 0
5.2%
4 – 1
3.6%
0 – 1
3.2%
2 – 2
3%
1 – 2
2.7%

Asian Handicap — América FC

Handicap América FC covers Push SC Recife covers
-2.5 26% — 74%
-2 26% 22% 53%
-1.5 47% — 53%
-1 47% 24% 29%
-0.5 71% — 29%
+0.5 91% — 9%
+1 91% 7% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

América FC keeps clean sheet
52% ✓
SC Recife keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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