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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 SE Palmeiras 23 48
2 CR Flamengo 21 42
3 CA Paranaense 23 41
4 Fluminense FC 23 38
5 EC Bahia 23 34
6 Cruzeiro EC 22 33
7 RB Bragantino 22 32
8 SC Corinthians Paulista 22 32
9 Coritiba FBC 23 31
10 Botafogo FR 21 30
11 CA Mineiro 21 29
12 Sao Paulo FC 22 27
13 EC Vitoria 22 26
14 Gremio FBPA 21 25
15 SC Internacional 22 23
16 Mirassol FC 21 23
17 Santos FC 21 22
18 CR Vasco da Gama 21 22
19 Clube do Remo 22 22
20 Chapecoense AF 22 11

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
3/–
16-30
3/3
31-45
3/2
46-60
–/8
61-75
3/2
76+
4/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sao Paulo FC
Jonathan Calleri 7 G 1 A
Luciano 6 G 1 A
Ferreira 4 G
Artur Guimaraes 3 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Estadio Castelao as Ceará SC face off against Sao Paulo FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 10' Sao Paulo 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' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 25' Robert Arboleda has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 30' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 32' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Samuel Xavier.
  • 37' The home supporters are growing impatient. Ceará SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 42' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 46' Magnificent from Vitor! That is 9 goals in 164 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 46' Thiago Galhardo is ready to make an impact after coming on for Bergson at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' Sao Paulo FC have won 407 goals from 373 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 56' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Raniel made 253 appearances and scored 13 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 59' A meaty challenge results in booking for Fabinho on 59.
  • 64' Sao Paulo FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 65' Sao Paulo FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Raniel is hanging Antony on the field on 65 minute.
  • 67' Sao Paulo FC make a change. Reinaldo trudges off to be replaced by Leo on 67 minutes.
  • 72' Ceará SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 76' The whistle greets Liziero as he departs to be replaced by Hudson.
  • 79' A change in the Ceara SC ranks — Ricardinho exits the field as Juninho Quixada enters on 79.
  • 81' A moment of madness from Luiz Otavio on 81 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Ceara SC will be frustrated.
  • 86' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 87' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Juanfran.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Pedro Henrique 2
Gabriel Dias 2
Fabinho 2
Leo Chu 2
Pablo Felipe 1
Diego 1
Ryan Rodrigues 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.