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SC Recife vs Sao Paulo FC, 2018

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2018
1 3
Full Time
Sun 12 Aug 2018 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

SC Recife vs Sao Paulo FC — Serie A .

Match Details

  • Referee Anderson Daronco
  • Referee Rafael da Silva Alves
  • Referee Michael Stanislau
  • Referee Fabricio Baseggio
7 games this season 🟨 2.3/game 9.9 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Aug Sao Paulo FC H 1–3 L
05 Aug Chapecoense AF H 1–1 D
29 Jul CR Flamengo A 1–4 L
26 Jul EC Vitoria A 0–1 L
22 Jul Fluminense FC H 1–2 L
18 Jul Ceará SC A 0–1 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Aug SC Recife A 3–1 W
05 Aug CR Vasco da Gama H 2–1 W
29 Jul Cruzeiro EC A 2–0 W
26 Jul Gremio FBPA A 1–2 L
22 Jul SC Corinthians Paulista H 3–1 W
19 Jul CR Flamengo A 1–0 W

Key Stats

20% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
20% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
23% Clean Sheets
Sao Paulo FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sao Paulo FC
0-15
3/
16-30
3/3
31-45
3/2
46-60
/8
61-75
3/2
76+
4/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sao Paulo FC
Jonathan Calleri 7 G 1 A
Luciano 6 G 1 A
Ferreira 4 G
Artur Guimaraes 3 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Sao Paulo FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' It looks surprising Sao Paulo FC does not make any changes. Deivid has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 15' Reinaldo has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 20 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 25' SC Recife are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 30' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 30 minutes.
  • 35' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 40' Sao Paulo FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 45' Sao Paulo FC is showing some good football. However, Sao Paulo FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 50' Both keepers have barely been tested. SC Recife and Sao Paulo FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 55' SC Recife are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 60' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 65' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both SC Recife and Sao Paulo FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 70' Robert Arboleda has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 373 appearances.
  • 75' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both SC Recife and Sao Paulo FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 80' 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.
  • 85' Sao Paulo 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.
  • 90' Sao Paulo FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • The final score is 1-3.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1 SC Recife xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.44 Sao Paulo FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SC Recife25% Draw28% Sao Paulo FC47%
Actual: Sao Paulo FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes49% 0% No51%
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
53%
Draw or Sao Paulo FC
75%
SC Recife or Sao Paulo FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
SC Recife19% Draw49% Sao Paulo FC32%
Actual: Sao Paulo FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.5%
0 – 1
11.5%
0 – 0
10.8%
0 – 2
8.7%
1 – 2
8.7%
1 – 0
7.6%
2 – 1
6%
2 – 2
4.4%
2 – 0
4.2%
1 – 3
Actual
0 – 3
4.1%
2 – 3
2.2%

Asian Handicap — SC Recife

Handicap SC Recife covers Push Sao Paulo FC covers
-2.5 3% 97%
-2 3% 7% 91%
-1.5 9% 91%
-1 9% 15% 75%
-0.5 25% 75%
+0.5 54% 46%
+1 54% 23% 23%
+1.5 77% 23%
+2 77% 14% 9%
+2.5 91% 9%

Clean Sheet

SC Recife keeps clean sheet
25%
Sao Paulo FC keeps clean sheet
37%

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