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America FC vs SC Recife, 2018

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

Overview

Match Preview

America 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 28 60
2 SE Palmeiras 28 57
3 CA Paranaense 28 49
4 Fluminense FC 28 48
5 EC Bahia 28 46
6 Cruzeiro EC 28 45
7 CA Mineiro 27 40
8 Santos FC 27 38
9 Coritiba FBC 28 38
10 RB Bragantino 27 36
11 Sao Paulo FC 27 36
12 Botafogo FR 28 35
13 EC Vitoria 28 33
14 SC Corinthians Paulista 28 32
15 Mirassol FC 28 32
16 CR Vasco da Gama 27 31
17 Gremio FBPA 28 29
18 SC Internacional 28 28
19 Clube do Remo 28 23
20 Chapecoense AF 27 18

Head-to-Head

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

Recent Form

America FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Apr SC Recife H 3–0 W
SC Recife
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Apr America 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 referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. America FC is hosting SC Recife for another epic battle.
  • 5' SC Recife fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 10' Serginho needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 15' Sander has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 20' SC Recife 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.
  • 25' America FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 30' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 35' SC Recife are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 40' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 45' With 0 assists to his name this season, Juninho is clearly more than just a goal scorer for SC Recife.
  • 50' Hygor is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for America FC so far.
  • 55' Gabriel has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 60' It is a cagey affair so far. America FC in their trying to find a way past SC Recife's compact .
  • 65' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 70' Norberto Neto is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for America FC tonight.
  • 75' America FC have won 174 goals from 161 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 80' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 85' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 90' It looks like no one’s ball. America FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • Another three points for America FC.

Predictions

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

Match Result

✓ Correct
America FC66% Draw21% SC Recife13%
Actual: America 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

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

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
America FC50% Draw41% SC Recife9%
Actual: America 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 — America FC

Handicap America 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

America 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.