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CA Mineiro vs Santos FC, 2018

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2018
CA Mineiro
3 – 1
Full Time
Santos FC
Sun 12 Aug 2018 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

CA Mineiro vs Santos FC — Serie A .

Match Details

  • Referee Rodrigo D'Alonso Ferreira
  • Referee Helton Nunes
  • Referee Thiago Americano Labes
  • Referee Alex dos Santos

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 SE Palmeiras 18 41
2 CR Flamengo 17 34
3 Fluminense FC 18 31
4 CA Paranaense 18 30
5 RB Bragantino 18 29
6 EC Bahia 17 26
7 Coritiba FBC 18 26
8 Sao Paulo FC 18 25
9 CA Mineiro 18 24
10 SC Corinthians Paulista 18 24
11 Cruzeiro EC 18 24
12 Botafogo FR 17 22
13 EC Vitoria 17 22
14 SC Internacional 18 21
15 Santos FC 18 21
16 Grêmio FBPA 18 21
17 CR Vasco da Gama 18 20
18 Clube do Remo 18 18
19 Mirassol FC 17 16
20 Chapecoense AF 17 9

Head-to-Head

6
3
6
CA Mineiro 15 games · Avg 2.6 goals Santos FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-12 CA Mineiro 3–1 Santos FC

Recent Form

CA Mineiro
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Aug Santos FC H 3–1 W
06 Aug SC Internacional H 0–1 L
30 Jul EC Bahia A 2–2 D
26 Jul Parana Clube H 2–0 W
22 Jul SE Palmeiras A 2–3 L
19 Jul Grêmio FBPA A 0–2 L
Santos FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Aug CA Mineiro A 1–3 L
08 Aug Ceará SC A 1–1 D
04 Aug Botafogo FR A 0–0 D
29 Jul America FC H 0–1 L
26 Jul CR Flamengo H 1–1 D
22 Jul Chapecoense AF A 0–0 D

Season Stats

CA Mineiro Santos FC
#9 Position #15
24 Points 21
18 Played 18
7 / 3 / 8 W / D / L 5 / 6 / 7
22 Scored 26
23 Conceded 29
-1 GD -3
1.33 PPG 1.17
39% Win % 28%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
22% Clean Sheets
CA Mineiro this season
28% Clean Sheets
Santos FC this season

CA Mineiro are 9th (24 pts). Santos FC are 15th (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

CA Mineiro
0-15
2/2
16-30
4/–
31-45
2/3
46-60
–/1
61-75
2/1
76+
3/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Santos FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
2/2
31-45
4/2
46-60
3/2
61-75
1/4
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

CA Mineiro
Victor Hugo Gomes 3 G 1 A
Santos FC
Gabriel Barbosa 7 G 2 A
Neymar 4 G 2 A
Alvaro Barreal 3 G
Benjamin Rollheiser 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! CA Mineiro welcome Santos FC for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' 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 Dodo suffering a number of foals already.
  • 10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 20' The home supporters are growing impatient. CA Mineiro must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 25' It is a cagey affair so far. CA Mineiro in their trying to find a way past Santos FC's compact .
  • 30' Brazil international Alison has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 35' A quiet spell here at . CA Mineiro seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 40' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 40 minutes.
  • 45' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His CA Mineiro side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 50' It looks like no one’s ball. Santos FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 55' With 0 assists to his name this season, Hulk is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Santos FC.
  • 60' CA Mineiro started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 60.
  • 65' CA Mineiro are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Santos FC's shape.
  • 70' It’s high time Thiago Larghi made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 75' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Cuca will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 80' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 85' Luis Felipe has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 284 appearances.
  • 90' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering CA Mineiro that had 473 games and scored 472 goals.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for CA Mineiro players.

Lineups

CA Mineiro Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Thiago Larghi

Santos FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Cuca

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.93 CA Mineiro xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.08 Santos FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 57% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
CA Mineiro55% Draw24% Santos FC21%
Actual: CA Mineiro win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 3.01
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

CA Mineiro or Draw
79%
Draw or Santos FC
45%
CA Mineiro or Santos FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
CA Mineiro40% Draw43% Santos FC17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.1%
2 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
9%
1 – 0
8.8%
0 – 0
6.6%
3 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
5.7%
1 – 2
5.4%
2 – 2
5.2%
0 – 1
4.5%
3 – 2
3.4%
4 – 1
3%

Asian Handicap — CA Mineiro

Handicap CA Mineiro covers Push Santos FC covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 17% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 22% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 12% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

CA Mineiro keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
Santos FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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