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Fortaleza EC vs CR Flamengo, Serie A 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Sat 26 Dec 2020 · 22:00 UTC Estadio Castelao HT 45+2' · FT 45+4'
Jackson 39' Y
Ronald 44' Y
Carlinhos 78' Y
Y 81' Rene
Y 88' Vitinho

Overview

Match Preview

Fortaleza EC vs CR FlamengoSerie A at Estadio Castelao.

Match Details

  • Referee Thiago Americano Labes
  • Referee Kleber Lucio Gil
  • Referee Rafael Traci
  • Referee Luis Cesar De Oliveira Magalhaes

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Dec CR Flamengo H 0–0 D
20 Dec Ceará SC H 0–2 L
12 Dec RB Bragantino A 1–2 L
03 Dec SC Corinthians Paulista H 0–0 D
26 Nov Goiás EC H 1–1 D
22 Nov Botafogo FR A 2–1 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Dec Fortaleza EC A 0–0 D
20 Dec EC Bahia H 4–3 W
13 Dec Santos FC H 4–1 W
05 Dec Botafogo FR A 1–0 W
21 Nov Coritiba FBC H 3–1 W
15 Nov AC Goianiense H 1–1 D

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
41% Clean Sheets
CR Flamengo this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

CR Flamengo
Pedro 10 G 4 A
Samuel Lino 4 G 6 A
Giorgian De Arrascaeta 3 G 1 A
Lucas Paqueta 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Fortaleza EC to score. At the same time, CR Flamengo does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 4' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Mauricio Isla.
  • 9' It is a cagey affair so far. Fortaleza EC in their trying to find a way past CR Flamengo's compact .
  • 14' It looks surprising Fortaleza EC does not make any changes. Paulao has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 19' CR Flamengo have won 595 goals from 382 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 24' Diego, a Brazil , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 29' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 34' 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.
  • 39' Jackson picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 44' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ronald.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Joao Lucas. He replaces Mauricio Isla on 46 minute.
  • 51' It’s high time Rogério Ceni made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 56' Willian Arao has been relatively quiet despite scoring 13 goals in his last 382 appearances.
  • 61' CR Flamengo fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 62' Fresh legs for Fortaleza EC! Osvaldo comes on to replace Joao Paulo.
  • 63' Another substitution for Fortaleza EC to replace David by Wellington Paulista on 63 minute.
  • 68' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering CR Flamengo that had 382 games and scored 595 goals.
  • 72' Vitinho is replacing Everton Ribeiro for the CR Flamengo side.
  • 77' Time for substitution for Fortaleza EC. Gabriel Dias is replaced by Mariano Vazquez.
  • 78' Carlinhos catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 78.
  • 81' It’s a booking for CR Flamengo player. Rene gets a Yellow card.
  • 85' Ronald makes way for Derley at the 85 minute mark. A tactical switch from Fortaleza EC.
  • 88' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Vitinho on 88 minutes.
  • 88' A change in the CR Flamengo ranks — Giorgian De Arrascaeta exits the field as Joao Pedro Pepe enters on 88.
  • The points are shared — Fortaleza EC 0-0 CR Flamengo. Honours even.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.78 Fortaleza EC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.01 CR Flamengo xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 73% + CR Flamengo or Draw 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Fortaleza EC28% Draw34% CR Flamengo38%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes36% 0% No64%
Avg goals/match: 1.79
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 81%
19%
± 1.5 54%
46%
± 2.5 27%
73%
± 3.5 11%
89%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

Fortaleza EC or Draw
62%
Draw or CR Flamengo
72%
Fortaleza EC or CR Flamengo
66%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Fortaleza EC17% Draw58% CR Flamengo25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
15.5%
1 – 1
14.1%
1 – 0
11.5%
0 – 2
8.1%
1 – 2
6.5%
2 – 1
5%
2 – 0
4.7%
2 – 2
2.7%
0 – 3
2.7%
1 – 3
2.3%
3 – 1
1.3%

Asian Handicap — Fortaleza EC

Handicap Fortaleza EC covers Push CR Flamengo covers
-2.5 2% 98%
-2 2% 6% 92%
-1.5 8% 92%
-1 8% 17% 75%
-0.5 25% 75%
+0.5 62% 38%
+1 62% 23% 15%
+1.5 85% 15%
+2 85% 11% 4%
+2.5 96% 4%

Clean Sheet

Fortaleza EC keeps clean sheet
37%
CR Flamengo keeps clean sheet
46%

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