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SC Recife vs Ceará SC, 2018

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2018
SC Recife
1 – 0
Full Time
Ceará SC
Mon 5 Nov 2018 · 22:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

SC Recife vs Ceará SC — Serie A .

Match Details

  • Referee Anderson Daronco
  • Referee Rafael da Silva Alves
  • Referee Michael Stanislau
  • Referee Marcelo Carvalho Van Gasse
7 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 9.9 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 CR Flamengo 28 60
2 SE Palmeiras 28 57
3 CA Paranaense 28 49
4 Fluminense FC 28 48
5 EC Bahia 28 46
6 Cruzeiro EC 28 45
7 CA Mineiro 27 40
8 Santos FC 27 38
9 Coritiba FBC 28 38
10 RB Bragantino 27 36
11 Sao Paulo FC 27 36
12 Botafogo FR 28 35
13 EC Vitoria 28 33
14 SC Corinthians Paulista 28 32
15 Mirassol FC 28 32
16 CR Vasco da Gama 27 31
17 Gremio FBPA 28 29
18 SC Internacional 28 28
19 Clube do Remo 28 23
20 Chapecoense AF 27 18

Head-to-Head

2
3
3
SC Recife 8 games · Avg 1.8 goals Ceará SC
Last 5 meetings
2018-11-05 SC Recife 1–0 Ceará SC 2018-07-18 Ceará SC 1–0 SC Recife

Recent Form

SC Recife
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Nov Ceará SC H 1–0 W
27 Oct Gremio FBPA A 4–3 W
20 Oct CR Vasco da Gama H 2–1 W
14 Oct CA Paranaense A 0–4 L
05 Oct SC Internacional H 2–1 W
30 Sep CA Mineiro A 2–5 L
Ceará SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Nov SC Recife A 0–1 L
29 Oct CA Mineiro H 2–1 W
24 Oct Cruzeiro EC A 2–0 W
21 Oct SE Palmeiras A 1–2 L
15 Oct Botafogo FR H 0–0 D
30 Sep Chapecoense AF H 3–1 W

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for SC Recife to score. At the same time, Ceará SC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Ceará SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' It looks like no one’s ball. SC Recife is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 20' SC Recife are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 25' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 30' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' Both keepers have barely been tested. SC Recife and Ceará SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 45' 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.
  • 50' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 55' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 60' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 65' Brazil international Hernane Brocador has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 70' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both SC Recife and Ceará SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 75' SC Recife started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 75.
  • 80' Marcao Almeida needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 85' Juninho is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for SC Recife so far.
  • 90' SC Recife are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Ceará SC's shape.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. SC Recife take all three points.

Lineups

SC Recife Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Milton Mendes

Ceará SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lisca

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.15 SC Recife xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.86 Ceará SC xG
I would bet for: SC Recife or Draw 75% + Under 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SC Recife45% Draw31% Ceará SC24%
Actual: SC Recife win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes41% 0% No59%
Avg goals/match: 2.01
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 60%
40%
± 2.5 33%
67%
± 3.5 15%
85%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

SC Recife or Draw
75%
Draw or Ceará SC
55%
SC Recife or Ceará SC
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
SC Recife27% Draw54% Ceará SC19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
15.8%
1 – 1
14.2%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
10.2%
2 – 0
8.5%
2 – 1
7.4%
1 – 2
5.5%
0 – 2
4.7%
2 – 2
3.3%
3 – 0
3.2%
3 – 1
2.9%
1 – 3
1.6%

Asian Handicap — SC Recife

Handicap SC Recife covers Push Ceará SC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 12% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 23% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 17% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

SC Recife keeps clean sheet
43% ✗
Ceará SC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

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