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America FC vs Santos FC, 2018

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2018
America FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Santos FC
Sun 18 Nov 2018 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

America FC vs Santos FC — Serie A .

Match Details

  • Referee Dewson Fernando Freitas da Silva
  • Referee Helcio Araujo
  • Referee Heronildo Sebastiao Freitas da Silva
  • Referee Kleber Lucio Gil

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

6
2
America FC 8 games · Avg 2.4 goals Santos FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-11-18 America FC 2–1 Santos FC 2018-07-29 Santos FC 0–1 America FC

Recent Form

America FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
27 Oct Chapecoense AF A 0–1 L
20 Oct Gremio FBPA H 1–1 D
Santos FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Nov America FC A 1–2 L
15 Nov CR Flamengo A 0–1 L
12 Nov Chapecoense AF H 0–1 L
03 Nov SE Palmeiras A 2–3 L
27 Oct Fluminense FC H 3–0 W
22 Oct SC Internacional A 2–2 D

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
26% Clean Sheets
Santos FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Santos FC
0-15
2/2
16-30
4/3
31-45
7/3
46-60
4/4
61-75
3/4
76+
7/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Santos FC
Gabriel Barbosa 11 G 3 A
Neymar 6 G 3 A
Alvaro Barreal 5 G 1 A
Benjamin Rollheiser 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between America FC and Santos FC is underway.
  • 5' Arthur Gomes, a Brazil , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Cuca might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 15' Santos FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' Vanderlei has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 30' America FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Santos FC's shape.
  • 35' With 0 assists to his name this season, Rafael Moura is clearly more than just a goal scorer for America FC.
  • 40' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 45' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Givanildo Oliveira will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 50' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 55' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 60' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both America FC and Santos FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 65' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 70' The 30-year-old Ze Ricardo has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 75' America FC have won 174 goals from 161 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 80' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 85' It’s high time Givanildo Oliveira made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 90' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for America FC players.

Lineups

America FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Givanildo Oliveira

Santos FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Cuca

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.43 America FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1 Santos FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
America FC48% Draw28% Santos FC24%
Actual: America FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.43
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

America FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Santos FC
52%
America FC or Santos FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
America FC32% Draw49% Santos FC19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.5%
1 – 0
11.6%
0 – 0
11%
2 – 0
8.8%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
7.7%
1 – 2
6%
2 – 2
4.4%
0 – 2
4.2%
3 – 1
4.2%
3 – 0
4.1%
3 – 2
2.2%

Asian Handicap — America FC

Handicap America FC covers Push Santos FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 14% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 23% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 15% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

America FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
Santos FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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