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Ceará SC vs Fluminense FC, 2018

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2018
Ceará SC
1 – 0
Full Time
Fluminense FC
Sat 28 Jul 2018 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Ceará SC vs Fluminense FC — Serie A .

Match Details

  • Referee Leandro Bizzio Marinho
  • Referee Daniel Luis Marques
  • Referee Daniel Paulo Ziolli
  • Referee Evandro de Melo Lima

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

4
4
4
Ceará SC 12 games · Avg 1.8 goals Fluminense FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-07-28 Ceará SC 1–0 Fluminense FC

Recent Form

Ceará SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Jul Fluminense FC H 1–0 W
23 Jul SC Internacional A 0–1 L
18 Jul SC Recife H 1–0 W
14 Jun CA Mineiro A 1–2 L
14 Jun CA Mineiro A 1–2 L
10 Jun SE Palmeiras H 2–2 D
Fluminense FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Jul Ceará SC A 0–1 L
25 Jul SE Palmeiras H 1–0 W
22 Jul SC Recife A 2–1 W
19 Jul CR Vasco da Gama A 1–1 D
14 Jun Santos FC H 0–1 L
13 Jun Santos FC H 0–1 L

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
21% Clean Sheets
Fluminense FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Fluminense FC
0-15
–/3
16-30
4/1
31-45
5/5
46-60
3/5
61-75
4/5
76+
14/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Fluminense FC
John Kennedy 9 G 1 A
Hulk 7 G 4 A
Agustin Canobbio 5 G 3 A
Luciano Acosta 4 G 5 A
Rodrigo Castillo 4 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 Fluminense FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Ceará SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' Jown Cardona has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 238 appearances.
  • 15' Fluminense FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 20' The 40-year-old Julio Cesar has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 30' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 35' Ceará SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Fluminense FC's shape.
  • 40' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Ceará SC and Fluminense FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 45' Ceará SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Fluminense FC backline.
  • 50' Edinho is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Fluminense FC tonight.
  • 55' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 60' It is a cagey affair so far. Ceará SC in their trying to find a way past Fluminense FC's compact .
  • 65' Gum needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 70' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 75' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 80' Dutra Junior is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Fluminense FC so far.
  • 85' Both keepers have barely been tested. Ceará SC and Fluminense FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 90' With 0 assists to his name this season, Tiago Alves is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Ceará SC.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.2 Ceará SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.74 Fluminense FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 69% + Under — clean sheet likely 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Ceará SC48% Draw31% Fluminense FC21%
Actual: Ceará SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes38% 0% No62%
Avg goals/match: 1.94
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 83%
17%
± 1.5 58%
42%
± 2.5 31%
69%
± 3.5 14%
86%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

Ceará SC or Draw
78%
Draw or Fluminense FC
52%
Ceará SC or Fluminense FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Ceará SC30% Draw55% Fluminense FC15%
Actual: Ceará SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
16.8%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
13.6%
2 – 0
9.9%
0 – 1
9.2%
2 – 1
7.5%
1 – 2
4.6%
3 – 0
3.9%
0 – 2
3.7%
3 – 1
3.1%
2 – 2
2.9%
3 – 2
1.3%

Asian Handicap — Ceará SC

Handicap Ceará SC covers Push Fluminense FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 13% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 25% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 15% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Ceará SC keeps clean sheet
48% ✗
Fluminense FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

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