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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 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

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
28% Clean Sheets
Santos FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at . Santos FC are looking to make home advantage count against Ceará SC.
  • 5' It looks surprising Ceará SC does not make any changes. Felipe Azevedo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 15' 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 Jean Mota suffering a number of foals already.
  • 20' It’s high time Marcelo Chamusca made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 30' Ernandes, a Brazil , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 35' Colombia international Javier Reina has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 40' The -year-old has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 45' The home supporters are growing impatient. Santos FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 50' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 55' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 60' Leo Cittadini has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 65' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 70' 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.
  • 75' Luiz Otavio has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 238 appearances.
  • 80' Santos FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 85' Santos FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Ceará SC backline.
  • 90' Ceará SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 90.
  • 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.