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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 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
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 Gremio 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
#7 Position #8
40 Points 38
27 Played 27
11 / 7 / 9 W / D / L 10 / 8 / 9
36 Scored 41
32 Conceded 40
+4 GD +1
1.48 PPG 1.41
41% Win % 37%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
22% Clean Sheets
CA Mineiro this season
26% Clean Sheets
Santos FC this season

CA Mineiro are 7th (40 pts). Santos FC are 8th (38 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

CA Mineiro
0-15
2/3
16-30
6/–
31-45
5/4
46-60
1/2
61-75
8/5
76+
5/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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)

CA Mineiro
Tomas Cuello 5 G 2 A
Victor Hugo Gomes 4 G 1 A
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' Welcome to that hosts another battle between CA Mineiro and Santos FC.
  • 5' CA Mineiro are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 10' Brazil international Vanderlei has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 25' Santos FC is showing some good football. However, Santos FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 30' 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 Bruno Henrique suffering a number of foals already.
  • 35' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both CA Mineiro and Santos FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 40' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 45' A quiet spell here at . CA Mineiro seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 50' Both keepers have barely been tested. CA Mineiro and Santos FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 55' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 60' Yimmi Chara has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 65' Supporters expect more eagerness from Hulk, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 70' Santos FC have won 361 goals from 290 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 75' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering CA Mineiro that had 479 games and scored 482 goals.
  • 80' CA Mineiro started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 80.
  • 85' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 90' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • The points are shared — CA Mineiro 3-1 Santos FC. Honours even.

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
1.06 Santos FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 57% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
CA Mineiro56% Draw24% Santos FC20%
Actual: CA Mineiro win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.99
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
80%
Draw or Santos FC
44%
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
9.6%
2 – 0
9.2%
1 – 0
9%
0 – 0
6.7%
3 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
5.8%
1 – 2
5.3%
2 – 2
5.1%
0 – 1
4.5%
3 – 2
3.3%
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% 23% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 12% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 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.