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EC Vitoria vs Ceará SC, 2018

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2018
EC Vitoria
2 – 1
Full Time
Ceará SC
Sun 20 May 2018 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

EC Vitoria vs Ceará SC — Serie A .

Match Details

  • Referee Marcelo de Lima Henrique
  • Referee Michael Correia
  • Referee Silbert Faria Sisquim
  • Referee Daniel do Espirito Santo Parro

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 22 33
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 21 10

Head-to-Head

2
2
EC Vitoria 4 games · Avg 1.8 goals Ceará SC
Last 5 meetings
2018-05-20 EC Vitoria 2–1 Ceará SC

Recent Form

EC Vitoria
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 May Ceará SC H 2–1 W
13 May CR Vasco da Gama A 3–2 W
13 May CR Vasco da Gama A 3–2 W
06 May Fluminense FC H 1–2 L
06 May Fluminense FC H 1–2 L
30 Apr America FC A 1–2 L
Ceará SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 May EC Vitoria A 1–2 L
15 May America FC H 2–2 D
14 May America FC H 2–2 D
06 May SC Corinthians Paulista A 1–1 D
06 May SC Corinthians Paulista A 1–1 D
29 Apr CR Flamengo H 0–3 L

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
41% Clean Sheets
EC Vitoria this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

EC Vitoria
0-15
1/1
16-30
3/–
31-45
1/9
46-60
1/1
61-75
4/1
76+
3/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

EC Vitoria
Carlos Rene 5 G 1 A
Renato Kayzer 4 G 1 A
Gabriel Baralhas 2 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at . EC Vitoria are looking to make home advantage count against Ceará SC.
  • 5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 10' EC Vitoria are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Ceará SC's shape.
  • 15' Andre Lima has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 21 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 20' It looks like no one’s ball. EC Vitoria is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 25' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both EC Vitoria and Ceará SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 30' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 35' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 40' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 45' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Ceará SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 50' It is a cagey affair so far. EC Vitoria in their trying to find a way past Ceará SC's compact .
  • 55' Ceará SC is showing some good football. However, Ceará SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 60' Neilton, a Brazil , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 65' 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 Everson suffering a number of foals already.
  • 70' 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.
  • 75' Ricardinho has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 80' It’s high time Marcelo Chamusca made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 85' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. made 0 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 90' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.51 EC Vitoria xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.13 Ceará SC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
EC Vitoria48% Draw26% Ceará SC26%
Actual: EC Vitoria win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.64
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

EC Vitoria or Draw
75%
Draw or Ceará SC
52%
EC Vitoria or Ceará SC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
EC Vitoria32% Draw47% Ceará SC21%
Actual: EC Vitoria win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.1%
1 – 0
9.7%
0 – 0
9.1%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
7.9%
0 – 1
7%
1 – 2
6.6%
2 – 2
5.1%
3 – 1
4.5%
0 – 2
4.4%
3 – 0
3.9%
3 – 2
2.6%

Asian Handicap — EC Vitoria

Handicap EC Vitoria covers Push Ceará SC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 14% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 22% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 16% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

EC Vitoria keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Ceará SC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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