Serie A match preview and facts: Sport Recife against Athletico PR

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Competition: Fri 10.December
Match begins: 00:30 (UTC)
Venue: Itaipava Arena Pernambuco (19800 seats)

Athletico PR have reset their minds and bodies following their 0-0-fixture against Palmeiras and are ready to go again when travelling to Sport Recife. Here's all the intelligence!

Insights:
  • Sport Recife have the fewest scored goals (23) in Serie A
  • Athletico PR have won significantly less corners away then at home.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Recife and Athletico PR.

Athletico PR have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 3000 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

For Sport Recife relegation is already certain this season. Only divine intervention and/or time travel can save them and neither look likely. Athletico is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.

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Sport Recife form and stats

The story so far in the Serie A for Sport Recife at their home stadium (Itaipava Arena Pernambuco) is 5 wins, 6 draws and 7 defeats. When Sport Recife hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Chapecoense, Gremio, Juventude, Sport Recife, Bahia and Cuiabá), they have won 3 of 5 matches!

Recife are returning here after visiting Chapecoense in a Serie A game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Luciano Juba scored the goal(s). Mailson loved the game against Chapecoense. With a stunning six saves the goalkeeper played a huge part in the 1-0 victory. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of G. Florentín when Luciano Juba scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 46th minute. Mailson, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 8.34 out of 10 in that game. Mailson stopped the opponent with six saves and topped it up with a clean sheet.

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Flamengo.

Recife have scored 12 league goals here from 18 matches, not a lot. From these home matches, Recife have conceded only 12 goals. Recife has at home met teams with this table position (low), five times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 4 of 5 times.

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Athletico PR form and stats

There's been little loot from Athletico PR's travels as they have only collected 17 points from 18 away games in the Serie A. Athletico PR only have 5 wins to counter their 11 defeats and 2 draws.

Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Athletico PR goalkeeper Aderbar Melo dos Santos Neto is eager to challenge this, with his 205 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

Athletico delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Palmeiras (placed 3rd) in their previous match; a Serie A game. Nikão, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.0. Nikão hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times and had 49 successful passes (of 58 total).

Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Cuiabá.

The schedule is very tough for Athletico now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Copa do Brasil game at Atletico Mineiro is waiting in only three days.

The attacking power of Athletico when travelling is not overwhelming with 17 goals scored from 18 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Athletico PR have seen the ball go into their own net 23 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

This was the end result when the contenders faced each other previously this campaign; Athletico PR - Recife 0-0. Last ten meetings involving these teams: Sport Recife won four, Athletico PR triumphed in four and we saw two draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, eight matches with under 2,5 goals.

Sport Recife missing players

Athletico PR missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sport Recife Athletico PR
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
37 18 5 Played P 5 18 37
9 5 3 Won W 2 5 13
10 6 2 Drew D 1 2 7
18 7 0 Lost L 2 11 17
23 12 5 Scored S 6 17 40
36 12 1 Conceded C 4 23 44
81% 72% 60% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 92%
41% 28% 20% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 72% 65%
27% 17% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 44% 49%
8% 11% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 6% 14%
3% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 5%
27% 22% 20% BTTS BTTS 40% 33% 43%
38% 50% 80% Clean Sheets C S 40% 28% 24%
54% 56% 40% Failed to Score F T 20% 44% 41%
 
4.2 4.6 3.8 Corners for (avg) C F 4 3.8 4.9
6.3 5.7 6 Corners against (avg) C A 5.6 6.5 4.7
2.4 2.6 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.6 2.3 2.2
4 2 1 Red cards R C 2 2 3
 
12.3 13.9 13.8 Shots (avg) S ( 10.6 10.1 13.6
3.6 3.8 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 2.7 3.5
17% 17% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 35% 31%
 
15.6 13.3 12.4 Shots against (avg) S A 14.8 15.4 13.3
4.9 3.9 3.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.6 4.3 3.9
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Athletico PR have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Sport Recife have the fewest points from losing position (2) in Serie A
  • Sport Recife have the fewest scored goals (12) at home in Serie A
  • Sport Recife have the fewest scored goals (23) in Serie A
  • Sport Recife have the fewest scored goals in the first half (4) in Serie A
  • Sport Recife have the most matches under the total-line (23) in Serie A

