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Ceará SC vs SC Recife, 2018

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2018
Ceará SC
1 – 0
Full Time
SC Recife
Wed 18 Jul 2018 · 22:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Ceará SC vs SC Recife — Serie A .

Match Details

  • Referee Grazianni Maciel Rocha
  • Referee Joao Luiz Coelho de Albuquerque
  • Referee Thiago Henrique Neto Correa Farinha
  • Referee Daniel de Oliveira Alves Pereira
  • Referee Rafael Martins de Sa

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 SE Palmeiras 18 41
2 CR Flamengo 17 34
3 Fluminense FC 18 31
4 CA Paranaense 18 30
5 RB Bragantino 18 29
6 EC Bahia 17 26
7 Coritiba FBC 18 26
8 Sao Paulo FC 18 25
9 CA Mineiro 18 24
10 SC Corinthians Paulista 18 24
11 Cruzeiro EC 18 24
12 Botafogo FR 17 22
13 EC Vitoria 17 22
14 SC Internacional 18 21
15 Santos FC 18 21
16 Grêmio FBPA 18 21
17 CR Vasco da Gama 18 20
18 Clube do Remo 18 18
19 Mirassol FC 17 16
20 Chapecoense AF 17 9

Head-to-Head

3
3
2
Ceará SC 8 games · Avg 1.8 goals SC Recife
Last 5 meetings
2018-07-18 Ceará SC 1–0 SC Recife

Recent Form

Ceará SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
10 Jun SE Palmeiras H 2–2 D
07 Jun Botafogo FR A 0–0 D
SC Recife
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Jul Ceará SC A 0–1 L
14 Jun Grêmio FBPA H 0–0 D
13 Jun Grêmio FBPA H 0–0 D
10 Jun CR Vasco da Gama A 2–3 L
09 Jun CR Vasco da Gama A 2–3 L
07 Jun CA Paranaense H 1–0 W

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Ceará SC to score. At the same time, SC Recife does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' It’s high time Lisca made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 15' SC Recife are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 20' Rafael Marques, a Brazil , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 25' 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 Joao Lucas suffering a number of foals already.
  • 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 45' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 50' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 55' Brazil international Magrao has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 60' A quiet spell here at . Ceará SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 65' Juninho needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 70' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 75' Ceará SC is showing some good football. However, Ceará SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 80' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 85' 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.
  • 90' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • Full Time. Ceará SC beats SC Recife

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.43 Ceará SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.88 SC Recife xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Ceará SC50% Draw28% SC Recife22%
Actual: Ceará SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
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
78%
Draw or SC Recife
50%
Ceará SC or SC Recife
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Ceará SC33% Draw50% SC Recife17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.4%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
12.2%
2 – 0
9.9%
2 – 1
8.6%
0 – 1
7.6%
1 – 2
5.2%
3 – 0
4.6%
3 – 1
4.2%
2 – 2
3.9%
0 – 2
3.7%
3 – 2
1.9%

Asian Handicap — Ceará SC

Handicap Ceará SC covers Push SC Recife covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 15% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 24% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+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
42% ✗
SC Recife keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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