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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 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

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
24% Clean Sheets
Santos FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Santos FC
0-15
1/2
16-30
2/3
31-45
5/2
46-60
4/3
61-75
1/4
76+
3/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Santos FC
Gabriel Barbosa 7 G 2 A
Neymar 6 G 2 A
Alvaro Barreal 4 G 1 A
Benjamin Rollheiser 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Santos FC welcome Ceará SC for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' Alison needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 10' Ceará SC is showing some good football. However, Ceará SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 15' Everson, a Brazil , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 20' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Santos FC and Ceará SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 30' It’s high time Marcelo Chamusca made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 35' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 40' David Braz has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 328 appearances.
  • 45' Jean Mota is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Santos FC so far.
  • 50' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Ceará SC that had 238 games and scored 233 goals.
  • 55' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Gabriel Barbosa suffering a number of foals already.
  • 60' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 65' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 65 minutes.
  • 70' Arthur Cabral has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 6 goals this season.
  • 75' The home supporters are growing impatient. Santos FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 80' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 85' Santos FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Ceará SC backline.
  • 90' Santos FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 2-0 the final result. Ceará SC will be bitterly disappointed.

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.