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SC Recife vs Fluminense FC, 2018

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2018
Sun 22 Jul 2018 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

SC Recife vs Fluminense FC — Serie A .

Match Details

  • Referee Bruno Boschilia
  • Referee Braulio da Silva Machado
  • Referee Henrique Ribeiro
  • Referee Markus Karner (Austria)

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Jul Fluminense FC H 1–2 L
18 Jul Ceará SC A 0–1 L
14 Jun Gremio FBPA H 0–0 D
13 Jun Gremio FBPA H 0–0 D
10 Jun CR Vasco da Gama A 2–3 L
09 Jun CR Vasco da Gama A 2–3 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Jul SC Recife A 2–1 W
19 Jul CR Vasco da Gama A 1–1 D
14 Jun Santos FC H 0–1 L
13 Jun Santos FC H 0–1 L
10 Jun CA Mineiro A 2–5 L
10 Jun CA Mineiro A 2–5 L

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
22% Clean Sheets
Fluminense FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Fluminense FC
0-15
/3
16-30
3/1
31-45
4/3
46-60
3/3
61-75
1/3
76+
9/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Fluminense FC
John Kennedy 9 G 1 A
Agustin Canobbio 4 G 2 A
Luciano Acosta 3 G 4 A
Jefferson Savarino 3 G 2 A
Rodrigo Castillo 3 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. SC Recife get us underway at .
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' Leo Ortiz has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both SC Recife and Fluminense FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 25' The energy levels are beginning to show. Marcelo Oliveira might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 30' Fluminense FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 35' Fluminense FC 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.
  • 40' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 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' The travelling Fluminense FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 55' It’s high time Claudinei Oliveira made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 60' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Marcelo Oliveira will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 65' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 70' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Julio Cesar made 389 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 75' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 80' SC Recife started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 80.
  • 85' Both keepers have barely been tested. SC Recife and Fluminense FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 90' It is a cagey affair so far. SC Recife in their trying to find a way past Fluminense FC's compact .
  • SC Recife will have plenty to reflect on. Fluminense FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.44 SC Recife xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.27 Fluminense FC xG
I would bet for: SC Recife or Fluminense FC 71% + Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
SC Recife39% Draw29% Fluminense FC32%
Actual: Fluminense FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.71
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

SC Recife or Draw
68%
Draw or Fluminense FC
61%
SC Recife or Fluminense FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
SC Recife29% Draw47% Fluminense FC24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.1%
0 – 0
8.7%
1 – 0
8.6%
2 – 1
8.4%
0 – 1
7.5%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
6.8%
2 – 2
5.4%
0 – 2
5.3%
3 – 1
4%
3 – 0
3.2%
1 – 3
3.2%

Asian Handicap — SC Recife

Handicap SC Recife covers Push Fluminense FC covers
-2.5 7% 93%
-2 7% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% 81%
-1 19% 20% 60%
-0.5 40% 60%
+0.5 68% 32%
+1 68% 18% 14%
+1.5 86% 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% 5%

Clean Sheet

SC Recife keeps clean sheet
29%
Fluminense FC keeps clean sheet
25%

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