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Ceará SC vs EC Bahia, 2018

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2018
Ceará SC
0 – 2
Full Time
EC Bahia
Wed 29 Aug 2018 · 22:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Ceará SC vs EC Bahia — Serie A .

Match Details

  • Referee Dyorgines Jose Padovani Andrade
  • Referee Fabiano Da Silva Ramires
  • Referee Vanderson Antonio Zanotti
  • Referee Leonardo Mendonca

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
3
4
Ceará SC 10 games · Avg 2.0 goals EC Bahia
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-29 Ceará SC 0–2 EC Bahia

Recent Form

Ceará SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Aug EC Bahia H 0–2 L
26 Aug Sao Paulo FC A 0–1 L
20 Aug CR Vasco da Gama A 1–1 D
11 Aug CA Paranaense H 0–0 D
08 Aug Santos FC H 1–1 D
05 Aug Parana Clube A 1–0 W
EC Bahia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Aug Ceará SC A 2–0 W
25 Aug Santos FC A 0–2 L
22 Aug SC Internacional H 0–1 L
19 Aug Cruzeiro EC A 1–1 D
11 Aug America FC H 1–0 W
05 Aug Fluminense FC A 1–1 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
30% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
36% Clean Sheets
EC Bahia this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

EC Bahia
0-15
3/2
16-30
4/6
31-45
7/4
46-60
3/2
61-75
5/4
76+
7/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

EC Bahia
Luciano Juba 9 G 1 A
Jean Lucas 4 G 3 A
Erick 4 G
Everaldo 4 G
Willian Jose 3 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Ceará SC is hosting EC Bahia for another epic battle.
  • 5' EC Bahia fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at . EC Bahia seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
  • 30' Lucas Fonseca has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 334 appearances.
  • 35' Over 35 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 40' Supporters expect more eagerness from Luiz Otavio, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 45' Ceará SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 50' Richardson, a Brazil , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 55' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 60' Marco Antonio has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 65' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 70' It looks like no one’s ball. Ceará SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 75' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Ceará SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 80' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 85' The energy levels are beginning to show. Lisca might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 90' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. EC Bahia needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • Another three points for EC Bahia.

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.84 Ceará SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.28 EC Bahia xG
I would bet for: EC Bahia or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Ceará SC26% Draw31% EC Bahia43%
Actual: EC Bahia win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.12
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 63%
37%
± 2.5 36%
64%
± 3.5 17%
83%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Ceará SC or Draw
58%
Draw or EC Bahia
74%
Ceará SC or EC Bahia
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Ceará SC17% Draw53% EC Bahia30%
Actual: EC Bahia win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
14.3%
0 – 1
14.1%
1 – 1
13.8%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
8.8%
1 – 2
8%
2 – 1
5.2%
2 – 0
4%
0 – 3
4%
1 – 3
3.5%
2 – 2
3.5%
2 – 3
1.6%

Asian Handicap — Ceará SC

Handicap Ceará SC covers Push EC Bahia covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 15% 77%
-0.5 23% — 77%
+0.5 55% — 45%
+1 55% 24% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 14% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Ceará SC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
EC Bahia keeps clean sheet
44% ✗

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