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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 CR Flamengo 34 76
2 SE Palmeiras 34 73
3 Cruzeiro EC 34 60
4 Fluminense FC 34 57
5 CA Paranaense 34 54
6 EC Bahia 34 53
7 CA Mineiro 34 50
8 RB Bragantino 34 47
9 Santos FC 34 47
10 São Paulo FC 34 44
11 Botafogo FR 34 42
12 Coritiba FBC 34 42
13 CR Vasco da Gama 33 41
14 Mirassol FC 34 40
15 SC Internacional 34 38
16 EC Vitoria 34 38
17 SC Corinthians Paulista 34 37
18 Gremio FBPA 34 37
19 Clube do Remo 34 29
20 Chapecoense AF 33 21

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 Gremio FBPA H 0–0 D
13 Jun Gremio 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' Temperatures are rising at as Ceará SC face off against SC Recife in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' A quiet spell here at . SC Recife seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 10' Ceará SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. SC Recife needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Ceará SC and SC Recife are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 35' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 40' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 45' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 50' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 55' Supporters expect more eagerness from Michel Bastos, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 60' Sander is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Ceará SC so far.
  • 65' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Ceará SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 70' 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.
  • 75' 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 Leo Ortiz suffering a number of foals already.
  • 80' SC Recife come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 85' SC Recife have won 123 goals from 240 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 90' The travelling SC Recife supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • The final score is 1-0.

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.