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SC Recife vs America FC, 2018

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2018
SC Recife
0 – 2
Full Time
America FC
Thu 23 Aug 2018 · 00:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

SC Recife vs America FC — Serie A .

Match Details

  • Referee Alessandro Alvaro Rocha de Matos
  • Referee Jailson Macedo Freitas
  • Referee Elicarlos Franco de Oliveira
  • Referee Jucimar dos Santos Dias

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

1
3
SC Recife 4 games · Avg 2.8 goals America FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-23 SC Recife 0–2 America FC 2018-04-15 America FC 3–0 SC Recife

Recent Form

SC Recife
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Aug America FC H 0–2 L
18 Aug Santos FC A 0–3 L
12 Aug Sao Paulo FC H 1–3 L
05 Aug Chapecoense AF H 1–1 D
29 Jul CR Flamengo A 1–4 L
26 Jul EC Vitoria A 0–1 L
America FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Aug SC Recife A 2–0 W
19 Aug Fluminense FC H 0–0 D
11 Aug EC Bahia A 0–1 L
05 Aug SE Palmeiras H 0–0 D
29 Jul Santos FC A 1–0 W
26 Jul SC Internacional H 2–1 W

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between SC Recife and America FC.
  • 5' SC Recife 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.
  • 10' Hernane Brocador needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 15' SC Recife are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined America FC backline.
  • 20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 25' Juninho has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 30' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ernando, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ruy made 161 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 40' It looks surprising SC Recife does not make any changes. Marquinhos has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 45' Ze Ricardo has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 50' Gabriel has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 55' America FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 60' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. SC Recife needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 65' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 70' Matheus Ferreira is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for America FC tonight.
  • 75' It is a cagey affair so far. SC Recife in their trying to find a way past America FC's compact .
  • 80' Joao Ricardo, a Brazil , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 85' 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.
  • 90' SC Recife are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

SC Recife Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Eduardo Alexandre Baptista

America FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Adilson Batista

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.79 SC Recife xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.53 America FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 59% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SC Recife21% Draw28% America FC51%
Actual: America FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.32
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

SC Recife or Draw
49%
Draw or America FC
79%
SC Recife or America FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
SC Recife14% Draw49% America FC37%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
14%
1 – 1
12.7%
0 – 0
11.9%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
8.8%
1 – 0
6.6%
0 – 3
5.6%
1 – 3
4.6%
2 – 1
4.5%
2 – 2
3.6%
2 – 0
2.9%
0 – 4
2.2%

Asian Handicap — SC Recife

Handicap SC Recife covers Push America FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 4% 94%
-1.5 6% — 94%
-1 6% 12% 82%
-0.5 18% — 82%
+0.5 47% — 53%
+1 47% 25% 28%
+1.5 72% — 28%
+2 72% 17% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

SC Recife keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
America FC keeps clean sheet
46% ✗

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