Sport Recife have been superior to Novorizontino so far this season, but every match starts at 0-0. Here's all the data you require ahead of kickoff:
- Sport Recife have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Novorizontino have the most conceded goals in the first half (20) in Serie B
Novorizontino have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 2600 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Sport Recife form and stats
Sport Recife are steadily winning Serie B games and points here at Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho. 8 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 13 games. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho.
Sport Recife's last game was hosting Chapecoense (placed 14th) and winning 1-0. The victory against Chapecoense came after Labandeira's winning goal. The Recife manager Oliveira was very happy afterwards with the decision to bring on that player in the 68th minute. Midfield player Juba got a match rating of 7.84 in that game, the max score being 10. Juba hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Tombense.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Sport Recife handle that role? We have found 15 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 9 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats.
Trouble hitting the net? In this team's last 26 league games, 20 have produced two goals or less.
The manager Oliveira will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to CRB in only four days.
Sport Recife has scored 16 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. Defensively Sport Recife have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (4 in 13 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Novorizontino form and stats
There's been little loot from Novorizontino's travels as they have only collected 10 points from 12 away games in the Serie B. Novorizontino only have 2 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 4 draws.
Novorizontino delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Ponte Preta (placed 12th) in their previous match. Defender Lepu was the best team player with a rating of 8.0. Lepu hit three key passes and won 12 of 16 duels.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Ituano wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.Novorizontino are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 0 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats. From a total of 6 matches.
A new game in only four days for Novorizontino, the Serie B home match versus CSA. Busy days.
The visitors have scored 10 goals from 12 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Novorizontino have conceded 16 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The squads have played each other before in this season, with the match result Novorizontino - Recife 0-0 written in the official records.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Silva 7 goals |   K. de Andrade Rodrigues 5 goals | D. Baggio de Oliveira Costa 5 goals |
Sport Recife missing players
Novorizontino missing players
| Sport Recife | Novorizontino | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 6 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 26 |
| 9 | 8 | 4 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 22 | 16 | 7 | Scored | S | 3 | 10 | 27 |
| 19 | 4 | 3 | Conceded | C | 5 | 16 | 31 |
| 73% | 77% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 88% |
| 42% | 46% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 67% | 69% |
| 23% | 23% | 17% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 42% | 46% |
| 12% | 8% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 19% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 31% | 23% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 58% | 58% |
| 54% | 69% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 25% | 27% |
| 42% | 31% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 25% | 27% |
| 5.1 | 6.3 | 6.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 3.8 | 5.4 |
| 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.3 |
| 2.2 | 2.4 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.8 | 2.5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 13.3 | 14.9 | 14.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.2 | 11.2 | 14.1 |
| 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.9 |
| 23% | 30% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 29% | 26% |
| 12.4 | 9.8 | 10.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.2 | 12.8 | 11.1 |
| 4 | 2.3 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.2 | 5.1 | 4.3 |
- Novorizontino have the most conceded goals in the first half (20) in Serie B
- Novorizontino have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Sport Recife have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- 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 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 57 |
| 2 | Bahia | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 47 |
| 3 | Gremio | 26 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 30 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 44 |
| 4 | Vasco da Gama | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 42 |
| 5 | Londrina | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 38 |
| 6 | Sport Recife | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 22 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 37 |
| 7 | Ituano | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 36 |
| 8 | CRB | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 31 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 22 | -6 | 36 |
| 9 | Tombense | 26 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 36 |
| 10 | Sampaio Corrêa | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 28 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 34 |
| 11 | Criciuma | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 26 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 34 |
| 12 | Ponte Preta | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 33 |
| 13 | Novorizontino | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 31 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -4 | 32 |
| 14 | Chapecoense | 27 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 26 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 9 | -4 | 29 |
| 15 | Brusque | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 15 | -6 | 28 |
| 16 | Vila Nova | 27 | 4 | 16 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 28 |
| 17 | CSA | 26 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 16 | -9 | 27 |
| 18 | Operário PR | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 23 | -12 | 26 |
| 19 | Guarani | 26 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -11 | 26 |
| 20 | Nautico | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 38 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 21 | -17 | 21 |
