Football match betting preview: Sport Recife vs Flamengo

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Competition: Fri 03.December
Match begins: 23:00 (UTC)
Venue: Itaipava Arena Pernambuco (19800 seats)

A short look at the Serie A table indicate an upper hand to Flamengo when they go to Sport Recife. Yet; let's play the match before select a winner!

Insights:
  • Sport Recife have the fewest scored goals (21) in Serie A
  • Flamengo have the most scored goals (68) in Serie A

Flamengo could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Serie A game only three sleeps ago.

These teams have little in common geographically as Flamengo have to travel 2300 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

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Sport Recife form and stats

5-5-7 (win-draw-lost) are the Serie A numbers at home for Sport Recife so far this season.

Recife lost their last game at Sao Paulo (placed 12th) after a 0-2 scoreline. Mailson had a busy but productive day in the Sao Paulo match. Despite making seven saves the loss could not be prevented. Everton Felipe, a forward, was the highest rated player for the side in that fixture, and was presented with a rating of 8.2 (out of 10). Felipe hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 8 of 9 times and had 46 successful passes (of 52 total).

Ahead of that match, Recife won a home game hosting Bahia (1-0).

There will be little rest for Sport Recife after this match as they are travelling to Chapecoense for a Serie A game in only three days.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Recife here at Itaipava Arena Pernambuco in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (11 from 17 games). Recife have only conceded 11 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Flamengo form and stats

8-6-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Flamengo in their Serie A matches away. In general it has been a productive period now for Flamengo as they haven't lost any of their last ten games.

Flamengo had fun at their own home (Itaipava Arena Pernambuco) last time out, beating Ceara 2-1. Matheuzinho and Gabriel Barbosa scored. Defender Matheuzinho was the best team player with a rating of 7.74. Matheuzinho scored one goal, hit one key pass and won 5 of 9 duels.

A 1-2 defeat away at Palmeiras (after extra-time) before that.

After this away game Flamengo return home for a Serie A game against Santos. That game is only three sleeps after this.

With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Flamengo are regular goalscorers on their travels. As opposed to that, Flamengo have seen the ball go into their own net 18 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The contenders have played each other already this season, with the final score Flamengo - Recife 2-0 entered in the official records. Last ten meetings between these teams: Sport Recife won two, Flamengo triumphed in eight and we saw zero draws. three games with more than 2,5 goals, seven matches with under 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

FlamengoM. Delgado de Oliveira
M. Delgado de Oliveira
13 goals
FlamengoG. Barbosa Almeida
G. Barbosa Almeida
12 goals
FlamengoB. Pinto
B. Pinto
11 goals

Sport Recife missing players

Flamengo missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sport Recife Flamengo
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
35 17 5 Played P 6 17 35
8 5 1 Won W 2 8 21
9 5 1 Drew D 3 6 7
18 7 3 Lost L 1 3 7
21 11 1 Scored S 13 37 68
35 11 3 Conceded C 7 18 32
80% 71% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
40% 24% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 94% 80%
29% 18% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 71% 60%
9% 12% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 53% 37%
3% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 6% 9%
26% 18% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 65% 49%
37% 53% 40% Clean Sheets C S 33% 29% 40%
57% 59% 80% Failed to Score F T 17% 6% 14%
 
4.2 4.5 5.2 Corners for (avg) C F 5.2 5.1 6.1
6.3 5.6 5.6 Corners against (avg) C A 4.8 4.9 4.2
2.4 2.6 3.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 2.1 2.2
4 2 0 Red cards R C 1 1 3
 
11.9 13.9 13.8 Shots (avg) S ( 14.8 14.8 15.8
3.4 3.7 3.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6.3 6.2 6.4
18% 17% 6% Goal Efficiency G E 34% 35% 30%
 
