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SE Palmeiras vs Ceará SC, 2018

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2018
SE Palmeiras
2 – 1
Full Time
Ceará SC
Sun 21 Oct 2018 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

SE Palmeiras vs Ceará SC — Serie A .

Match Details

  • Referee Andre Luiz de Freitas Castro
  • Referee Cristhian Passos Sorence
  • Referee Marcio Soares Maciel
  • Referee Alessandro Alvaro Rocha de Matos

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 SE Palmeiras 18 41
2 CR Flamengo 17 34
3 Fluminense FC 18 31
4 CA Paranaense 18 30
5 RB Bragantino 18 29
6 EC Bahia 17 26
7 Coritiba FBC 18 26
8 Sao Paulo FC 18 25
9 CA Mineiro 18 24
10 SC Corinthians Paulista 18 24
11 Cruzeiro EC 18 24
12 Botafogo FR 17 22
13 EC Vitoria 17 22
14 SC Internacional 18 21
15 Santos FC 18 21
16 Grêmio FBPA 18 21
17 CR Vasco da Gama 18 20
18 Clube do Remo 18 18
19 Mirassol FC 17 16
20 Chapecoense AF 17 9

Head-to-Head

8
2
3
SE Palmeiras 13 games · Avg 3.0 goals Ceará SC
Last 5 meetings
2018-10-21 SE Palmeiras 2–1 Ceará SC 2018-06-10 Ceará SC 2–2 SE Palmeiras 2018-06-10 Ceará SC 2–2 SE Palmeiras

Recent Form

SE Palmeiras
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Oct Ceará SC H 2–1 W
14 Oct Grêmio FBPA H 2–0 W
06 Oct Sao Paulo FC A 2–0 W
30 Sep Cruzeiro EC H 3–1 W
23 Sep SC Recife A 1–0 W
16 Sep EC Bahia A 1–1 D
Ceará SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Oct SE Palmeiras A 1–2 L
15 Oct Botafogo FR H 0–0 D
30 Sep Chapecoense AF H 3–1 W
23 Sep Grêmio FBPA A 2–3 L
15 Sep EC Vitoria H 2–0 W
09 Sep America FC A 0–0 D

Key Stats

77% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
77% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
39% Clean Sheets
SE Palmeiras this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

SE Palmeiras
0-15
1/2
16-30
3/1
31-45
3/–
46-60
1/2
61-75
2/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

SE Palmeiras
Jose Manuel Lopez 6 G 3 A
Allan 4 G 2 A
Gustavo Gomez 3 G
Jhon Arias 3 G
Vitor Roque 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. SE Palmeiras host Ceará SC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' A quiet spell here at . Ceará SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both SE Palmeiras and Ceará SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Ceará SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 20' Ceará SC have won 233 goals from 238 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 25' It’s high time Luiz Felipe Scolari made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 30' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both SE Palmeiras and Ceará SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 35' Ceará SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 40' Ceará SC 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.
  • 45' The energy levels are beginning to show. Lisca might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 50' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 55' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering SE Palmeiras that had 386 games and scored 576 goals.
  • 60' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 65' Lucas Lima has been relatively quiet despite scoring 18 goals in his last 386 appearances.
  • 70' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 75' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Lisca will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 80' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 85' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ricardo Bueno is clearly more than just a goal scorer for SE Palmeiras.
  • 90' The home supporters are growing impatient. SE Palmeiras must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

SE Palmeiras Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luiz Felipe Scolari

Ceará SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lisca

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Stiven Mendoza 3
Ze Rafael 3
Dudu 2
Jose Manuel Lopez 2
Bruno Henrique 2
Jorge 1
Brock 1
Lucas Ribeiro 1

Head to Head

2018-10-21 SE Palmeiras 2–1 Ceará SC 2018-06-10 Ceará SC 2–2 SE Palmeiras 2018-06-10 Ceará SC 2–2 SE Palmeiras

SE Palmeiras Form

2018-10-21 SE Palmeiras 2–1 Ceará SC W 2018-10-14 SE Palmeiras 2–0 Grêmio FBPA W 2018-10-06 Sao Paulo FC 0–2 SE Palmeiras W 2018-09-30 SE Palmeiras 3–1 Cruzeiro EC W 2018-09-23 SC Recife 0–1 SE Palmeiras W 2018-09-16 EC Bahia 1–1 SE Palmeiras D

Ceará SC Form

2018-10-21 SE Palmeiras 2–1 Ceará SC L 2018-10-15 Ceará SC 0–0 Botafogo FR D 2018-09-30 Ceará SC 3–1 Chapecoense AF W 2018-09-23 Grêmio FBPA 3–2 Ceará SC L 2018-09-15 Ceará SC 2–0 EC Vitoria W 2018-09-09 America FC 0–0 Ceará SC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.71 SE Palmeiras xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.14 Ceará SC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SE Palmeiras53% Draw25% Ceará SC22%
Actual: SE Palmeiras win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.85
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

SE Palmeiras or Draw
78%
Draw or Ceará SC
47%
SE Palmeiras or Ceará SC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
SE Palmeiras35% Draw45% Ceará SC20%
Actual: SE Palmeiras win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.2%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
9.1%
2 – 0
8.3%
0 – 0
7.6%
1 – 2
6.2%
0 – 1
5.7%
2 – 2
5.3%
3 – 1
5.3%
3 – 0
4.6%
0 – 2
3.7%
3 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — SE Palmeiras

Handicap SE Palmeiras covers Push Ceará SC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 15% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 22% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 14% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

SE Palmeiras keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Ceará SC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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