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SC Recife vs Santos FC, 2018

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2018
SC Recife
2 – 1
Full Time
Santos FC
Sun 2 Dec 2018 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

SC Recife vs Santos FC — Serie A .

Match Details

  • Referee Anderson Daronco
  • Referee Rafael da Silva Alves
  • Referee Michael Stanislau
  • Referee Cleriston Clay Barreto Rios
7 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 9.9 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

1
3
4
SC Recife 8 games · Avg 2.5 goals Santos FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-12-02 SC Recife 2–1 Santos FC 2018-08-18 Santos FC 3–0 SC Recife

Recent Form

SC Recife
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
11 Nov Fluminense FC A 0–0 D
Santos FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Dec SC Recife A 1–2 L
24 Nov CA Mineiro H 3–2 W
21 Nov Botafogo FR H 1–1 D
18 Nov America FC A 1–2 L
15 Nov CR Flamengo A 0–1 L
12 Nov Chapecoense AF H 0–1 L

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
24% Clean Sheets
Santos FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Santos FC
0-15
1/2
16-30
2/3
31-45
5/2
46-60
4/3
61-75
1/4
76+
3/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Santos FC
Gabriel Barbosa 7 G 2 A
Neymar 6 G 2 A
Alvaro Barreal 4 G 1 A
Benjamin Rollheiser 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — SC Recife and Santos FC get this one started.
  • 5' SC Recife are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Santos FC's shape.
  • 10' Jean Mota needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 25' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 30' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 35' Adryelson has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 40' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 45' Santos FC have won 356 goals from 286 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 50' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 55' 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.
  • 60' Arthur Gomes has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 2 goals to his name this season.
  • 65' The 35-year-old Marcao Almeida has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 70' SC Recife is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 75' 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.
  • 80' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering SC Recife that had 240 games and scored 123 goals.
  • 85' Neto Moura has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 240 appearances.
  • 90' Over 90 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • SC Recife celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

SC Recife Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Milton Mendes

Santos FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Cuca

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.27 SC Recife xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.17 Santos FC xG
I would bet for: SC Recife or Santos FC 72% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SC Recife43% Draw28% Santos FC29%
Actual: SC Recife win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.44
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

SC Recife or Draw
71%
Draw or Santos FC
57%
SC Recife or Santos FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
SC Recife27% Draw49% Santos FC24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.9%
0 – 0
10.9%
1 – 0
10%
0 – 1
9%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
7.3%
2 – 0
6.8%
0 – 2
5.7%
2 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
3.4%
3 – 0
2.9%
1 – 3
2.9%

Asian Handicap — SC Recife

Handicap SC Recife covers Push Santos FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 20% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 19% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

SC Recife keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
Santos FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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