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Sao Paulo FC vs Grêmio FBPA, 2018

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2018
Thu 15 Nov 2018 · 21:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Sao Paulo FC vs Grêmio FBPA — Serie A .

Match Details

  • Referee Pericles Bassols Pegado Cortez
  • Referee Clovis Amaral da Silva
  • Referee Marcelino Castro de Nazare
  • Referee Ricardo Bezerra Chianca
  • Referee Marcelino Castro

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Nov Grêmio FBPA H 1–1 D
10 Nov SC Corinthians Paulista A 1–1 D
04 Nov CR Flamengo H 2–2 D
26 Oct EC Vitoria A 1–0 W
20 Oct CA Paranaense H 0–0 D
14 Oct SC Internacional A 1–3 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Nov Sao Paulo FC A 1–1 D
11 Nov CR Vasco da Gama H 2–1 W
03 Nov CA Mineiro A 1–0 W
27 Oct SC Recife H 3–4 L
20 Oct America FC A 1–1 D
14 Oct SE Palmeiras A 0–2 L

Season Stats

Sao Paulo FC Grêmio FBPA
#8 Position #16
25 Points 21
18 Played 18
7 / 4 / 7 W / D / L 5 / 6 / 7
23 Scored 20
20 Conceded 23
+3 GD -3
1.39 PPG 1.17
39% Win % 28%

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
28% Clean Sheets
Sao Paulo FC this season
39% Clean Sheets
Grêmio FBPA this season

Sao Paulo FC are 8th (25 pts). Grêmio FBPA are 16th (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sao Paulo FC
Luciano 6 G 1 A
Jonathan Calleri 6 G 1 A
Ferreira 4 G
Grêmio FBPA
Carlos Vinicius 9 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Sao Paulo FC welcome Grêmio FBPA for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jean, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 10' Sao Paulo FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
  • 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Grêmio FBPA needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 20' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 25' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sao Paulo FC and Grêmio FBPA are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 30' With 0 assists to his name this season, Michel is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sao Paulo FC.
  • 35' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 40' Bruno Peres, a Brazil , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 45' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 50' Grêmio FBPA is showing some good football. However, Grêmio FBPA are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 55' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 60' Grêmio FBPA have won 383 goals from 326 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 65' The travelling Grêmio FBPA supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 70' Madson has been relatively quiet despite scoring 17 goals in his last 326 appearances.
  • 75' Grêmio FBPA fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 80' A quiet spell here at . Grêmio FBPA seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 85' It’s high time Renato Gaucho made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 90' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.17 Sao Paulo FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1 Grêmio FBPA xG
I would bet for: Sao Paulo FC or Draw 70% + Under 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sao Paulo FC39% Draw31% Grêmio FBPA30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.17
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 64%
36%
± 2.5 37%
63%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Sao Paulo FC or Draw
70%
Draw or Grêmio FBPA
61%
Sao Paulo FC or Grêmio FBPA
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sao Paulo FC26% Draw52% Grêmio FBPA22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
13.7%
1 – 0
12.1%
0 – 1
10.1%
2 – 1
7.6%
2 – 0
7.5%
1 – 2
6.5%
0 – 2
5.4%
2 – 2
3.9%
3 – 1
3%
3 – 0
2.9%
1 – 3
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Sao Paulo FC

Handicap Sao Paulo FC covers Push Grêmio FBPA covers
-2.5 5% 95%
-2 5% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% 83%
-1 17% 22% 62%
-0.5 38% 62%
+0.5 71% 29%
+1 71% 18% 11%
+1.5 89% 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% 3%

Clean Sheet

Sao Paulo FC keeps clean sheet
37%
Grêmio FBPA keeps clean sheet
32%

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