15.5 12.8 13 Shots against (avg) S A 13.3 12.2 11
4.9 3.8 4.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.2 3.9 3.5
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Flamengo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Flamengo have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Flamengo have scored more than double the goals of Sport Recife.
  • Flamengo have the most points (30) away in Serie A
  • Flamengo have the most scored goals (37) away in Serie A
  • Flamengo have the most scored goals (68) in Serie A
  • Flamengo have the most scored goals in the second half (36) in Serie A
  • Flamengo have the the best goal difference (+19) away in Serie A
  • Flamengo have the the best goal difference (+36) in Serie A
  • Flamengo haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Sport Recife have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Serie A
  • Sport Recife have the fewest scored goals (11) at home in Serie A
  • Sport Recife have the fewest scored goals (21) 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 (21) 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 35 24 6 5 57 25 18 16 1 1 38 10 17 8 5 4 19 15 32 78
2 Flamengo 35 21 7 7 68 32 18 13 1 4 31 14 17 8 6 3 37 18 36 70
3 Palmeiras 36 19 5 12 57 43 18 10 3 5 32 26 18 9 2 7 25 17 14 62
4 Corinthians 36 15 11 10 39 34 18 10 4 4 25 17 18 5 7 6 14 17 5 56
5 Bragantino 36 13 14 9 51 42 18 6 9 3 27 20 18 7 5 6 24 22 9 53
6 Fortaleza 35 15 7 13 41 43 17 9 4 4 23 18 18 6 3 9 18 25 -2 52
7 Fluminense 36 14 9 13 35 36 18 10 5 3 21 14 18 4 4 10 14 22 -1 51
8 America Mineiro 36 12 13 11 39 37 18 8 6 4 20 11 18 4 7 7 19 26 2 49
9 Ceara 36 11 16 9 39 37 18 10 6 2 24 14 18 1 10 7 15 23 2 49
10 Internacional 36 12 12 12 43 39 18 8 6 4 28 20 18 4 6 8 15 19 4 48
11 Santos 36 11 13 12 33 39 18 9 5 4 20 13 18 2 8 8 13 26 -6 46
12 Sao Paulo 35 10 15 10 28 33 18 6 9 3 15 14 17 4 6 7 13 19 -5 45
13 Atletico GO 35 10 14 11 28 35 18 5 10 3 15 14 17 5 4 8 13 21 -7 44
14 Juventude 35 10 13 12 34 40 18 8 6 4 18 15 17 2 7 8 16 25 -6 43
15 Cuiaba 35 9 16 10 32 35 18 6 6 6 17 20 17 3 10 4 15 15 -3 43
16 Atletico PR 35 12 6 17 39 44 17 7 4 6 22 21 18 5 2 11 17 23 -5 42
17 Bahia 35 10 10 15 37 46 17 7 5 5 23 19 18 3 5 10 14 27 -9 40
18 Gremio 35 10 6 19 36 47 17 6 6 5 22 18 18 4 0 14 14 29 -11 36
19 Sport Recife 35 8 9 18 21 35 17 5 5 7 11 11 18 3 4 11 10 24 -14 33
20 Chapecoense 35 1 12 22 27 62 17 0 6 11 13 30 18 1 6 11 14 32 -35 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 35 24 6 5 57 25 18 16 1 1 38 10 17 8 5 4 19 15 32 78
2 Flamengo 35 21 7 7 68 32 18 13 1 4 31 14 17 8 6 3 37 18 36 70
3 Palmeiras 36 19 5 12 57 43 18 10 3 5 32 26 18 9 2 7 25 17 14 62
4 Corinthians 36 15 11 10 39 34 18 10 4 4 25 17 18 5 7 6 14 17 5 56
5 Bragantino 36 13 14 9 51 42 18 6 9 3 27 20 18 7 5 6 24 22 9 53
6 Fortaleza 35 15 7 13 41 43 17 9 4 4 23 18 18 6 3 9 18 25 -2 52
7 Fluminense 36 14 9 13 35 36 18 10 5 3 21 14 18 4 4 10 14 22 -1 51
8 America Mineiro 36 12 13 11 39 37 18 8 6 4 20 11 18 4 7 7 19 26 2 49
9 Ceara 36 11 16 9 39 37 18 10 6 2 24 14 18 1 10 7 15 23 2 49
10 Internacional 36 12 12 12 43 39 18 8 6 4 28 20 18 4 6 8 15 19 4 48
11 Santos 36 11 13 12 33 39 18 9 5 4 20 13 18 2 8 8 13 26 -6 46
12 Sao Paulo 35 10 15 10 28 33 18 6 9 3 15 14 17 4 6 7 13 19 -5 45
13 Atletico GO 35 10 14 11 28 35 18 5 10 3 15 14 17 5 4 8 13 21 -7 44
14 Juventude 35 10 13 12 34 40 18 8 6 4 18 15 17 2 7 8 16 25 -6 43
15 Cuiaba 35 9 16 10 32 35 18 6 6 6 17 20 17 3 10 4 15 15 -3 43
16 Atletico PR 35 12 6 17 39 44 17 7 4 6 22 21 18 5 2 11 17 23 -5 42
17 Bahia 35 10 10 15 37 46 17 7 5 5 23 19 18 3 5 10 14 27 -9 40
18 Gremio 35 10 6 19 36 47 17 6 6 5 22 18 18 4 0 14 14 29 -11 36
19 Sport Recife 35 8 9 18 21 35 17 5 5 7 11 11 18 3 4 11 10 24 -14 33
20 Chapecoense 35 1 12 22 27 62 17 0 6 11 13 30 18 1 6 11 14 32 -35 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.