Sport Recife have enginereed 10 home victories so far, Náutico have won 2 away. Which team enhances their records in this meeting?
- Sport Recife have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Náutico have the most conceded goals (47) in Serie B
These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.
This could be an intriguing match with lots of fun and bustle as both participants are well rested since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's start!
Sport Recife form and stats
Sport Recife have performed here at Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho this season with 10 wins from 15 Serie B matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 4 games and lost 1. The Sport Recife fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho and will expect new points from this game. Sport Recife has played eleven games in a row here without a defeat.
Recife are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-3 away versus Gremio. Thyere was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.43 out of 10. The defender Thyere won 2 of 3 duels.
Ahead of that match, Sport Recife won a home game hosting Bahia (1-0).It should be noted that a glance at the 10 most recent league matches shows that 8 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the teams scored a goal).
Sport Recife has scored 18 league goals at home this season, in 15 matches. Defensively Sport Recife have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (4 in 15 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Náutico form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Náutico so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 2-2-11 (win-draw-lose). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in ten away games in a row.
This fixture can not go any worse than the last one, the home loss versus Sampaio Correa with 1-3 on the scoreboard. Paulo was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.13. The defender Paulo hit one key pass and won 5 of 10 duels.
A 1-4 defeat away at Vasco da Gama before that.There's been a serious shortage of goals from Náutico's away games in the league this season with only 6 goals from 15 matches. Náutico's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 27 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Recife have put together a sequence of 6 consecutive matches without defeat (3-3-0) when facing Náutico.The squads have played each other previously this season, with the final score Náutico - Sport Recife 1-1 logged in the official records. The games between these sides sometimes lean towards being hostile, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten duels.
Top Goalscorers
  K. de Andrade Rodrigues 5 goals |  Luciano 4 goals |   R. Franco Escobar 3 goals |
Sport Recife missing players
Náutico missing players
| Sport Recife | Náutico | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 15 | 31 |
| 11 | 10 | 4 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 10 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 11 | 18 |
| 24 | 18 | 8 | Scored | S | 3 | 6 | 26 |
| 25 | 4 | 1 | Conceded | C | 7 | 27 | 47 |
| 77% | 80% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 97% |
| 42% | 40% | 40% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 73% | 77% |
| 23% | 20% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 33% | 39% |
| 10% | 7% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 13% | 16% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 6% |
| 26% | 20% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 27% | 48% |
| 52% | 73% | 80% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 7% | 13% |
| 45% | 27% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 73% | 42% |
| 5.5 | 6.8 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 5.1 | 5.9 |
| 4.6 | 3.7 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 5.2 | 4.6 |
| 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 13.4 | 14.9 | 18.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.8 | 10.2 | 12.3 |
| 3.6 | 4.2 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
| 22% | 29% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 12% | 21% |
| 12.3 | 9.5 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.4 | 15.3 | 14.1 |
| 4 | 2.1 | 1.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 5 | 4.6 |
- Náutico have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Náutico have the fewest clean sheets (4) in Serie B
- Náutico have the most conceded goals (27) away in Serie B
- Náutico have the most conceded goals (47) in Serie B
- Náutico have the most conceded goals in the second half (27) in Serie B
- Náutico have the the worst goal difference (-21) away in Serie B
- Náutico have the the worst goal difference (-21) in Serie B
- Sport Recife have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Sport Recife have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Náutico have scored away.
- Sport Recife have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| 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 | 31 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 44 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 68 |
| 2 | Gremio | 31 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 37 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 53 |
| 3 | Bahia | 31 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 35 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 52 |
| 4 | Vasco da Gama | 31 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 35 | 28 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 7 | 48 |
| 5 | Londrina | 31 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 30 | 29 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 45 |
| 6 | Ituano | 31 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 35 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 7 | 44 |
| 7 | Ponte Preta | 31 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 3 | 43 |
| 8 | Sport Recife | 31 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 21 | -1 | 43 |
| 9 | Criciuma | 31 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 32 | 26 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 43 |
| 10 | Sampaio Correa | 31 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 37 | 35 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 2 | 42 |
| 11 | CRB | 31 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 28 | 36 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 25 | -8 | 40 |
| 12 | Tombense | 31 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 28 | 34 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 25 | -6 | 40 |
| 13 | Vila Nova | 31 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 23 | 27 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -4 | 37 |
| 14 | Novorizontino | 31 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 31 | 37 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 21 | -6 | 36 |
| 15 | Chapecoense | 31 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 27 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 13 | -3 | 35 |
| 16 | Guarani | 31 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 25 | 32 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -7 | 35 |
| 17 | CSA | 31 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 23 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 18 | -6 | 35 |
| 18 | Brusque | 31 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 19 | -10 | 31 |
| 19 | Operario PR | 31 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 25 | 38 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 26 | -13 | 31 |
| 20 | Náutico | 31 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 26 | 47 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 27 | -21 | 27 |
