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SC Recife vs Ceará SC, Serie A 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2020-21
SC Recife
3 – 2
Full Time
Ceará SC
Sun 9 Aug 2020 · 00:00 UTC Estadio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho HT 45+3' · FT 45+6'
Y 33' Fabinho
Adryelson 47' Y
Y 49' Samuel Xavier
Rafael 53' Y
Y 55' Fernando Sobral
Elton 68' Y

Overview

Match Preview

SC Recife vs Ceará SC — Serie A at Estadio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho.

Match Details

  • Referee Danilo Ricardo Simon Manis
  • Referee Neuza Ines Back
  • Referee Edina Alves Batista
  • Referee Luiz Claudio Sobral

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

2
3
3
SC Recife 8 games · Avg 1.8 goals Ceará SC
Last 5 meetings
2020-08-09 SC Recife 3–2 Ceará SC 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
09 Aug Ceará SC H 3–2 W
02 Dec Santos FC H 2–1 W
26 Nov Sao Paulo FC A 0–0 D
22 Nov Chapecoense AF A 1–2 L
18 Nov CR Flamengo H 0–1 L
14 Nov EC Vitoria H 0–0 D
Ceará SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Aug SC Recife A 2–3 L
08 Dec Botafogo FR A 1–1 D
04 Dec SC Corinthians Paulista H 0–1 L
30 Nov CA Paranaense H 1–1 D
28 Nov CR Flamengo A 1–4 L
24 Nov Sao Paulo FC H 1–1 D

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. SC Recife is hosting Ceará SC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Bruno Pacheco, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 15' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 20' Elton does the damage! The net is bulging and SC Recife surge ahead!
  • 25' SC Recife started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
  • 30' A quiet spell here at Estadio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho. SC Recife seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 33' The referee has no hesitation. Fabinho is booked for Ceara SC — Yellow card on 33.
  • 34' What a moment for Elton! That strike on 34 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 36' What a strike from Cleber! The score is 2-1.
  • 41' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 42' Magnificent from Jonathan Gomez! That is 6 goals in 373 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 46' Ceara SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Vitor Jacare is hanging Rafael Sobis on the field on 46 minute.
  • 47' SC Recife player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 49' Poor challenge from Samuel Xavier. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 53' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Rafael.
  • 55' That is a Yellow card for Ceara SC. Fernando Sobral will be fuming at that decision.
  • 57' What composure from Vitor Jacare! The Brazil international strokes it home. 3-2.
  • 62' 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.
  • 67' It’s high time Daniel Paulista made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 68' The referee shows SC Recife player a Yellow card on 68.
  • 71' The SC Recife manager makes a substitution. Rafael departs to be replaced by Maxwell.
  • 72' It is a substitution in SC Recife team. Marquinhos is replaced by Lucas Mugni on 72 minute.
  • 76' SC Recife make a change. Jonathan Gomez trudges off to be replaced by Joao Igor on 76 minutes.
  • 81' Fresh legs for Ceara SC! Ricardinho comes on to replace Charles.
  • 85' SC Recife make a change. Elton trudges off to be replaced by Hernane Brocador on 85 minutes.
  • 90' Brazil international Fernando Sobral has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 3-2 the final result. Ceará SC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

SC Recife Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daniel Paulista

Ceará SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Guto Ferreira

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.58 SC Recife xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.14 Ceará SC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
SC Recife49% Draw26% Ceará SC25%
Actual: SC Recife win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.72
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

SC Recife or Draw
75%
Draw or Ceará SC
51%
SC Recife or Ceará SC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
SC Recife33% Draw46% Ceará SC21%
Actual: SC Recife win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.8%
1 – 0
9.4%
2 – 1
9%
0 – 0
8.5%
2 – 0
8%
0 – 1
6.5%
1 – 2
6.5%
2 – 2
5.2%
3 – 1
4.8%
0 – 2
4.2%
3 – 0
4.1%
3 – 2
Actual

Asian Handicap — SC Recife

Handicap SC Recife covers Push Ceará SC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 22% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 15% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

SC Recife keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Ceará SC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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