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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
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 35 51
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 35 41
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

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 São 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 América 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
2/3
16-30
4/3
31-45
9/8
46-60
7/4
61-75
3/4
76+
11/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Santos FC
Gabriel Barbosa 15 G 4 A
Neymar 8 G 3 A
Alvaro Barreal 5 G 1 A
Benjamin Rollheiser 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! SC Recife welcome Santos FC for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Milton Mendes might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' 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 Eduardo Sasha suffering a number of foals already.
  • 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 20' Santos FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 25' Luis Felipe has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 30' Vanderlei is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for SC Recife tonight.
  • 35' SC Recife currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 40' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Rodrygo made 300 appearances and scored 79 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 45' 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.
  • 50' A quiet spell here at . SC Recife seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 55' Over 55 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 60' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 65' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Santos FC that had 300 games and scored 377 goals.
  • 70' It’s high time Cuca made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 75' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 80' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Santos FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 85' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 90' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His SC Recife side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

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.