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Santos FC vs Ceará SC, 2018

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2018
Santos FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Ceará SC
Sun 15 Apr 2018 · 00:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Santos FC vs Ceará SC — Serie A .

Match Details

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 CR Flamengo 28 60
2 SE Palmeiras 28 57
3 CA Paranaense 28 49
4 Fluminense FC 28 48
5 EC Bahia 28 46
6 Cruzeiro EC 28 45
7 CA Mineiro 27 40
8 Santos FC 27 38
9 Coritiba FBC 28 38
10 RB Bragantino 27 36
11 Sao Paulo FC 27 36
12 Botafogo FR 28 35
13 EC Vitoria 28 33
14 SC Corinthians Paulista 28 32
15 Mirassol FC 28 32
16 CR Vasco da Gama 27 31
17 Gremio FBPA 28 29
18 SC Internacional 28 28
19 Clube do Remo 28 23
20 Chapecoense AF 27 18

Head-to-Head

5
5
2
Santos FC 12 games · Avg 1.8 goals Ceará SC
Last 5 meetings
2018-04-15 Santos FC 2–0 Ceará SC

Recent Form

Santos FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Apr Ceará SC H 2–0 W
Ceará SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Apr Santos FC A 0–2 L

Key Stats

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
26% Clean Sheets
Santos FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Santos FC
Gabriel Barbosa 11 G 3 A
Neymar 6 G 3 A
Alvaro Barreal 5 G 1 A
Benjamin Rollheiser 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Santos FC host Ceará SC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Santos FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' Vanderlei needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 15' Santos 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.
  • 20' The energy levels are beginning to show. Jair Ventura might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 30' Jean Mota has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 35' Santos FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Ceará SC backline.
  • 40' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 45' The home supporters are growing impatient. Santos FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 50' Santos FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 50.
  • 55' Supporters expect more eagerness from Juninho, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 60' It’s high time Jair Ventura made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 65' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 70' Santos FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 75' The travelling Ceará SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 80' The 33-year-old Alison has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 85' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Santos FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 90' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-0.

Lineups

Santos FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jair Ventura

Ceará SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marcelo Chamusca

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.69 Santos FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.53 Ceará SC xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 66% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Santos FC62% Draw25% Ceará SC13%
Actual: Santos FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes34% 0% No66%
Avg goals/match: 2.22
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 38%
62%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Santos FC or Draw
87%
Draw or Ceará SC
38%
Santos FC or Ceará SC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Santos FC43% Draw48% Ceará SC9%
Actual: Santos FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
17.7%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
12.9%
1 – 1
10.3%
3 – 0
8.3%
2 – 1
8%
0 – 1
4.8%
3 – 1
4.6%
4 – 0
3.5%
1 – 2
2.4%
2 – 2
2.2%
4 – 1
2%

Asian Handicap — Santos FC

Handicap Santos FC covers Push Ceará SC covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 20% 63%
-1.5 37% — 63%
-1 37% 27% 36%
-0.5 64% — 36%
+0.5 90% — 10%
+1 90% 8% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Santos FC keeps clean sheet
59% ✓
Ceará SC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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