Here's everything you need and want to know about the Serie B game Sampaio Corrêa - Sport Recife!
- Sampaio Corrêa have the most scored goals (18) at home in Serie B
- Sampaio Corrêa have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Sport Recife have scored away.
Sport Recife have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1500 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
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 Sampaio Corrêa and Sport Recife.
Sampaio Corrêa form and stats
Home games in the Serie B have been a walk in the park for Sampaio Corrêa so far, with 23 points won from 9 matches; 7 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses. Sampaio Corrêa has won so many consecutive home games (six in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Estádio Governador João Castelo Ribeiro Gonçalves. We remember; it was Operario PR.
Sampaio lost their last game at Londrina (placed 7th) after a 0-1 scoreline. The goalie Batista was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 7.44 out of ten. Batista saved a penalty.
Ahead of that match, Sampaio Corrêa won a home game hosting Vasco da Gama (3-1).The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Sampaio have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 15 matches with the results: Won 9, drawn 4 and lost 2.
Sampaio Corrêa have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Sport Recife form and stats
Sport Recife have only collected 9 points from their away games in the Serie B, after 1-6-3 (10 played). Visiting Sport Recife has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
Sport Recife are looking to quickly end their 205 minutes long goal drought in the Serie B. The Recife goalkeeper Mailson Tenorio dos Santos is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 407 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Sport Recife played 0-0 against Vila Nova in their previous match. Sander was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.63. The defender Sander hit two key passes and won 3 of 7 duels.
Before that, Sport Recife travelled to Operario PR and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 5 similar matches played by Sport Recife in our archives, and the results are: 1 win for Recife, 3 draws and 1 defeat.
Lacking goals? 17 of this team's latest 19 league fixtures have contained two or less goals.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Sport Recife's away games in the league this season with only 4 goals from 10 matches. Sport Recife are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 6 times in 10 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Sampaio Corrêa and Sport Recife have faced each other previously this season: Sport Recife - Sampaio 1-0. Head-2-head stats last eight meetings: two - three - three (Sampaio Corrêa wins - draws - Sport Recife wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less. The games between these sides have sometimes been rough and physical, having seen 4 sending-offs from the last eight encounters.Top Goalscorers
  J. Parraguez Herrera 4 goals |  J. Flores dos Reis 3 goals |  Luciano 2 goals |
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| Sampaio Corrêa | Sport Recife | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 19 |
| 7 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 21 | 18 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 20 | 5 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 60% | 63% |
| 74% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 30% | 32% |
| 32% | 33% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 10% | 11% |
| 21% | 22% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 42% | 56% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 30% | 21% |
| 32% | 44% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 50% | 63% |
| 37% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 60% | 53% |
| 4.4 | 5 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 3.8 | 5.3 |
| 5.4 | 5 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 6 | 4.7 |
| 1.8 | 2.2 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12.9 | 15.3 | 16.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 11 | 12.8 |
| 4.1 | 5.2 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
| 27% | 38% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 12% | 17% |
| 12.1 | 11.4 | 8.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 18 | 16.5 | 13.6 |
| 4.3 | 3.9 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 5.8 | 4.2 |
- All of Sampaio Corrêa's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Sampaio Corrêa have not yet lost a game at home.
- Sampaio Corrêa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sampaio Corrêa have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Sampaio Corrêa have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Sport Recife have scored away.
- Sampaio Corrêa have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Sampaio Corrêa have the most scored goals (18) at home in Serie B
- Sampaio Corrêa haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Sport Recife have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cruzeiro | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 42 |
| 2 | Vasco da Gama | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 35 |
| 3 | Bahia | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 34 |
| 4 | Grêmio | 19 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 33 |
| 5 | Tombense | 19 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 28 |
| 6 | Sport Recife | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 27 |
| 7 | Londrina | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 26 |
| 8 | Novorizontino | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -3 | 26 |
| 9 | Sampaio Corrêa | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 25 |
| 10 | CRB | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -5 | 25 |
| 11 | Criciuma | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 24 |
| 12 | Brusque | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -4 | 22 |
| 13 | Chapecoense | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 6 | -2 | 22 |
| 14 | Ponte Preta | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -3 | 22 |
| 15 | Operario PR | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -4 | 20 |
| 16 | Ituano | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -2 | 20 |
| 17 | CSA | 19 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -4 | 20 |
| 18 | Náutico | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 18 |
| 19 | Guarani | 19 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -10 | 18 |
| 20 | Vila Nova | 19 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -9 | 14 |
