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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 34 76
2 SE Palmeiras 34 73
3 Cruzeiro EC 34 60
4 Fluminense FC 34 57
5 CA Paranaense 34 54
6 EC Bahia 34 53
7 CA Mineiro 35 51
8 RB Bragantino 34 47
9 Santos FC 34 47
10 Sao Paulo FC 34 44
11 Botafogo FR 34 42
12 Coritiba FBC 34 42
13 CR Vasco da Gama 33 41
14 Mirassol FC 35 41
15 SC Internacional 34 38
16 EC Vitoria 34 38
17 SC Corinthians Paulista 34 37
18 Gremio FBPA 34 37
19 Clube do Remo 34 29
20 Chapecoense AF 33 21

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
2/3
16-30
4/3
31-45
9/8
46-60
7/4
61-75
3/4
76+
11/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Santos FC
Gabriel Barbosa 15 G 4 A
Neymar 8 G 3 A
Alvaro Barreal 5 G 1 A
Benjamin Rollheiser 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Santos FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Lucas Verissimo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 20' is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Ceará SC tonight.
  • 25' Ceará SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 30' It’s high time Marcelo Chamusca made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 35' Arnaldo has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 40' The travelling Ceará SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 45' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 50' Santos FC is showing some good football. However, Santos FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 55' Daniel Guedes, a Brazil , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 60' Santos FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Ceará SC's shape.
  • 65' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 70' It looks like no one’s ball. Ceará SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 75' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Jair Ventura will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 80' Ceará SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 85' A quiet spell here at . Santos FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 90' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Santos FC and Ceará SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Santos FC to claim maximum points.

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.