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SC Recife vs Sao Paulo FC, Serie A 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2020-21
SC Recife
0 – 1
Full Time
Sao Paulo FC
Sun 23 Aug 2020 · 22:00 UTC Estadio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho HT 45+1' · FT 45+1'
Y 42' Diego
Chico 46' Y
Chico 47' Y
Adryelson 63' Y
Y 75' Reinaldo
Y 86' Igor Vinicius

Overview

Match Preview

SC Recife vs Sao Paulo FC — Serie A at Estadio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho.

Match Details

  • Referee Rodrigo D'Alonso Ferreira
  • Referee Helton Nunes
  • Referee Thiago Americano Labes
  • Referee Tiago Nascimento dos Santos

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

4
6
SC Recife 10 games · Avg 1.4 goals Sao Paulo FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-08-23 SC Recife 0–1 Sao Paulo FC 2018-11-26 Sao Paulo FC 0–0 SC Recife 2018-08-12 SC Recife 1–3 Sao Paulo FC 2017-10-01 Sao Paulo FC 1–0 SC Recife 2017-06-15 SC Recife 0–0 Sao Paulo FC

Recent Form

SC Recife
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Aug Sao Paulo FC H 0–1 L
20 Aug Santos FC H 0–1 L
16 Aug AC Goianiense A 1–1 D
13 Aug CR Vasco da Gama A 0–2 L
09 Aug Ceará SC H 3–2 W
02 Dec Santos FC H 2–1 W
Sao Paulo FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Aug SC Recife A 1–0 W
20 Aug EC Bahia H 1–1 D
16 Aug CR Vasco da Gama A 1–2 L
13 Aug Fortaleza EC H 1–0 W
08 Dec CS Alagoano A 2–1 W
05 Dec SC Internacional H 2–1 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' SC Recife have kicked off against Sao Paulo FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Betinho, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 6' A goal from the Brazil international Pablo Felipe! He fires home on 6 to make it 0-1!
  • 11' Vitor has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 16' Dani Alves, a Brazil , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 21' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Daniel Paulista will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 26' SC Recife is showing some good football. However, SC Recife are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 31' Sao Paulo FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 36' Brazil international Tiago Volpi has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 41' With 0 assists to his name this season, Adryelson is clearly more than just a goal scorer for SC Recife.
  • 42' Sao Paulo FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 42.
  • 46' Controversy at the stadium! Chico argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 46' A change in the SC Recife ranks — Sander exits the field as Chico enters on 46.
  • 47' SC Recife player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 52' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ricardinho made 240 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 57' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 61' Time for substitution for SC Recife. Marquinhos is replaced by Bruninho.
  • 63' Adryelson is having his name booked by the referee on 63.
  • 66' Another substitution for Sao Paulo FC to replace Vitor by Luan on 66 minute.
  • 71' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sao Paulo FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 74' Betinho makes way for Lucas Mugni at the 74 minute mark. A tactical switch from SC Recife.
  • 75' That is a Yellow card for Sao Paulo FC. Reinaldo will be fuming at that decision.
  • 77' A tactical swap from Sao Paulo FC — Igor Gomes on, Luciano off on 77 minutes.
  • 82' It’s high time Fernando Diniz made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 84' Robert Arboleda is ready to make an impact after coming on for Diego at the 84 minute mark.
  • 85' A change in the SC Recife ranks — Elton exits the field as Ronaldo Silva enters on 85.
  • 86' Igor Vinicius is having his name booked by the referee on 86.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Sao Paulo FC take all three points.

Lineups

SC Recife Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daniel Paulista

Sao Paulo FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Fernando Diniz

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Pablo Felipe 2
Luciano 1
Jonathan Calleri 1
Marlone 1
Gabriel Sara 1
Diego Souza 1
Lucas Lima 1
Nene 1

Head to Head

2020-08-23 SC Recife 0–1 Sao Paulo FC 2018-11-26 Sao Paulo FC 0–0 SC Recife 2018-08-12 SC Recife 1–3 Sao Paulo FC 2017-10-01 Sao Paulo FC 1–0 SC Recife 2017-06-15 SC Recife 0–0 Sao Paulo FC

SC Recife Form

2020-08-23 SC Recife 0–1 Sao Paulo FC L 2020-08-20 SC Recife 0–1 Santos FC L 2020-08-16 AC Goianiense 1–1 SC Recife D 2020-08-13 CR Vasco da Gama 2–0 SC Recife L 2020-08-09 SC Recife 3–2 Ceará SC W 2018-12-02 SC Recife 2–1 Santos FC W

Sao Paulo FC Form

2020-08-23 SC Recife 0–1 Sao Paulo FC W 2020-08-20 Sao Paulo FC 1–1 EC Bahia D 2020-08-16 CR Vasco da Gama 2–1 Sao Paulo FC L 2020-08-13 Sao Paulo FC 1–0 Fortaleza EC W 2019-12-08 CS Alagoano 1–2 Sao Paulo FC W 2019-12-05 Sao Paulo FC 2–1 SC Internacional W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.97 SC Recife xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.12 Sao Paulo FC xG
I would bet for: Sao Paulo FC or Draw 70% + Under 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SC Recife30% Draw31% Sao Paulo FC39%
Actual: Sao Paulo FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.09
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 62%
38%
± 2.5 35%
65%
± 3.5 17%
83%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

SC Recife or Draw
61%
Draw or Sao Paulo FC
70%
SC Recife or Sao Paulo FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
SC Recife21% Draw54% Sao Paulo FC25%
Actual: Sao Paulo FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
14.7%
1 – 1
14.4%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
10.7%
0 – 2
7.4%
1 – 2
7.3%
2 – 1
6.3%
2 – 0
5.6%
2 – 2
3.7%
1 – 3
2.8%
0 – 3
2.7%
3 – 1
2.1%

Asian Handicap — SC Recife

Handicap SC Recife covers Push Sao Paulo FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 8% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 18% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 21% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 11% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

SC Recife keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Sao Paulo FC keeps clean sheet
38% ✗

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