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Atletico Mineiro 37 26 6 5 64 30 19 17 1 1 42 13 18 9 5 4 22 17 34 84
2 Flamengo 37 21 8 8 69 34 19 13 1 5 31 15 18 8 7 3 38 19 35 71
3 Palmeiras 37 19 6 12 57 43 18 10 3 5 32 26 19 9 3 7 25 17 14 63
4 Corinthians 37 15 12 10 40 35 19 10 5 4 26 18 18 5 7 6 14 17 5 57
5 Fortaleza 37 16 7 14 42 44 18 10 4 4 24 18 19 6 3 10 18 26 -2 55
6 Bragantino 37 13 14 10 54 46 18 6 9 3 27 20 19 7 5 7 27 26 8 53
7 Fluminense 37 14 9 14 35 38 18 10 5 3 21 14 19 4 4 11 14 24 -3 51
8 América Mineiro 37 12 14 11 39 37 18 8 6 4 20 11 19 4 8 7 19 26 2 50
9 Atlético GO 37 12 14 11 31 36 18 5 10 3 15 14 19 7 4 8 16 22 -5 50
10 Ceará 37 11 17 9 39 37 19 10 7 2 24 14 18 1 10 7 15 23 2 50
11 Santos 37 12 13 12 34 39 18 9 5 4 20 13 19 3 8 8 14 26 -5 49
12 Internacional 37 12 12 13 44 41 19 8 6 5 29 22 18 4 6 8 15 19 3 48
13 São Paulo 37 11 15 11 31 37 19 7 9 3 18 15 18 4 6 8 13 22 -6 48
14 Athletico PR 37 13 7 17 40 44 19 8 5 6 23 21 18 5 2 11 17 23 -4 46
15 Cuiabá 37 10 16 11 33 36 19 7 6 6 18 20 18 3 10 5 15 16 -3 46
16 Bahia 37 11 10 16 41 49 19 8 5 6 27 22 18 3 5 10 14 27 -8 43
17 Juventude 37 10 13 14 35 44 18 8 6 4 18 15 19 2 7 10 17 29 -9 43
18 Gremio 37 11 7 19 40 48 18 7 6 5 25 18 19 4 1 14 15 30 -8 40
19 Sport Recife 37 9 10 18 23 36 18 5 6 7 12 12 19 4 4 11 11 24 -13 37
20 Chapecoense 37 1 12 24 27 64 19 0 6 13 13 32 18 1 6 11 14 32 -37 15

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Atletico Mineiro 37 26 6 5 64 30 19 17 1 1 42 13 18 9 5 4 22 17 34 84
2 Flamengo 37 21 8 8 69 34 19 13 1 5 31 15 18 8 7 3 38 19 35 71
3 Palmeiras 37 19 6 12 57 43 18 10 3 5 32 26 19 9 3 7 25 17 14 63
4 Corinthians 37 15 12 10 40 35 19 10 5 4 26 18 18 5 7 6 14 17 5 57
5 Fortaleza 37 16 7 14 42 44 18 10 4 4 24 18 19 6 3 10 18 26 -2 55
6 Bragantino 37 13 14 10 54 46 18 6 9 3 27 20 19 7 5 7 27 26 8 53
7 Fluminense 37 14 9 14 35 38 18 10 5 3 21 14 19 4 4 11 14 24 -3 51
8 América Mineiro 37 12 14 11 39 37 18 8 6 4 20 11 19 4 8 7 19 26 2 50
9 Atlético GO 37 12 14 11 31 36 18 5 10 3 15 14 19 7 4 8 16 22 -5 50
10 Ceará 37 11 17 9 39 37 19 10 7 2 24 14 18 1 10 7 15 23 2 50
11 Santos 37 12 13 12 34 39 18 9 5 4 20 13 19 3 8 8 14 26 -5 49
12 Internacional 37 12 12 13 44 41 19 8 6 5 29 22 18 4 6 8 15 19 3 48
13 São Paulo 37 11 15 11 31 37 19 7 9 3 18 15 18 4 6 8 13 22 -6 48
14 Athletico PR 37 13 7 17 40 44 19 8 5 6 23 21 18 5 2 11 17 23 -4 46
15 Cuiabá 37 10 16 11 33 36 19 7 6 6 18 20 18 3 10 5 15 16 -3 46
16 Bahia 37 11 10 16 41 49 19 8 5 6 27 22 18 3 5 10 14 27 -8 43
17 Juventude 37 10 13 14 35 44 18 8 6 4 18 15 19 2 7 10 17 29 -9 43
18 Gremio 37 11 7 19 40 48 18 7 6 5 25 18 19 4 1 14 15 30 -8 40
19 Sport Recife 37 9 10 18 23 36 18 5 6 7 12 12 19 4 4 11 11 24 -13 37
20 Chapecoense 37 1 12 24 27 64 19 0 6 13 13 32 18 1 6 11 14 32 -37 15

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The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, often called the Brasileirão (or just Série A), is the primary football competition in Brazil. It has 20 teams playing each other twice from May to December, a total of 38 fixtures. The top team is crowned as the champion and the bottom four are relegated.