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America FC vs EC Bahia, 2018

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2018
America FC
1 – 0
Full Time
EC Bahia
Sun 25 Nov 2018 · 21:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

America FC vs EC Bahia — Serie A .

Match Details

  • Referee Bruno Salgado Rizo
  • Referee Marcelo Aparecido Ribeiro De Souza
  • Referee Anderson Jose De Moraes Coelho
  • Referee Gustavo Rodrigues de Oliveira

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 SE Palmeiras 23 48
2 CR Flamengo 21 42
3 CA Paranaense 23 41
4 Fluminense FC 23 38
5 EC Bahia 22 33
6 Cruzeiro EC 22 33
7 RB Bragantino 22 32
8 SC Corinthians Paulista 22 32
9 Coritiba FBC 23 31
10 Botafogo FR 21 30
11 CA Mineiro 21 29
12 Sao Paulo FC 22 27
13 EC Vitoria 22 26
14 Gremio FBPA 21 25
15 SC Internacional 22 23
16 Mirassol FC 21 23
17 Santos FC 21 22
18 CR Vasco da Gama 21 22
19 Clube do Remo 22 22
20 Chapecoense AF 21 10

Head-to-Head

3
1
2
America FC 6 games · Avg 3.0 goals EC Bahia
Last 5 meetings
2018-11-25 America FC 1–0 EC Bahia 2018-08-11 EC Bahia 1–0 America FC

Recent Form

America FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Nov EC Bahia H 1–0 W
21 Nov SE Palmeiras A 0–4 L
18 Nov Santos FC H 2–1 W
15 Nov SC Internacional A 0–2 L
10 Nov Parana Clube H 0–1 L
04 Nov Cruzeiro EC H 1–2 L
EC Bahia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Nov America FC A 0–1 L
22 Nov Fluminense FC H 2–0 W
17 Nov CA Mineiro A 0–1 L
14 Nov Ceará SC H 2–1 W
11 Nov EC Vitoria A 2–2 D
04 Nov Chapecoense AF H 1–0 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
41% Clean Sheets
EC Bahia this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

EC Bahia
0-15
2/1
16-30
1/3
31-45
3/4
46-60
2/–
61-75
3/2
76+
5/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

EC Bahia
Luciano Juba 7 G 1 A
Everaldo 4 G
Willian Jose 3 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for America FC to score. At the same time, EC Bahia does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Matheus, a Brazil , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' Lucas Fonseca is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for EC Bahia tonight.
  • 15' Gilberto has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 20' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 25' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 30' America FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against EC Bahia's shape.
  • 35' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering EC Bahia that had 329 games and scored 352 goals.
  • 40' Carlinhos has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 45' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Elton made 329 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 50' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 55' Juninho is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for America FC so far.
  • 60' America FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 65' 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.
  • 70' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 75' It looks surprising EC Bahia does not make any changes. Eric Ramires has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 80' It looks like no one’s ball. America FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 85' The home supporters are growing impatient. America FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 90' America FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined EC Bahia backline.
  • America FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.12 America FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.83 EC Bahia xG
I would bet for: America FC or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct
America FC42% Draw32% EC Bahia26%
Actual: America FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes39% 0% No61%
Avg goals/match: 1.95
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 83%
17%
± 1.5 58%
42%
± 2.5 31%
69%
± 3.5 14%
86%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

America FC or Draw
74%
Draw or EC Bahia
58%
America FC or EC Bahia
68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
America FC27% Draw55% EC Bahia18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
16.7%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
14.2%
0 – 1
10.5%
2 – 0
8.5%
2 – 1
7.2%
1 – 2
5.4%
0 – 2
4.7%
2 – 2
3.2%
3 – 0
3.1%
3 – 1
2.8%
1 – 3
1.5%

Asian Handicap — America FC

Handicap America FC covers Push EC Bahia covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 12% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 23% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 17% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

America FC keeps clean sheet
44% ✗
EC Bahia keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

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