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Ceará SC vs EC Vitoria, 2018

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2018
Ceará SC
2 – 0
Full Time
EC Vitoria
Sat 15 Sep 2018 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Ceará SC vs EC Vitoria — Serie A .

Match Details

  • Referee Bruno Salgado Rizo
  • Referee Marcelo Aparecido Ribeiro De Souza
  • Referee Anderson Jose De Moraes Coelho
  • Referee Renan Aguiar da Costa

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

2
2
Ceará SC 4 games · Avg 1.8 goals EC Vitoria
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-15 Ceará SC 2–0 EC Vitoria 2018-05-20 EC Vitoria 2–1 Ceará SC

Recent Form

Ceará SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Sep EC Vitoria H 2–0 W
09 Sep America FC A 0–0 D
05 Sep SC Corinthians Paulista H 2–1 W
02 Sep CR Flamengo A 1–0 W
29 Aug EC Bahia H 0–2 L
26 Aug Sao Paulo FC A 0–1 L
EC Vitoria
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Sep Ceará SC A 0–2 L
09 Sep CR Vasco da Gama H 1–0 W
06 Sep Fluminense FC A 0–0 D
01 Sep America FC H 1–0 W
26 Aug CA Mineiro H 1–0 W
23 Aug CR Flamengo A 0–1 L

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
39% Clean Sheets
EC Vitoria this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

EC Vitoria
0-15
3/1
16-30
4/1
31-45
2/9
46-60
1/2
61-75
5/5
76+
4/10
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

EC Vitoria
Carlos Rene 8 G 1 A
Matheuzinho 4 G 2 A
Renato Kayzer 4 G 1 A
Gabriel Baralhas 2 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. EC Vitoria get us underway at .
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 15' Marcelo Meli needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 20' Ceará SC have won 233 goals from 238 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 30' It is a cagey affair so far. Ceará SC in their trying to find a way past EC Vitoria's compact .
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' 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 Felipe Jonatan suffering a number of foals already.
  • 45' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 50' It looks surprising Ceará SC does not make any changes. Richardson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 55' Ceará SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 60' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 65' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Ceará SC and EC Vitoria are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 70' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 75' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 80' Ceará SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 85' Arthur Cabral has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 6 goals to his name this season.
  • 90' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.37 Ceará SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.86 EC Vitoria xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 62% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Ceará SC49% Draw29% EC Vitoria22%
Actual: Ceará SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.23
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 38%
62%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Ceará SC or Draw
77%
Draw or EC Vitoria
51%
Ceará SC or EC Vitoria
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Ceará SC32% Draw51% EC Vitoria17%
Actual: Ceará SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
13.7%
1 – 1
13.5%
0 – 0
13%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.4%
0 – 1
8%
1 – 2
5.2%
3 – 0
4.4%
3 – 1
3.9%
0 – 2
3.8%
2 – 2
3.7%
3 – 2
1.8%

Asian Handicap — Ceará SC

Handicap Ceará SC covers Push EC Vitoria covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 14% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 24% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 14% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Ceará SC keeps clean sheet
43% ✗
EC Vitoria keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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