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Ceará SC vs EC Bahia, Serie A 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2020-21
Ceará SC
2 – 0
Full Time
EC Bahia
Sun 23 Aug 2020 · 23:00 UTC Estadio Castelao HT 45' · FT 45'
William Oliveira 33' Y
Y 44' Gregore
Y 70' Ronaldo

Overview

Match Preview

Ceará SC vs EC Bahia — Serie A at Estadio Castelao.

Match Details

  • Referee Wagner do Nascimento Magalhaes
  • Referee Thiago Henrique Neto Correa Farinha
  • Referee Thiago Rosa de Oliveira
  • Referee Antonio Magno Lima Cordeiro
5 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 8.8 goals/game

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
2020-08-23 Ceará SC 2–0 EC Bahia 2019-10-21 EC Bahia 1–2 Ceará SC 2019-06-08 Ceará SC 0–0 EC Bahia 2018-11-14 EC Bahia 2–1 Ceará SC 2018-08-29 Ceará SC 0–2 EC Bahia

Recent Form

Ceará SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Aug EC Bahia H 2–0 W
20 Aug CR Vasco da Gama H 0–3 L
16 Aug CA Mineiro A 0–2 L
13 Aug Gremio FBPA H 1–1 D
09 Aug SC Recife A 2–3 L
08 Dec Botafogo FR A 1–1 D
EC Bahia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Aug Ceará SC A 0–2 L
20 Aug Sao Paulo FC A 1–1 D
16 Aug RB Bragantino H 2–1 W
12 Aug Coritiba FBC H 1–0 W
08 Dec Fortaleza EC A 1–2 L
05 Dec CR Vasco da Gama H 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 stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Ceará SC and EC Bahia has kicked off!
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Roger Machado will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Gabriel Lacerda is clearly more than just a goal scorer for EC Bahia.
  • 12' Cleber puts Ceara SC on the lead.
  • 17' Ceará SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 17.
  • 22' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 27' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 32' The 27-year-old Saldanha has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 33' William Oliveira was booked on 33.
  • 38' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 43' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Ceará SC that had 238 games and scored 233 goals.
  • 44' Gregore is having his name booked by the referee on 44.
  • 46' Time for substitution for EC Bahia. Gregore is replaced by Daniel.
  • 51' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 56' Charles has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 25 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 59' The crowd applauds William Oliveira as he leaves the pitch. Fabinho steps in for Ceara SC.
  • 64' The energy levels are beginning to show. Guto Ferreira might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 65' The whistle greets Gilberto as he departs to be replaced by Fernandao.
  • 70' Ronaldo has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 70.
  • 71' Ceara SC ring the changes. Leandro Carvalho has done his job and it is now time for Mateus Goncalves to step up.
  • 75' What composure from Mateus Goncalves! The Brazil international strokes it home. 0-2.
  • 80' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 85' The EC Bahia bench stirs into life. Rossi is withdrawn and Saldanha gets his opportunity.
  • 90' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Ceará SC and EC Bahia are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • The points are shared — Ceará SC 2-0 EC Bahia. Honours even.

Lineups

Ceará SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Guto Ferreira

EC Bahia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roger Machado

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Gilberto 3
Luiz Otavio 2
Willian Jose 1
Mateus Goncalves 1
Cleber 1
Lucas Fonseca 1
Vinicius 1
Gilberto 1

Head to Head

2020-08-23 Ceará SC 2–0 EC Bahia 2019-10-21 EC Bahia 1–2 Ceará SC 2019-06-08 Ceará SC 0–0 EC Bahia 2018-11-14 EC Bahia 2–1 Ceará SC 2018-08-29 Ceará SC 0–2 EC Bahia

Ceará SC Form

2020-08-23 Ceará SC 2–0 EC Bahia W 2020-08-20 Ceará SC 0–3 CR Vasco da Gama L 2020-08-16 CA Mineiro 2–0 Ceará SC L 2020-08-13 Ceará SC 1–1 Gremio FBPA D 2020-08-09 SC Recife 3–2 Ceará SC L 2019-12-08 Botafogo FR 1–1 Ceará SC D

EC Bahia Form

2020-08-23 Ceará SC 2–0 EC Bahia L 2020-08-20 Sao Paulo FC 1–1 EC Bahia D 2020-08-16 EC Bahia 2–1 RB Bragantino W 2020-08-12 EC Bahia 1–0 Coritiba FBC W 2019-12-08 Fortaleza EC 2–1 EC Bahia L 2019-12-05 EC Bahia 1–1 CR Vasco da Gama D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.28 Ceará SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.03 EC Bahia xG
I would bet for: Ceará SC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Ceará SC43% Draw29% EC Bahia28%
Actual: Ceará SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.31
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 40%
60%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Ceará SC or Draw
72%
Draw or EC Bahia
57%
Ceará SC or EC Bahia
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Ceará SC28% Draw51% EC Bahia21%
Actual: Ceará SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14%
0 – 0
12.2%
1 – 0
11.6%
0 – 1
9%
2 – 1
8.1%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
6.5%
0 – 2
5.1%
2 – 2
4.3%
3 – 1
3.5%
3 – 0
3.3%
1 – 3
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Ceará SC

Handicap Ceará SC covers Push EC Bahia covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 22% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 17% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Ceará SC keeps clean sheet
36% ✗
EC Bahia keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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