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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
9 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 11.4 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 CR Flamengo 34 76
2 SE Palmeiras 34 73
3 Cruzeiro EC 34 60
4 Fluminense FC 34 57
5 CA Paranaense 34 54
6 EC Bahia 34 53
7 CA Mineiro 34 50
8 RB Bragantino 34 47
9 Santos FC 34 47
10 São Paulo FC 34 44
11 Botafogo FR 34 42
12 Coritiba FBC 34 42
13 CR Vasco da Gama 33 41
14 Mirassol FC 34 40
15 SC Internacional 34 38
16 EC Vitoria 34 38
17 SC Corinthians Paulista 34 37
18 Gremio FBPA 34 37
19 Clube do Remo 34 29
20 Chapecoense AF 33 21

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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — SC Recife and Ceará SC get this one started.
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 10' Brazil international Pedro Ken has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 15' Ricardinho has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 238 appearances.
  • 20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 30' Both keepers have barely been tested. SC Recife and Ceará SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 35' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 40' 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 Michel Bastos suffering a number of foals already.
  • 45' Ceará SC 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.
  • 50' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both SC Recife and Ceará SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 55' SC Recife is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 60' Ceará SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 65' SC Recife are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Ceará SC backline.
  • 70' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 75' SC Recife started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 75.
  • 80' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 85' Fabinho, a Brazil , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 90' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • Ceará SC will have plenty to reflect on. SC Recife were simply the better side today.

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.