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Santos FC vs América FC, 2018

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2018
Santos FC
0 – 1
Full Time
América FC
Sun 29 Jul 2018 · 22:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Santos FC vs América FC — Serie A .

Match Details

  • Referee Bruno Boschilia
  • Referee Rafael Trombeta
  • Referee Rafael Traci
  • Referee Jefferson Cleiton Piva da Silva

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 CR Flamengo 31 67
2 SE Palmeiras 31 66
3 CA Paranaense 31 53
4 Fluminense FC 31 51
5 Cruzeiro EC 31 51
6 CA Mineiro 31 50
7 EC Bahia 31 49
8 Santos FC 31 45
9 Sao Paulo FC 31 42
10 RB Bragantino 31 41
11 Botafogo FR 31 39
12 Coritiba FBC 31 39
13 EC Vitoria 31 37
14 Mirassol FC 31 36
15 CR Vasco da Gama 30 35
16 SC Corinthians Paulista 31 33
17 SC Internacional 31 32
18 Gremio FBPA 31 31
19 Clube do Remo 31 26
20 Chapecoense AF 30 18

Head-to-Head

2
6
Santos FC 8 games · Avg 2.4 goals América FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-07-29 Santos FC 0–1 América FC

Recent Form

Santos FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Jul América FC H 0–1 L
26 Jul CR Flamengo H 1–1 D
22 Jul Chapecoense AF A 0–0 D
19 Jul SE Palmeiras H 1–1 D
13 Jun Fluminense FC A 1–0 W
10 Jun SC Internacional H 1–2 L
América FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Jul Santos FC A 1–0 W
26 Jul SC Internacional H 2–1 W
22 Jul Parana Clube A 0–1 L
19 Jul Cruzeiro EC A 1–3 L
13 Jun Chapecoense AF H 0–0 D
13 Jun Chapecoense AF H 0–0 D

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
23% Clean Sheets
Santos FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Santos FC
0-15
2/3
16-30
4/3
31-45
8/6
46-60
7/4
61-75
3/4
76+
10/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at . Santos FC are looking to make home advantage count against America FC.
  • 5' Diego Pituca has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' The home supporters are growing impatient. Santos FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 25' Santos FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined America FC backline.
  • 30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Carlinhos made 161 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 35' America FC is showing some good football. However, America FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 40' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Santos FC and America FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 45' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 50' Gustavo Henrique has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 28 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
  • 55' Brazil international Messias has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 60' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Santos FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 65' Santos FC have won 369 goals from 294 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 70' Matheus Ferraz, a Brazil , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 75' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 80' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Santos FC and America FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 85' 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.
  • 90' It’s high time Sergio Bernardino made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • With this win, America FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Santos FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sergio Bernardino

América FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Adilson Batista

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.93 Santos FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.02 América FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 69% + América FC or Draw 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Santos FC32% Draw33% América FC35%
Actual: América FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes40% 0% No60%
Avg goals/match: 1.95
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 83%
17%
± 1.5 59%
41%
± 2.5 31%
69%
± 3.5 14%
86%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Santos FC or Draw
65%
Draw or América FC
68%
Santos FC or América FC
67%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Santos FC21% Draw55% América FC24%
Actual: América FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
16.6%
1 – 1
14.5%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
11.8%
0 – 2
7%
1 – 2
6.7%
2 – 1
6.1%
2 – 0
5.8%
2 – 2
3.3%
0 – 3
2.4%
1 – 3
2.4%
3 – 1
1.9%

Asian Handicap — Santos FC

Handicap Santos FC covers Push América FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 8% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 19% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 21% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 10% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Santos FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
América FC keeps clean sheet
40% ✗

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