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Ceará SC vs Sao Paulo FC, Serie A 2019 REGULAR SEASON

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2019
Ceará SC
1 – 1
Full Time
Sao Paulo FC
Sun 24 Nov 2019 · 22:00 UTC Estadio Castelao HT 45' · FT 45'
Samuel Xavier 32' Y
Fabinho 59' Y
Luiz Otavio 81' Y
Y 87' Juanfran

Overview

Match Preview

Ceará SC vs Sao Paulo FC — Serie A at Estadio Castelao.

Match Details

  • Referee Alex dos Santos
  • Referee Rafael Traci
  • Referee Eder Alexandre
  • Referee Adriano Barros Carneiro

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 CR Flamengo 30 64
2 SE Palmeiras 30 63
3 CA Paranaense 30 53
4 Fluminense FC 30 51
5 EC Bahia 30 49
6 Cruzeiro EC 30 48
7 CA Mineiro 30 47
8 Santos FC 30 42
9 RB Bragantino 30 40
10 Sao Paulo FC 30 39
11 Coritiba FBC 30 39
12 Botafogo FR 30 36
13 EC Vitoria 30 36
14 CR Vasco da Gama 29 35
15 Mirassol FC 30 33
16 SC Internacional 30 32
17 SC Corinthians Paulista 30 32
18 Gremio FBPA 30 31
19 Clube do Remo 30 25
20 Chapecoense AF 29 18

Head-to-Head

1
9
3
Ceará SC 13 games · Avg 1.6 goals Sao Paulo FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-11-24 Ceará SC 1–1 Sao Paulo FC 2019-08-18 Sao Paulo FC 1–0 Ceará SC 2018-08-26 Sao Paulo FC 1–0 Ceará SC 2018-04-22 Ceará SC 0–0 Sao Paulo FC 2018-04-22 Ceará SC 0–0 Sao Paulo FC

Recent Form

Ceará SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Nov Sao Paulo FC H 1–1 D
17 Nov Chapecoense AF A 0–1 L
10 Nov Fortaleza EC A 0–1 L
07 Nov SC Internacional H 2–0 W
02 Nov SE Palmeiras A 0–1 L
31 Oct Fluminense FC H 2–0 W
Sao Paulo FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Nov Ceará SC A 1–1 D
16 Nov Santos FC A 1–1 D
10 Nov CA Paranaense H 0–1 L
07 Nov Fluminense FC H 0–2 L
03 Nov Chapecoense AF A 3–0 W
30 Oct SE Palmeiras A 0–3 L

Key Stats

54% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
8% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
23% Clean Sheets
Sao Paulo FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sao Paulo FC
0-15
5/–
16-30
4/4
31-45
5/6
46-60
–/11
61-75
6/2
76+
4/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sao Paulo FC
Jonathan Calleri 10 G 1 A
Luciano 9 G 1 A
Ferreira 4 G
Artur Guimaraes 3 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Estadio Castelao will turn into a battlefield for Ceará SC and Sao Paulo FC.
  • 5' A quiet spell here at Estadio Castelao. Ceará SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Ceará SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' Bergson has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 28 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 25' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 30' The travelling Sao Paulo FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 32' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Samuel Xavier on 32 minutes.
  • 37' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 42' It is a cagey affair so far. Ceará SC in their trying to find a way past Sao Paulo FC's compact .
  • 46' A stunning finish from Vitor — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 46' Thiago Galhardo is replacing Bergson for the Ceara SC side.
  • 51' Ceará SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sao Paulo FC backline.
  • 56' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 59' Fabinho catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 59.
  • 64' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 65' Another substitution for Sao Paulo FC to replace Antony by Raniel on 65 minute.
  • 67' Another substitution for Sao Paulo FC to replace Reinaldo by Leo on 67 minute.
  • 72' It looks surprising Sao Paulo FC does not make any changes. Bruno Alves has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 76' The crowd applauds Liziero as he leaves the pitch. Hudson steps in for Sao Paulo FC.
  • 79' Another change for Ceara SC made on 79 minute. Ricardinho leaves to be changed by Juninho Quixada.
  • 81' Luiz Otavio has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 81.
  • 86' Tche Tche is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sao Paulo FC so far.
  • 87' It’s a booking for Sao Paulo FC player. Juanfran gets a Yellow card.
  • It finishes all square. Ceará SC and Sao Paulo FC share the spoils 1-1.

Lineups

Ceará SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Adilson Batista

Sao Paulo FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Fernando Diniz

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jonathan Calleri 3
Leo Chu 2
Pedro Henrique 2
Gabriel Dias 2
Fabinho 2
Bruno Peres 1
Dani Alves 1
Stiven Mendoza 1

Head to Head

2019-11-24 Ceará SC 1–1 Sao Paulo FC 2019-08-18 Sao Paulo FC 1–0 Ceará SC 2018-08-26 Sao Paulo FC 1–0 Ceará SC 2018-04-22 Ceará SC 0–0 Sao Paulo FC 2018-04-22 Ceará SC 0–0 Sao Paulo FC

Ceará SC Form

2019-11-24 Ceará SC 1–1 Sao Paulo FC D 2019-11-17 Chapecoense AF 1–0 Ceará SC L 2019-11-10 Fortaleza EC 1–0 Ceará SC L 2019-11-07 Ceará SC 2–0 SC Internacional W 2019-11-02 SE Palmeiras 1–0 Ceará SC L 2019-10-31 Ceará SC 2–0 Fluminense FC W

Sao Paulo FC Form

2019-11-24 Ceará SC 1–1 Sao Paulo FC D 2019-11-16 Santos FC 1–1 Sao Paulo FC D 2019-11-10 Sao Paulo FC 0–1 CA Paranaense L 2019-11-07 Sao Paulo FC 0–2 Fluminense FC L 2019-11-03 Chapecoense AF 0–3 Sao Paulo FC W 2019-10-30 SE Palmeiras 3–0 Sao Paulo FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.11 Ceará SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.92 Sao Paulo FC xG
I would bet for: Ceará SC or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Ceará SC39% Draw32% Sao Paulo FC29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.03
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 61%
39%
± 2.5 33%
67%
± 3.5 15%
85%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Ceará SC or Draw
71%
Draw or Sao Paulo FC
61%
Ceará SC or Sao Paulo FC
68%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Ceará SC26% Draw54% Sao Paulo FC20%
Actual: Sao Paulo FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
15.5%
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
13.3%
0 – 1
10.7%
2 – 0
7.8%
2 – 1
7.3%
1 – 2
6%
0 – 2
5.2%
2 – 2
3.5%
3 – 0
2.8%
3 – 1
2.8%
1 – 3
1.9%

Asian Handicap — Ceará SC

Handicap Ceará SC covers Push Sao Paulo FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 11% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 22% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 18% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Ceará SC keeps clean sheet
40% ✓
Sao Paulo FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

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