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Sao Paulo FC vs Gremio 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 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

Recent Form

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
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
#11 Position #15
30 Points 28
24 Played 24
8 / 6 / 10 W / D / L 7 / 7 / 10
29 Scored 27
28 Conceded 32
+1 GD -5
1.25 PPG 1.17
33% Win % 29%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
21% Clean Sheets
Sao Paulo FC this season
29% Clean Sheets
Gremio FBPA this season

Sao Paulo FC are 11th (30 pts). Gremio FBPA are 15th (28 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sao Paulo FC
0-15
4/
16-30
3/4
31-45
4/2
46-60
/8
61-75
3/2
76+
4/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Gremio FBPA
0-15
/1
16-30
2/2
31-45
2/4
46-60
4/2
61-75
2/6
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sao Paulo FC
Luciano 7 G 1 A
Jonathan Calleri 7 G 1 A
Ferreira 4 G
Artur Guimaraes 3 G 1 A
Gremio FBPA
Carlos Vinicius 10 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Sao Paulo FC host Grêmio FBPA — let the battle begin!
  • 5' It looks surprising Grêmio FBPA does not make any changes. Jean has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 15' A quiet spell here at . Sao Paulo FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 25' Colombia international Santiago Trellez has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 30' Sao Paulo FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 35' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Andre Jardine will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 40' Hudson has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 20 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 45' 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 100% of all matches.
  • 50' Sao Paulo FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 55' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 60' Paulo Miranda has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 328 appearances.
  • 65' Sao Paulo FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Grêmio FBPA's shape.
  • 70' The energy levels are beginning to show. Renato Gaucho might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 75' 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 Jael suffering a number of foals already.
  • 80' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Grêmio FBPA that had 328 games and scored 385 goals.
  • 85' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sao Paulo FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 90' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sao Paulo FC and Grêmio FBPA are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.17 Sao Paulo FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.03 Gremio FBPA xG
I would bet for: Sao Paulo FC or Draw 69% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sao Paulo FC38% Draw31% Gremio FBPA31%
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
69%
Draw or Gremio FBPA
62%
Sao Paulo FC or Gremio FBPA
69%

Half-Time Result

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

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
13.3%
1 – 0
11.7%
0 – 1
10.1%
2 – 1
7.6%
2 – 0
7.3%
1 – 2
6.7%
0 – 2
5.6%
2 – 2
4%
3 – 1
3%
3 – 0
2.8%
1 – 3
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Sao Paulo FC

Handicap Sao Paulo FC covers Push Gremio FBPA covers
-2.5 5% 95%
-2 5% 11% 84%
-1.5 16% 84%
-1 16% 21% 63%
-0.5 37% 63%
+0.5 70% 30%
+1 70% 18% 12%
+1.5 88% 12%
+2 88% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% 3%

Clean Sheet

Sao Paulo FC keeps clean sheet
36%
Gremio FBPA keeps clean sheet
32%

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