Juventude will battle it out with Sport Recife in this Serie A game. All you need to know about the match can be found here!
- Juventude have the the worst goal difference (-6) in Serie A
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Sport Recife have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 3600 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Juventude form and stats
Two Serie A home games so far for Juventude, who are yet to win here at Estádio Alfredo Jaconi. Only 0 points so far. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Juventude, their manager M. dos Santos Gonçalves and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.
Juventude haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 315 minutes ago. M. Peixoto scored that one.
The Juventude crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-3 to Palmeiras here at Estádio Alfredo Jaconi in a Serie A match. Midfielder Guilherme Castilho was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.3 (out of ten) in that game. Castilho hit two key passes and had 39 successful passes (of 40 total).
Before that, Juventude played out a draw 0-0 when visiting Santos.The manager M. dos Santos Gonçalves will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to América Mineiro in only four days.
Early season league goal statistics from Juventude's 2 home games: 0 goals, 6 conceded.
Sport Recife form and stats
The Serie A season is young and Sport Recife have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 2 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 1 defeat so far.
Sport Recife won their last game, 1-0 versus Grêmio played at home. Goalkeeper Mailson got the top player rating of the team with 8.35/10. Mailson stopped the opponent with seven saves and topped it up with a clean sheet. Recife goalie Mailson was high and low in the Grêmio game, contributing seven saves towards the victory.
Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Fortaleza's place.The schedule is very tough for Recife now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Serie A game at Corinthians is waiting in only four days.
2 goals so far away for Sport Recife, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 3. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last two meetings: one - zero - one (Juventude wins - draws - Sport Recife wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Vieira Campos Peixoto 1 goals | W. Gomes dos Santos 1 goals |  S. Bortolotto 1 goals |
Juventude missing players
Sport Recife missing players
| Juventude | Sport Recife | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 75% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 50% | 25% |
| 75% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 25% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 50% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 25% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 75% | 100% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 3.2 | 6 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1 | 2 | 2.5 |
| 5.5 | 2.5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 4.5 | 5.8 |
| 1.5 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.5 | 3.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8.8 | 12.5 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 6.5 | 8 |
| 1.2 | 1.5 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| 40% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 40% | 30% |
- Juventude have the most conceded goals (6) at home in Serie A
- Juventude have the most conceded goals in the second half (7) in Serie A
- Juventude have the most dropped points from leading position (5) in Serie A
- Juventude have the the worst goal difference (-6) at home in Serie A
- Juventude have the the worst goal difference (-6) in Serie A
| Juventude | Last season | Sport Recife | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 13 | 6 | Played | P | 6 | 12 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | ||
| 16 | 9 | Scored | S | 8 | 19 | ||
| 16 | 7 | Conceded | C | 3 | 6 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 92% | ||
| 54% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 75% | ||
| 54% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 17% | 33% | ||
| 31% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 8% | ||
| 15% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 54% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 42% | ||
| 31% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 58% | ||
| 23% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 8% | ||
| 4.8 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4.9 | ||
| 5.6 | 6.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.2 | 5.1 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.5 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 10.2 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 9.7 | ||
| 4.1 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 4 | ||
| 30% | 35% | 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 | Fortaleza | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 2 | Athletico PR | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 3 | Atletico Mineiro | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | Bragantino | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | Fluminense | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | Palmeiras | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 7 | Bahia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | Atlético GO | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | Flamengo | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | Corinthians | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 11 | Sport Recife | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 12 | Ceará | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| 13 | Santos | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 14 | Internacional | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 4 |
| 15 | Cuiabá | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| 16 | São Paulo | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 2 |
| 17 | Chapecoense | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 2 |
| 18 | Juventude | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -6 | 2 |
| 19 | América Mineiro | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 1 |
| 20 | Grêmio | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 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 | Grêmio | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
| 2 | Internacional | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 23 |
| 3 | Juventude | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 17 |
| 4 | Caxias | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 17 |
| 5 | Ypiranga Erechim | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 16 |
| 6 | EC Sao Jose | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 15 |
| 7 | Aimore | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -4 | 14 |
| 8 | Sao Luiz | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -5 | 13 |
| 9 | Brasil de Pelotas | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -4 | 12 |
| 10 | Novo Hamburgo | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -7 | 9 |
| 11 | Pelotas | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | -8 | 9 |
| 12 | Esportivo | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -9 | 9 |
| 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 |