Sport Recife have struggled for points this season. Could the gang get something to cheer about when Corinthians stop by Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho?
- Sport Recife have the fewest scored goals (13) in Serie A
- Corinthians have the fewest conceded goals (7) away in Serie A
It's no vacation for neither Recife nor Corinthians as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 2600 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Sport Recife form and stats
With 2 Serie A wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats from their home games, Sport Recife are certainly not brimming with confidence.
Recife's previous game was a Serie A match also played at home, ending 3-1 versus Juventude (placed 15th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Zé Welison (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.14/10. Welison scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 47 successful passes (of 49 total).
In the game before, an away victory match versus Gremio with a 2-1 scoreline.Recife have scored 5 goals here in 12 league matches, a depressing statistic. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Recife have conceded only 8 goals.
Corinthians form and stats
5 wins, 6 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Corinthians, who have the fewest conceded goals (7) away in Serie A, playing as the away team in the Serie A this season. Things are running smoothly for Corinthians who hasn't tasted defeat in their last ten matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Flamengo.
Corinthians are travelling after their nice 3-1 home win in the Serie A against Bahia (placed 18th). Midfielder Victor Cantillo was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.72. Cantillo scored one goal, hit two key passes and had 81 successful passes (of 84 total).
Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to Bragantino.After this away game Corinthians return home for a Serie A game against Fluminense. That game is only four sleeps after this.
The attacking power of Corinthians when travelling is not overwhelming with 11 goals scored from 12 league matches away. It's not easy to score on Corinthians as they have only conceded 7 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Corinthians - Recife 2-1 was the output when this pair of participants formerly met, earlier this season. Numbers for the prior ten meetings featuring these two teams are: three wins for Recife, one draw and six wins for Corinthians. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Top Goalscorers
  J. Alves de Assis Silva 6 goals |  R. Krug Guedes 4 goals |  M. Viana de Sousa 3 goals |
Sport Recife missing players
Corinthians missing players
| Sport Recife | Corinthians | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 24 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 11 | 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 13 | 5 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 11 | 27 |
| 21 | 8 | 3 | Conceded | C | 0 | 7 | 22 |
| 75% | 67% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 83% | 88% |
| 33% | 17% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 42% | 62% |
| 25% | 17% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 17% | 38% |
| 8% | 8% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 8% | 17% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 17% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 42% | 62% |
| 38% | 42% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 50% | 29% |
| 62% | 75% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 25% | 21% |
| 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| 6.2 | 5.9 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.9 |
| 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11.1 | 13.5 | 14.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 8.8 | 10.5 |
| 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
| 17% | 12% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 27% | 29% |
- Corinthians have scored more than double the goals of Sport Recife.
- Corinthians have the fewest conceded goals (7) away in Serie A
- Sport Recife have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Serie A
- Sport Recife have the fewest scored goals (13) in Serie A
- Sport Recife have the fewest scored goals (5) at home in Serie A
- Sport Recife have the fewest scored goals in the first half (3) in Serie A
- Sport Recife have the most matches under the total-line (17) 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 | Atlético Mineiro | 23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 20 | 50 |
| 2 | Flamengo | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 40 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 20 | 39 |
| 3 | Palmeiras | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 35 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 39 |
| 4 | Fortaleza | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 39 |
| 5 | Corinthians | 24 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 37 |
| 6 | Bragantino | 23 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 35 | 27 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 35 |
| 7 | Athletico PR | 23 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 31 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 33 |
| 8 | Internacional | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 33 |
| 9 | Fluminense | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 32 |
| 10 | America Mineiro | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -2 | 30 |
| 11 | Atletico GO | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | -2 | 30 |
| 12 | Cuiaba | 24 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 25 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 9 | -1 | 30 |
| 13 | Ceará | 22 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -1 | 29 |
| 14 | Sao Paulo | 23 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -5 | 28 |
| 15 | Juventude | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 27 |
| 16 | Santos | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 19 | -8 | 24 |
| 17 | Gremio | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -6 | 23 |
| 18 | Bahia | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 21 | -12 | 23 |
| 19 | Sport Recife | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -8 | 23 |
| 20 | Chapecoense | 24 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 38 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -18 | 12 |