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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 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

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' SC Recife come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 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' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Ceará SC and SC Recife are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
  • 30' It looks surprising SC Recife does not make any changes. Magrao has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 35' 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 Rafael Marques suffering a number of foals already.
  • 40' It is a cagey affair so far. Ceará SC in their trying to find a way past SC Recife's compact .
  • 45' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 50' Supporters expect more eagerness from Javier Reina, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 55' 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.
  • 60' Eder Luis, a Brazil , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 65' Tiago Alves needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 70' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 75' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 80' Ceará SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 85' Ceará SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 90' Brazil international Luiz Otavio has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • It finishes all square. Ceará SC and SC Recife share the spoils 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.