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Sao Paulo FC vs Gremio FBPA, 2018

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2018
Sao Paulo FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Gremio FBPA
Thu 15 Nov 2018 · 21:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Sao Paulo FC vs Gremio 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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 SE Palmeiras 18 41
2 CR Flamengo 17 34
3 Fluminense FC 19 32
4 RB Bragantino 19 30
5 CA Paranaense 18 30
6 EC Bahia 18 29
7 Coritiba FBC 18 26
8 Sao Paulo FC 18 25
9 Botafogo FR 18 25
10 EC Vitoria 18 25
11 CA Mineiro 18 24
12 SC Corinthians Paulista 18 24
13 Cruzeiro EC 18 24
14 SC Internacional 18 21
15 Santos FC 19 21
16 Gremio FBPA 19 21
17 CR Vasco da Gama 19 20
18 Mirassol FC 18 19
19 Clube do Remo 18 18
20 Chapecoense AF 18 9

Head-to-Head

6
4
7
Sao Paulo FC 17 games · Avg 2.2 goals Gremio FBPA
Last 5 meetings
2018-11-15 Sao Paulo FC 1–1 Gremio FBPA 2018-07-26 Gremio FBPA 2–1 Sao Paulo FC 2017-11-15 Gremio FBPA 1–0 Sao Paulo FC 2017-07-24 Sao Paulo FC 1–1 Gremio FBPA

Recent Form

Sao Paulo FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Nov Gremio 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
Gremio FBPA
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 Gremio FBPA
#8 Position #16
25 Points 21
18 Played 19
7 / 4 / 7 W / D / L 5 / 6 / 8
23 Scored 21
20 Conceded 25
+3 GD -4
1.39 PPG 1.11
39% Win % 26%

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
37% Clean Sheets
Gremio FBPA this season

Sao Paulo FC are 8th (25 pts). Gremio 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
Gremio FBPA
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
2/3
46-60
2/2
61-75
2/3
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sao Paulo FC
Luciano 6 G 1 A
Jonathan Calleri 6 G 1 A
Ferreira 4 G
Gremio 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

Sao Paulo FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Andre Jardine

Gremio FBPA Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Renato Gaucho

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Everton 3
Everton 2
Carlos Vinicius 2
Luciano 2
Franco Cristaldo 2
Luciano 2
Diego Souza 1
Vitor Bueno 1

Head to Head

2018-11-15 Sao Paulo FC 1–1 Gremio FBPA 2018-07-26 Gremio FBPA 2–1 Sao Paulo FC 2017-11-15 Gremio FBPA 1–0 Sao Paulo FC 2017-07-24 Sao Paulo FC 1–1 Gremio FBPA

Sao Paulo FC Form

2018-11-15 Sao Paulo FC 1–1 Gremio FBPA D 2018-11-10 SC Corinthians Paulista 1–1 Sao Paulo FC D 2018-11-04 Sao Paulo FC 2–2 CR Flamengo D 2018-10-26 EC Vitoria 0–1 Sao Paulo FC W 2018-10-20 Sao Paulo FC 0–0 CA Paranaense D 2018-10-14 SC Internacional 3–1 Sao Paulo FC L

Gremio FBPA Form

2018-11-15 Sao Paulo FC 1–1 Gremio FBPA D 2018-11-11 Gremio FBPA 2–1 CR Vasco da Gama W 2018-11-03 CA Mineiro 0–1 Gremio FBPA W 2018-10-27 Gremio FBPA 3–4 SC Recife L 2018-10-20 America FC 1–1 Gremio FBPA D 2018-10-14 SE Palmeiras 2–0 Gremio FBPA L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.2 Sao Paulo FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1 Gremio FBPA xG
I would bet for: Sao Paulo FC or Draw 70% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

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

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.2
Actual: Yes — both scored

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

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

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sao Paulo FC27% Draw52% Gremio FBPA21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
13.4%
1 – 0
12%
0 – 1
9.8%
2 – 1
7.7%
2 – 0
7.7%
1 – 2
6.4%
0 – 2
5.3%
2 – 2
4%
3 – 1
3.1%
3 – 0
3%
1 – 3
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Sao Paulo FC

Handicap Sao Paulo FC covers Push Gremio FBPA covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 22% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+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% ✓
Gremio FBPA keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

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