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Santos FC vs EC Bahia, 2018

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2018
Santos FC
2 – 0
Full Time
EC Bahia
Sat 25 Aug 2018 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Santos FC vs EC Bahia — Serie A .

Match Details

  • Referee Henrique Ribeiro
  • Referee Johnny Barros de Oliveira
  • Referee Heber Roberto Lopes
  • Referee Eder Alexandre

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

6
3
4
Santos FC 13 games · Avg 2.3 goals EC Bahia
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-25 Santos FC 2–0 EC Bahia 2018-04-21 EC Bahia 1–0 Santos FC

Recent Form

Santos FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Aug EC Bahia H 2–0 W
18 Aug SC Recife H 3–0 W
12 Aug CA Mineiro A 1–3 L
08 Aug Ceará SC A 1–1 D
04 Aug Botafogo FR A 0–0 D
29 Jul America FC H 0–1 L
EC Bahia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Aug Santos FC A 0–2 L
22 Aug SC Internacional H 0–1 L
19 Aug Cruzeiro EC A 1–1 D
11 Aug America FC H 1–0 W
05 Aug Fluminense FC A 1–1 D
30 Jul CA Mineiro H 2–2 D

Season Stats

Santos FC EC Bahia
#15 Position #6
21 Points 26
18 Played 17
5 / 6 / 7 W / D / L 7 / 5 / 5
26 Scored 25
29 Conceded 23
-3 GD +2
1.17 PPG 1.53
28% Win % 41%

Key Stats

31% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
46% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
28% Clean Sheets
Santos FC this season
35% Clean Sheets
EC Bahia this season

Santos FC are 15th (21 pts). EC Bahia are 6th (26 pts).

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
EC Bahia
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/3
31-45
1/3
46-60
1/–
61-75
3/2
76+
5/2
■ 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
EC Bahia
Luciano Juba 7 G 1 A
Everaldo 4 G
Willian Jose 3 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at as Santos FC face off against EC Bahia in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 10' It looks like no one’s ball. EC Bahia is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 15' Santos FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
  • 20' A quiet spell here at . EC Bahia seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 25' With 0 assists to his name this season, Nino Paraiba is clearly more than just a goal scorer for EC Bahia.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' EC Bahia looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Willian Jose scoring 1 goals.
  • 40' Santos FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 45' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Santos FC and EC Bahia are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 50' It looks surprising EC Bahia does not make any changes. Vinicius has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 55' It is a cagey affair so far. Santos FC in their trying to find a way past EC Bahia's compact .
  • 60' EC Bahia 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.
  • 65' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 70' Gustavo Henrique, a Brazil , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 75' EC Bahia are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 80' Derlis Gonzalez has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 85' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Santos FC that had 284 games and scored 352 goals.
  • 90' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • With this win, Santos FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Santos FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Cuca

EC Bahia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Enderson Moreira

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.59 Santos FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.08 EC Bahia xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Santos FC50% Draw26% EC Bahia24%
Actual: Santos FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.67
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Santos FC or Draw
76%
Draw or EC Bahia
50%
Santos FC or EC Bahia
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Santos FC34% Draw47% EC Bahia19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.8%
1 – 0
10.1%
2 – 1
9.1%
0 – 0
8.9%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
6.5%
1 – 2
6.2%
2 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.9%
3 – 0
4.5%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 2
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Santos FC

Handicap Santos FC covers Push EC Bahia covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 15% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 22% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 15% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Santos FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✗
EC Bahia keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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