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Ceará SC vs Santos FC, 2018

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2018
Ceará SC
1 – 1
Full Time
Santos FC
Wed 8 Aug 2018 · 22:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Ceará SC vs Santos FC — Serie A .

Match Details

  • Referee Marcelo de Lima Henrique
  • Referee Michael Correia
  • Referee Silbert Faria Sisquim
  • Referee Thiago Rosa de Oliveira

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

2
5
5
Ceará SC 12 games · Avg 1.8 goals Santos FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-08 Ceará SC 1–1 Santos FC 2018-04-15 Santos FC 2–0 Ceará SC

Recent Form

Ceará SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Aug Santos FC H 1–1 D
05 Aug Parana Clube A 1–0 W
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
Santos FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Aug Ceará SC A 1–1 D
04 Aug Botafogo FR A 0–0 D
29 Jul America FC H 0–1 L
26 Jul CR Flamengo H 1–1 D
22 Jul Chapecoense AF A 0–0 D
19 Jul SE Palmeiras H 1–1 D

Key Stats

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
26% Clean Sheets
Santos FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Santos FC
0-15
2/2
16-30
4/3
31-45
7/3
46-60
4/4
61-75
3/4
76+
7/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Santos FC
Gabriel Barbosa 11 G 3 A
Neymar 6 G 3 A
Alvaro Barreal 5 G 1 A
Benjamin Rollheiser 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Ceará SC to score. At the same time, Santos FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Ceará SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Santos FC's shape.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 20' Uruguay international Carlos Sanchez has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 25' A quiet spell here at . Ceará SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 30' It looks surprising Santos FC does not make any changes. Felipe Azevedo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 35' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 40' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 45' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Ceará SC and Santos FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 50' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Ceará SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 55' Ceará SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 60' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 65' Ceará SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Santos FC backline.
  • 70' Supporters expect more eagerness from Richardson, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 75' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 80' The travelling Santos FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 85' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 90' 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.
  • The final score is 1-1.

Lineups

Ceará SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lisca

Santos FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Cuca

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.97 Ceará SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.96 Santos FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 69% + Ceará SC or Draw 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Ceará SC37% Draw32% Santos FC31%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes40% 0% No60%
Avg goals/match: 1.93
Actual: Yes — both scored

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
69%
Draw or Santos FC
63%
Ceará SC or Santos FC
68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Ceará SC22% Draw56% Santos FC22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
16.9%
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
12.6%
0 – 1
12.5%
2 – 0
6.5%
2 – 1
6.4%
1 – 2
6.4%
0 – 2
6.3%
2 – 2
3.3%
3 – 1
2.1%
1 – 3
2.1%
3 – 0
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Ceará SC

Handicap Ceará SC covers Push Santos FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 20% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 20% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 9% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Ceará SC keeps clean sheet
39% ✓
Santos FC keeps clean sheet
38% ✓

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