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CR Flamengo vs EC Bahia, Serie A 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2020-21
CR Flamengo
4 – 3
Full Time
EC Bahia
Sun 20 Dec 2020 · 21:15 UTC Estadio Jornalista Mario Filho HT 45+6' · FT 45+8'
Gabriel Barbosa 10' R
Y 16' Juninho Capixaba
Y 47' Gilberto
Filipe Luis 71' Y
Natan 87' Y
Y 88' Rodriguinho
R 90' Daniel

Overview

Match Preview

CR Flamengo vs EC Bahia — Serie A at Estadio Jornalista Mario Filho.

Match Details

  • Referee Flavio Rodrigues De Souza
  • Referee Danilo Ricardo Simon Manis
  • Referee Marcelo Carvalho Van Gasse
  • Referee Daniel Victor Costa Silva
9 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 7.8 goals/game 🟥 3 total

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

15
1
2
CR Flamengo 18 games · Avg 3.1 goals EC Bahia
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-20 CR Flamengo 4–3 EC Bahia 2020-09-02 EC Bahia 3–5 CR Flamengo 2019-11-10 CR Flamengo 3–1 EC Bahia 2019-08-04 EC Bahia 3–0 CR Flamengo 2018-09-30 EC Bahia 0–0 CR Flamengo

Recent Form

CR Flamengo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Dec EC Bahia H 4–3 W
13 Dec Santos FC H 4–1 W
05 Dec Botafogo FR A 1–0 W
21 Nov Coritiba FBC H 3–1 W
15 Nov AC Goianiense H 1–1 D
08 Nov CA Mineiro A 0–4 L
EC Bahia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Dec CR Flamengo A 3–4 L
12 Dec SE Palmeiras A 0–3 L
05 Dec Ceará SC H 0–2 L
28 Nov Sao Paulo FC H 1–3 L
20 Nov RB Bragantino A 0–4 L
16 Nov Coritiba FBC A 2–1 W

Season Stats

CR Flamengo EC Bahia
#2 Position #6
34 Points 26
17 Played 17
10 / 4 / 3 W / D / L 7 / 5 / 5
31 Scored 25
16 Conceded 23
+15 GD +2
2.00 PPG 1.53
59% Win % 41%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
41% Clean Sheets
CR Flamengo this season
35% Clean Sheets
EC Bahia this season

CR Flamengo are 2nd (34 pts). EC Bahia are 6th (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

CR Flamengo
Pedro 10 G 4 A
Samuel Lino 4 G 6 A
Giorgian De Arrascaeta 3 G 1 A
Lucas Paqueta 3 G
EC Bahia
Luciano Juba 7 G 1 A
Everaldo 4 G
Willian Jose 3 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — CR Flamengo and EC Bahia get this one started.
  • 5' What a strike from Bruno Henrique! The score is 1-0.
  • 10' Controversy at the stadium! Gabriel Barbosa argues furiously but the Red card stands.
  • 12' Another substitution for EC Bahia to replace Edson by Daniel on 12 minute.
  • 16' Poor challenge from Juninho Capixaba. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 21' Douglas has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 325 appearances.
  • 26' Natan is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for EC Bahia so far.
  • 31' CR Flamengo 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.
  • 33' Mauricio Isla has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 33 minutes.
  • 38' CR Flamengo are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against EC Bahia's shape.
  • 43' CR Flamengo currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 46' The crowd applauds Ramon as he leaves the pitch. Gabriel Novaes steps in for EC Bahia.
  • 47' The referee calls foul for Gilberto. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 50' A stunning finish from Juan Ramirez — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 55' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with CR Flamengo winning 100% of all matches.
  • 56' The deadlock is broken! Gilberto gets on the scoresheet on 56 minutes.
  • 59' Gilberto has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 59 minutes.
  • 64' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 69' 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.
  • 71' The referee calls foul for Filipe Luis. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 72' The CR Flamengo bench stirs into life. Giorgian De Arrascaeta is withdrawn and Pedro gets his opportunity.
  • 77' 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 Gabriel Novaes suffering a number of foals already.
  • 80' Another change for EC Bahia made on 80 minute. Gilberto leaves to be changed by Rodriguinho.
  • 82' GOAL! Pedro fires home to make it 3-3!
  • 85' The whistle greets Mauricio Isla as he departs to be replaced by Vitinho.
  • 87' CR Flamengo player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 88' The referee calls foul for Rodriguinho. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 89' Diego is replacing Everton Ribeiro for the CR Flamengo side.
  • 90' The referee shows EC Bahia player a Red card on 90.
  • 90' Brilliant from the ! Vitinho makes it 4-3 with a superb finish on 90.
  • With this win, CR Flamengo is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

CR Flamengo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rogério Ceni

EC Bahia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mano Menezes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Gabriel Barbosa 8
Pedro 5
Gilberto 5
Giorgian De Arrascaeta 4
David Luiz 2
Lucas Paqueta 2
Vitinho 2
Bruno Henrique 2

Head to Head

2020-12-20 CR Flamengo 4–3 EC Bahia 2020-09-02 EC Bahia 3–5 CR Flamengo 2019-11-10 CR Flamengo 3–1 EC Bahia 2019-08-04 EC Bahia 3–0 CR Flamengo 2018-09-30 EC Bahia 0–0 CR Flamengo

CR Flamengo Form

2020-12-20 CR Flamengo 4–3 EC Bahia W 2020-12-13 CR Flamengo 4–1 Santos FC W 2020-12-05 Botafogo FR 0–1 CR Flamengo W 2020-11-21 CR Flamengo 3–1 Coritiba FBC W 2020-11-15 CR Flamengo 1–1 AC Goianiense D 2020-11-08 CA Mineiro 4–0 CR Flamengo L

EC Bahia Form

2020-12-20 CR Flamengo 4–3 EC Bahia L 2020-12-12 SE Palmeiras 3–0 EC Bahia L 2020-12-05 EC Bahia 0–2 Ceará SC L 2020-11-28 EC Bahia 1–3 Sao Paulo FC L 2020-11-20 RB Bragantino 4–0 EC Bahia L 2020-11-16 Coritiba FBC 1–2 EC Bahia W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.58 CR Flamengo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.38 EC Bahia xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 74% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct
CR Flamengo63% Draw19% EC Bahia18%
Actual: CR Flamengo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes69% 0% No31%
Avg goals/match: 3.96
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 74%
26%
± 3.5 55%
45%
± 4.5 36%
64%

Double Chance

CR Flamengo or Draw
82%
Draw or EC Bahia
37%
CR Flamengo or EC Bahia
81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
CR Flamengo47% Draw36% EC Bahia17%
Actual: CR Flamengo win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–3 not predicted
4 – 3
Actual
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 1
7.6%
3 – 1
7.2%
2 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
5.8%
3 – 0
5.4%
3 – 2
5%
4 – 1
4.7%
1 – 2
4.6%
1 – 0
4.6%
4 – 0
3.4%
4 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — CR Flamengo

Handicap CR Flamengo covers Push EC Bahia covers
-2.5 24% — 76%
-2 24% 18% 58%
-1.5 42% — 58%
-1 42% 20% 38%
-0.5 62% — 38%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 11% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 5% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

CR Flamengo keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
EC Bahia keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

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