Serie B: Two participants who have done nicely so far. Get smart on Sport Recife - Novorizontino with this complete guide!
- Sport Recife have the most scored goals in the first half (17) in Serie B
- Novorizontino have the most points (19) away in Serie B
It's quite the trip for Novorizontino when visiting Recife as the cities are 2600 kilometers apart.
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 Sport Recife and Novorizontino.
Sport Recife form and stats
Sport Recife have been very solid at home in the Serie B so far, with 28 points collected from 11 matches (9-1-1). This has contributed greatly to their 2nd position in the table.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Sport Recife, as their goalkeeper Renan dos Santos has completely shut out the opponents for 246 minutes in the Serie B.
It's back home for Sport Recife, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Vila Nova away with the result 1-0. Juba found the net in that victory. Henrique (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.04/10. Henrique served one assist and hit two key passes.
Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against CRB.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Recife have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 16 games) they have won 11 times, drawn 4 and lost 1.
Sport Recife can score goals in their home matches. After 11 league matches they have found the net 23 times. Sport Recife are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 11 matches.
Novorizontino form and stats
The visitors, who have the most points (19) away in Serie B, are W6-D1-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Serie B.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Novorizontino, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-1 versus Juventude (placed 5th). That loss was their first after three consecutive league fixtures winning points. Midfielder Tocantins was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.65. Tocantins hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.
Prior to that match, a home win 3-1 against Vila Nova.Novorizontino are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 3 draws and 3 defeats. From a total of 7 matches.
Highlight this: 15 of the latest 20 league matches involving this side have had only one (or no) team scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in sports betting terms).
The visiting Novorizontino have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 14 goals from 11 games. Novorizontino are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 8 times in 11 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Novorizontino - Sport Recife 0-0 was the product when these participants last played each other, earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): Sport Recife one win, two draws and Novorizontino zero victories. As for goals, zero matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  V. Silva de Souza 10 goals |  Luciano 7 goals |   A. Tavella 6 goals |
Sport Recife missing players
Novorizontino missing players
| Sport Recife | Novorizontino | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 21 |
| 12 | 9 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 32 | 23 | 6 | Scored | S | 2 | 14 | 27 |
| 17 | 6 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 8 | 13 |
| 90% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 76% | 82% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 64% | 52% |
| 43% | 55% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 36% | 33% |
| 14% | 18% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 10% | 18% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 48% | 36% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 36% | 29% |
| 43% | 64% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 45% | 52% |
| 19% | 9% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 18% | 24% |
| 6 | 6.4 | 6.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 5.4 | 6.6 |
| 5.3 | 4.7 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 5.4 | 4.7 |
| 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 12.8 | 14.5 | 18 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.7 | 14.1 | 16.9 |
| 4.2 | 5.3 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 4.2 | 5 |
| 36% | 40% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 30% | 26% |
| 12.7 | 11.5 | 9.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.7 | 12.3 | 10.6 |
| 3.4 | 3 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4 | 3.3 |
- Novorizontino have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Novorizontino have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Novorizontino have the most clean sheets (5) away in Serie B
- Novorizontino have the most points (19) away in Serie B
- Novorizontino have the the best goal difference (+6) away in Serie B
- Novorizontino have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Novorizontino haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Sport Recife have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sport Recife have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Sport Recife have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5) in Serie B
- Sport Recife have the most points (28) at home in Serie B
- Sport Recife have the most scored goals (23) at home in Serie B
- Sport Recife have the most scored goals in the first half (17) in Serie B
- Sport Recife have the the best goal difference (+17) at home in Serie B
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Vitoria | 21 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 33 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 41 |
| 2 | Sport Recife | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 41 |
| 3 | Novorizontino | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 39 |
| 4 | Criciuma | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 38 |
| 5 | Juventude | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 36 |
| 6 | Guarani | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 36 |
| 7 | Vila Nova | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 35 |
| 8 | Mirassol | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 35 |
| 9 | Botafogo SP | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -8 | 31 |
| 10 | Ceara | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 30 |
| 11 | Atletico GO | 21 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 28 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 19 | -4 | 28 |
| 12 | CRB | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 14 | -2 | 27 |
| 13 | Ituano | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -3 | 24 |
| 14 | Ponte Preta | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -6 | 23 |
| 15 | Sampaio Correa | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -9 | 22 |
| 16 | Tombense | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 13 | -8 | 19 |
| 17 | Chapecoense | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 19 |
| 18 | Avai | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -13 | 18 |
| 19 | Londrina | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 19 | -14 | 16 |
| 20 | ABC | 21 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -16 | 13 |
