It's a new Serie A campaign and Internacional are eager to get started here at Estádio José Pinheiro Borda. Sport Recife are coming to visit and this should be a thrilling season kickoff.
The hosts Internacional saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Copa Libertadores. Thankfully the previous game, versus Always Ready, was also a home game here at Estádio José Pinheiro Borda. The away team is better rested.
Sport Recife have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 3700 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Internacional form and stats
The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Internacional home games with this odds we find ten games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in seven wins, one draw and two defeats. Looking at the victories, six matches were won by at least two goals.
Internacional are traveling soon after this match as the Copa do Brasil match at Vitoria awaits in four days.
Sport Recife form and stats
A job perfectly done for Sport Recife last season as they secured promotion from Pernambucano 1. With a grand total of 6 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat the season objective was secured. Of these wins, 3 were in away matches.
You'll want to know how Recife managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found four similar matches resulting in one away win, one draw and two home wins.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - three - three (Internacional wins - draws - Sport Recife wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Internacional missing players
Sport Recife missing players
| Internacional | Sport Recife | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Internacional | Last season | Sport Recife | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 15 | 8 | Played | P | 6 | 12 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | ||
| 30 | 18 | Scored | S | 8 | 19 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Conceded | C | 3 | 6 | ||
| 93% | 88% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 92% | ||
| 67% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 75% | ||
| 53% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 17% | 33% | ||
| 33% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 8% | ||
| 27% | 38% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 53% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 42% | ||
| 33% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 58% | ||
| 20% | 12% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 8% | ||
| 6.3 | 6.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4.9 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.2 | 5.1 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.5 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 11.7 | 11.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 9.7 | ||
| 5.3 | 5.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 4 | ||
| 38% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 40% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | America Mineiro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Atletico PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Atlético GO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Atletico Mineiro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Bahia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Bragantino | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Ceara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Chapecoense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Corinthians | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Cuiaba | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Flamengo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Fluminense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Fortaleza | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Grêmio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Internacional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Juventude | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Palmeiras | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Santos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Sao Paulo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Sport Recife | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Nautico | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 22 |
| 2 | Sport Recife | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 20 |
| 3 | Salgueiro | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
| 4 | Santa Cruz | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 5 | Afogados | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| 6 | Vera Cruz | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -4 | 11 |
| 7 | Retro | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 8 | Central | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -8 | 9 |
| 9 | Sete de Setembro PE | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -5 | 6 |
| 10 | Academica Vitoria | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12 | -14 | 5 |