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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 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 35 51
8 RB Bragantino 34 47
9 Santos FC 34 47
10 Sao Paulo FC 34 44
11 Botafogo FR 34 42
12 Coritiba FBC 34 42
13 CR Vasco da Gama 33 41
14 Mirassol FC 35 41
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

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 América 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
24% Clean Sheets
Santos FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Santos FC
0-15
2/3
16-30
4/3
31-45
9/8
46-60
7/4
61-75
3/4
76+
11/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Santos FC
Gabriel Barbosa 15 G 4 A
Neymar 8 G 3 A
Alvaro Barreal 5 G 1 A
Benjamin Rollheiser 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Ceará SC and Santos FC is underway.
  • 5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 10' Santos FC 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.
  • 15' 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 Yuri Alberto suffering a number of foals already.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' It looks surprising Santos FC does not make any changes. Edinho has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 30' Over 30 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 35' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 35 minutes.
  • 40' Brazil international Victor Ferraz has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 45' It is a cagey affair so far. Ceará SC in their trying to find a way past Santos FC's compact .
  • 50' Ceará SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 55' Ceará SC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 60' It looks like no one’s ball. Santos FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 65' Jean Mota, a Brazil , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 70' With 0 assists to his name this season, Luiz Otavio is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Santos FC.
  • 75' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Arthur Cabral made 238 appearances and scored 47 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 80' Santos FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 85' Carlos Sanchez is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Santos FC so far.
  • 90' The energy levels are beginning to show. Lisca might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • It finishes all square. Ceará SC and Santos FC share the spoils 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.