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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 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

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
28% Clean Sheets
Santos FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Santos FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
2/2
31-45
4/2
46-60
3/2
61-75
1/4
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Santos FC
Gabriel Barbosa 7 G 2 A
Neymar 4 G 2 A
Alvaro Barreal 3 G
Benjamin Rollheiser 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Ceará SC vs Santos FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Yuri Alberto has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 10' Santos FC is showing some good football. However, Santos FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 15' Santos FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 20' Brazil international Rodrygo has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 25' It looks like no one’s ball. Santos FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 30' A quiet spell here at . Santos FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 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' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 45 minutes.
  • 50' 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.
  • 55' Both keepers have barely been tested. Ceará SC and Santos FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 60' It looks surprising Santos FC does not make any changes. Bruno Henrique has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 65' Ceará SC have won 233 goals from 238 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 70' Santos FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 75' 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.
  • 80' Ceará SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 85' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Felipe Azevedo made 238 appearances and scored 15 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 90' The travelling Santos FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

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.