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Santos FC vs Sao Paulo FC, 2018

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2018
Santos FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Sao Paulo FC
Sun 16 Sep 2018 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Santos FC vs Sao Paulo FC — Serie A .

Match Details

  • Referee Ricardo Marques Ribeiro
  • Referee Guilherme Dias Camilo
  • Referee Sidmar dos Santos Meurer
  • Referee Evandro de Melo Lima

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

4
6
5
Santos FC 15 games · Avg 2.1 goals Sao Paulo FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-16 Santos FC 0–0 Sao Paulo FC 2018-05-20 Sao Paulo FC 1–0 Santos FC

Recent Form

Santos FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Sep Sao Paulo FC H 0–0 D
09 Sep Parana Clube A 2–0 W
06 Sep Gremio FBPA H 0–0 D
01 Sep CR Vasco da Gama A 3–0 W
25 Aug EC Bahia H 2–0 W
18 Aug SC Recife H 3–0 W
Sao Paulo FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Sep Santos FC A 0–0 D
08 Sep EC Bahia H 1–0 W
06 Sep CA Mineiro A 0–1 L
02 Sep Fluminense FC H 1–1 D
26 Aug Ceará SC H 1–0 W
22 Aug Parana Clube A 1–1 D

Season Stats

Santos FC Sao Paulo FC
#17 Position #12
22 Points 27
21 Played 22
5 / 7 / 9 W / D / L 7 / 6 / 9
29 Scored 27
35 Conceded 26
-6 GD +1
1.05 PPG 1.23
24% Win % 32%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
24% Clean Sheets
Santos FC this season
23% Clean Sheets
Sao Paulo FC this season

Santos FC are 17th (22 pts). Sao Paulo FC are 12th (27 pts).

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
Sao Paulo FC
0-15
3/–
16-30
3/3
31-45
3/2
46-60
–/8
61-75
3/2
76+
4/5
■ 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
Sao Paulo FC
Jonathan Calleri 7 G 1 A
Luciano 6 G 1 A
Ferreira 4 G
Artur Guimaraes 3 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Santos FC welcome Sao Paulo FC for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Santos FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' Sao Paulo FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Sao Paulo FC winning 0% of all matches.
  • 20' Sao Paulo FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 25' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 30' Alison has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 286 appearances.
  • 35' Santos FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 40' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Santos FC and Sao Paulo FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 45' Derlis Gonzalez is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sao Paulo FC tonight.
  • 50' 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 Everton suffering a number of foals already.
  • 55' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 60' It looks surprising Santos FC does not make any changes. Dodo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 65' It’s high time Cuca made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 70' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 75' The energy levels are beginning to show. Cuca might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 80' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 80 minutes.
  • 85' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Santiago Trellez made 373 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 90' The travelling Sao Paulo FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 0-0 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Santos FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Cuca

Sao Paulo FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Diego Aguirre

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.96 Santos FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.9 Sao Paulo FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 71% + Santos FC or Draw 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Santos FC38% Draw33% Sao Paulo FC29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes38% 0% No62%
Avg goals/match: 1.86
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 82%
18%
± 1.5 56%
44%
± 2.5 29%
71%
± 3.5 13%
87%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

Santos FC or Draw
71%
Draw or Sao Paulo FC
62%
Santos FC or Sao Paulo FC
67%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Santos FC23% Draw57% Sao Paulo FC20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
14.4%
1 – 0
13.6%
0 – 1
12.5%
2 – 0
6.8%
2 – 1
6.3%
0 – 2
5.9%
1 – 2
5.9%
2 – 2
3%
3 – 0
2.2%
3 – 1
2.1%
1 – 3
1.8%

Asian Handicap — Santos FC

Handicap Santos FC covers Push Sao Paulo FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 21% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 19% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Santos FC keeps clean sheet
41% ✗
Sao Paulo FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✗

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