Serie A match preview: Sport Recife versus Corinthians

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Competition: Thu 24.September
Match begins: 00:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (35020 seats)

Season ticket holders at Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Sport Recife languishing in the 15th position so far. The guesting Corinthians will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.

Recife have less rest than Corinthians in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Serie A game only three days ago. This match was also played here at Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Corinthians have had more rest.

It's quite the trip for Corinthians when visiting Recife as the cities are 2600 kilometers apart.

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Sport Recife form and stats

3 victories, 0 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Sport Recife have to build on here at Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho in the Serie A. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Recife after consecutive victories at their own ground.

Recife's previous game was a Serie A match also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Fluminense (placed 9th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Before that, Recife played out a draw 2-2 when visiting Palmeiras.

Sport Recife are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 6 goals in 5 games. Recife have conceded 5 in these home matches.

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Corinthians form and stats

The visitors are W1-D1-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Serie A.

Corinthians are travelling after their nice 3-2 home win in the Serie A against Bahia (placed 19th). Prior to that match, the Corinthians manager D. Rocha Coelho faced defeat when travelling to Fluminense and losing 1-2.

The visiting Corinthians have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 6 goals from 5 games. Corinthians have conceded 8 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Sport Recife victories, one draw and seven Corinthians wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.

Sport Recife missing players

Corinthians missing players

Sport Recife Corinthians
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
11 5 3 Played P 2 5 10
4 3 2 Won W 0 1 3
2 0 0 Drew D 1 1 3
5 2 1 Lost L 1 3 4
11 6 4 Scored S 1 6 15
13 5 3 Conceded C 2 8 16
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 80% 90%
55% 40% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 80% 90%
36% 40% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 80% 70%
18% 20% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 20% 40%
9% 20% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 20% 20%
45% 40% 33% BTTS BTTS 50% 80% 80%
9% 20% 33% Clean Sheets C S 50% 20% 10%
45% 40% 33% Failed to Score F T 50% 20% 20%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.5 2 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.5 2.2 2.3
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
106 53 24 Total Shots T S 13 37 110
35 22 12 Shots on Target S O 3 15 47
31% 27% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 40% 32%
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Corinthians has the most matches over the total-line (8) in Serie A
  • Corinthians have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Sport Recife have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sport Recife haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 10 7 0 3 18 12 4 4 0 0 10 3 6 3 0 3 8 9 6 21
2 Internacional 11 6 2 3 15 7 5 4 1 0 10 2 6 2 1 3 5 5 8 20
3 São Paulo 10 5 3 2 13 11 6 4 2 0 9 4 4 1 1 2 4 7 2 18
4 Palmeiras 10 4 6 0 14 9 4 1 3 0 6 5 6 3 3 0 8 4 5 18
5 Vasco da Gama 10 5 2 3 15 10 5 3 1 1 6 3 5 2 1 2 9 7 5 17
6 Flamengo 10 5 2 3 13 13 4 1 2 1 4 4 6 4 0 2 9 9 0 17
7 Santos 11 4 4 3 14 12 6 2 3 1 11 8 5 2 1 2 3 4 2 16
8 Fortaleza 11 4 3 4 11 9 5 3 1 1 5 2 6 1 2 3 6 7 2 15
9 Fluminense 11 4 2 5 12 14 6 3 2 1 9 7 5 1 0 4 3 7 -2 14
10 Sport Recife 11 4 2 5 11 13 5 3 0 2 6 5 6 1 2 3 5 8 -2 14
11 Ceará 11 4 1 6 12 16 6 3 1 2 6 5 5 1 0 4 6 11 -4 13
12 Grêmio 10 2 7 1 9 7 5 1 3 1 4 4 5 1 4 0 5 3 2 13
13 Corinthians 10 3 3 4 15 16 5 2 2 1 9 8 5 1 1 3 6 8 -1 12
14 Atlético GO 10 3 3 4 12 15 5 1 2 2 8 8 5 2 1 2 4 7 -3 12
15 Athletico PR 10 3 2 5 8 10 6 2 2 2 5 5 4 1 0 3 3 5 -2 11
16 Coritiba 11 3 2 6 8 12 5 2 0 3 2 3 6 1 2 3 6 9 -4 11
17 Bragantino 11 2 4 5 14 18 5 2 1 2 9 8 6 0 3 3 5 10 -4 10
18 Botafogo 10 1 7 2 9 11 5 1 2 2 4 6 5 0 5 0 5 5 -2 10
19 Bahia 10 2 3 5 12 18 6 2 1 3 7 10 4 0 2 2 5 8 -6 9
20 Goiás 8 2 2 4 11 13 5 2 1 2 8 8 3 0 1 2 3 5 -2 8

Read more about Serie A

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.