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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 18 41
2 CR Flamengo 17 34
3 Fluminense FC 18 31
4 CA Paranaense 18 30
5 RB Bragantino 18 29
6 EC Bahia 17 26
7 Coritiba FBC 18 26
8 Sao Paulo FC 18 25
9 CA Mineiro 18 24
10 SC Corinthians Paulista 18 24
11 Cruzeiro EC 18 24
12 Botafogo FR 17 22
13 EC Vitoria 17 22
14 SC Internacional 18 21
15 Santos FC 18 21
16 Grêmio FBPA 18 21
17 CR Vasco da Gama 18 20
18 Clube do Remo 18 18
19 Mirassol FC 17 16
20 Chapecoense AF 17 9

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' The ball is rolling at . SC Recife are looking to make home advantage count against America FC.
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 10' America FC have won 174 goals from 161 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 15' Marquinhos has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 161 appearances.
  • 20' The energy levels are beginning to show. Eduardo Alexandre Baptista might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 25' Wesley, a Brazil , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ze Ricardo, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 40' 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.
  • 45' America FC is showing some good football. However, America FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 50' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 55' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 60' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 65' SC Recife are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against America FC's shape.
  • 70' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 75' America FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 80' 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.
  • 85' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Hernane Brocador made 240 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 90' Both keepers have barely been tested. SC Recife and America FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • The final score is 0-2.

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.