The gaffer Moreira expects to inspire Sport Recife victory against CRB

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Competition: Brazil Serie B
Competition: Sat 29.Jul
Match begins: 00:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (35020 seats)

The hosts, Sport Recife, should be expected winners in this match, but CRB have proven both competence and guts. Learn more about the match!

Insights:
  • Sport Recife have the most scored goals in the first half (17) in Serie B
  • Sport Recife have scored at least twice as many goals at home as CRB have scored away.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Sport Recife form and stats

This stadium, Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho, has been a fortress for Sport Recife in the Serie B so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 8-1-1.

A strong away win for Sport Recife against Sampaio Corrêa the last match, as Love and Felipinho were on target. At last, a league victory after four matches without one.

Ahead of that match, Sport Recife lost 1-2 at home to Vitoria.

The Sport Recife manager Moreira has got the team scoring with 21 from 10 home games in the league. Recife have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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CRB form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for CRB so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 3-0-6 (win-draw-lose). Three consecutive losses in away matches means CRB are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.

CRB had fun at their own home (Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho) last time out, beating Ponte Preta 1-0. Renato scored. Alemão, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.84. Alemão won 6 of 8 duels.

Prior to that match, the CRB manager Barioni faced defeat when travelling to Tombense and losing 1-2.

A quick return to home after this game, as CRB are hosting Atlético GO in the Serie B only four days away.

12 goals have been conceded by CRB in these games. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

CRB - Sport Recife 2-0 was the score in these sides' previous H2H fixture, played this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Recife won four games, one match ended with a tie and CRB got five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / eight.

Top Goalscorers

Sport RecifeV. Silva de Souza
V. Silva de Souza
10 goals
Sport RecifeLuciano
Luciano
6 goals
CRBA. Alves Erculano
A. Alves Erculano
5 goals

Sport Recife missing players

CRB missing players

Sport Recife CRB
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
19 10 4 Played P 4 9 18
10 8 3 Won W 2 3 7
5 1 1 Drew D 0 0 3
4 1 0 Lost L 2 6 8
29 21 8 Scored S 3 9 20
17 6 0 Conceded C 3 12 21
89% 90% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
79% 80% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 25% 67% 72%
47% 60% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 56% 50%
16% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 11% 11%
11% 20% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
53% 40% 0% BTTS BTTS 25% 56% 50%
37% 60% 100% Clean Sheets C S 50% 22% 33%
21% 10% 25% Failed to Score F T 25% 22% 22%
 
5.8 6.1 5.2 Corners for (avg) C F 4 3.7 4.2
5.4 4.9 5.5 Corners against (avg) C A 7 6.3 5.2
1.1 0.7 0.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.5 2.9 2.4
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 4
 
12.8 14.5 14.5 Shots (avg) S ( 10.5 12.4 13.3
4.1 5.1 5.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 3.6 3.8
38% 41% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 23% 28% 29%
 
12.6 11.7 10.8 Shots against (avg) S A 21.2 16.7 16.1
3.4 3.1 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 5 4.8
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • CRB have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • CRB haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Sport Recife have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sport Recife have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Sport Recife have scored at least twice as many goals at home as CRB have scored away.
  • Sport Recife have the most points (25) at home in Serie B
  • Sport Recife have the most scored goals (21) at home in Serie B
  • Sport Recife have the most scored goals in the first half (17) in Serie B
  • Sport Recife have the the best goal difference (+15) at home in Serie B

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Vitoria 19 12 1 6 29 15 9 7 0 2 16 6 10 5 1 4 13 9 14 37
2 Novorizontino 19 11 3 5 24 11 9 5 2 2 10 4 10 6 1 3 14 7 13 36
3 Vila Nova 19 10 5 4 22 8 9 6 3 0 10 2 10 4 2 4 12 6 14 35
4 Sport Recife 19 10 5 4 29 17 10 8 1 1 21 6 9 2 4 3 8 11 12 35
5 Criciuma 19 10 4 5 21 12 10 6 1 3 13 7 9 4 3 2 8 5 9 34
6 Guarani 19 9 5 5 24 15 9 7 1 1 17 7 10 2 4 4 7 8 9 32
7 Mirassol 19 9 4 6 21 17 10 6 2 2 12 7 9 3 2 4 9 10 4 31
8 Juventude 19 9 3 7 21 18 9 5 1 3 12 8 10 4 2 4 9 10 3 30
9 Ceara 19 8 4 7 21 21 9 4 1 4 9 11 10 4 3 3 12 10 0 28
10 Botafogo SP 17 8 3 6 13 20 9 5 1 3 6 8 8 3 2 3 7 12 -7 27
11 Atlético GO 19 6 9 4 25 28 10 5 4 1 14 11 9 1 5 3 11 17 -3 27
12 CRB 18 7 3 8 20 21 9 4 3 2 11 9 9 3 0 6 9 12 -1 24
13 Ponte Preta 19 5 7 7 10 15 10 3 5 2 7 5 9 2 2 5 3 10 -5 22
14 Ituano 19 5 5 9 17 21 9 3 3 3 11 8 10 2 2 6 6 13 -4 20
15 Sampaio Corrêa 19 5 5 9 14 23 10 3 4 3 11 12 9 2 1 6 3 11 -9 20
16 Tombense 19 5 3 11 18 25 10 3 2 5 13 13 9 2 1 6 5 12 -7 18
17 Chapecoense 18 4 6 8 21 24 10 3 4 3 10 9 8 1 2 5 11 15 -3 18
18 Avaí 18 4 5 9 12 24 9 2 3 4 6 12 9 2 2 5 6 12 -12 17
19 Londrina 18 4 2 12 16 29 8 3 1 4 10 10 10 1 1 8 6 19 -13 14
20 ABC 19 2 6 11 13 27 9 1 2 6 5 12 10 1 4 5 8 15 -14 12

Read more about Serie B

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, or just Série B, is the second highest level of Brazilian football on a national level. It has changed format frequently, but currently holds 20 teams playing a double round-robin format. Top four are promoted to Série A while bottom four face relegation.