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

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Full Time
Wed 2 Sep 2020 · 22:00 UTC Estadio Castelao HT 45+3' · FT 45+4'
Vinicius 70' Y
Y 71' Felipe
Charles 78' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Ceará SC vs Fortaleza ECSerie A at Estadio Castelao.

Match Details

  • Referee Luiz Flavio De Oliveira
  • Referee Miguel Cataneo Ribeiro Da Costa
  • Referee Luiz Alberto Andrini Nogueira
  • Referee Luis Cesar De Oliveira Magalhaes

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Sep Fortaleza EC H 1–0 W
30 Aug AC Goianiense A 2–0 W
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Sep Ceará SC A 0–1 L
30 Aug RB Bragantino H 3–0 W
27 Aug SC Corinthians Paulista A 1–1 D
19 Aug Goiás EC A 3–1 W
16 Aug Botafogo FR H 0–0 D
13 Aug Sao Paulo FC A 0–1 L

Key Stats

30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
30% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Estadio Castelao as Ceará SC face off against Fortaleza EC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Ceará SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 15' Ceará SC 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.
  • 20' It’s high time Rogério Ceni made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 25' Brazil international Luiz Otavio has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 30' Juninho, a Brazil , has 12 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 35' It looks like no one’s ball. Ceará SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 40' Supporters expect more eagerness from Leandro Carvalho, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio Castelao with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 44' Goal! Vinicius scores his 34 goal in 329 matches.
  • 49' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Ceará SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 54' Ceará SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 58' A change in the Fortaleza EC ranks — David exits the field as Osvaldo enters on 58.
  • 63' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 68' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 70' That is a Yellow card for Ceara SC. Vinicius will be fuming at that decision.
  • 71' Felipe catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 71.
  • 73' The supporters are chanting for Franco Fragapane. He replaces Juan Quintero on 73 minute.
  • 74' The referee shows Fortaleza EC player a Yellow card on 74.
  • 75' A change in the Ceara SC ranks — Cleber exits the field as Rafael Sobis enters on 75.
  • 78' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Charles on 78 minutes.
  • 83' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Guto Ferreira will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 84' The Ceara SC manager makes a substitution. Vinicius departs to be replaced by Felipe Silva.
  • 89' 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.
  • 90' A change in the Fortaleza EC ranks — Juninho exits the field as Tiago Orobo enters on 90.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.17 Ceará SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.94 Fortaleza EC xG
I would bet for: Ceará SC or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Ceará SC44% Draw30% Fortaleza EC26%
Actual: Ceará SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.11
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 63%
37%
± 2.5 35%
65%
± 3.5 17%
83%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Ceará SC or Draw
74%
Draw or Fortaleza EC
56%
Ceará SC or Fortaleza EC
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Ceará SC27% Draw53% Fortaleza EC20%
Actual: Ceará SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
14.4%
1 – 1
14.3%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
10.1%
2 – 0
7.9%
2 – 1
7.6%
1 – 2
6.1%
0 – 2
5.1%
2 – 2
3.7%
3 – 0
3.1%
3 – 1
3%
1 – 3
1.9%

Asian Handicap — Ceará SC

Handicap Ceará SC covers Push Fortaleza EC covers
-2.5 6% 94%
-2 6% 12% 83%
-1.5 17% 83%
-1 17% 22% 61%
-0.5 39% 61%
+0.5 72% 28%
+1 72% 18% 10%
+1.5 90% 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% 3%

Clean Sheet

Ceará SC keeps clean sheet
39%
Fortaleza EC keeps clean sheet
32%

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