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Santos FC vs SC Recife, 2018

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2018
Santos FC
3 – 0
Full Time
SC Recife
Sat 18 Aug 2018 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Santos FC vs SC Recife — Serie A .

Match Details

  • Referee Dewson Fernando Freitas da Silva
  • Referee Helcio Araujo
  • Referee Heronildo Sebastiao Freitas da Silva
  • Referee Luis Diego Nascimento Lopes

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

4
3
1
Santos FC 8 games · Avg 2.5 goals SC Recife
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-18 Santos FC 3–0 SC Recife

Recent Form

Santos FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
26 Jul CR Flamengo H 1–1 D
SC Recife
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Aug Santos FC A 0–3 L
12 Aug Sao Paulo FC H 1–3 L
05 Aug Chapecoense AF H 1–1 D
29 Jul CR Flamengo A 1–4 L
26 Jul EC Vitoria A 0–1 L
22 Jul Fluminense FC H 1–2 L

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
63% 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' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' A quiet spell here at . Santos FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 10' Brazil international Ronaldo Alves has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Cuca might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 20' Carlos Sanchez has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' Supporters expect more eagerness from Gustavo Henrique, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 35' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 40' SC Recife come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 45' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 50' SC Recife started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 50.
  • 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 Victor Ferraz suffering a number of foals already.
  • 60' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Santos FC and SC Recife are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 65' Gabriel Barbosa has been relatively quiet despite scoring 123 goals in his last 284 appearances.
  • 70' 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.
  • 75' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 80' It’s high time Eduardo Alexandre Baptista made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 85' Gabriel has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 90' The home supporters are growing impatient. Santos FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 3-0 the final result. SC Recife will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Santos FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Cuca

SC Recife Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Eduardo Alexandre Baptista

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.97 Santos FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.66 SC Recife xG
I would bet for: Santos FC to win 65% + Under — clean sheet likely 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Santos FC65% Draw22% SC Recife13%
Actual: Santos FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.63
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Santos FC or Draw
87%
Draw or SC Recife
35%
Santos FC or SC Recife
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Santos FC47% Draw44% SC Recife9%
Actual: Santos FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
13.7%
1 – 0
13.7%
1 – 1
10%
0 – 0
9%
2 – 1
8.9%
3 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
5.9%
4 – 0
4.4%
0 – 1
3.9%
4 – 1
3%
2 – 2
2.9%
1 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Santos FC

Handicap Santos FC covers Push SC Recife covers
-2.5 21% — 79%
-2 21% 21% 58%
-1.5 42% — 58%
-1 42% 25% 33%
-0.5 67% — 33%
+0.5 90% — 10%
+1 90% 8% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Santos FC keeps clean sheet
52% ✓
SC Recife keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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