Serie B · 2024

Novorizontino 1–3 Sport Recife · Serie B

1–3Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Sport Recife won 1–3.

Shots
208
Shots on target
67
Expected goals
1.30.93
Possession
58%42%

Full time

What the match recorded

Sport Recife beat Novorizontino 3–1. Recorded in this match (Novorizontino – Sport Recife): shots 20–8, shots on target 6–7, expected goals 1.3–0.93, possession 58%–42%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

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A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Sport Recife.

6.88 days ▲Rest daysNovorizontino · Sport Recife3.9 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricNovorizontinoSport RecifeBaseline
Rest days6.88 days3.9 days—
Matches last 14 days2 matches2 matches—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

Novorizontino's recent record differs from the season

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Novorizontino's last-five shots average is above their season average.

15.2 shots/match ▲ShotsLast 5 · Season13.1 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Shots15.2 shots/match13.1 shots/match12.8 shots/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

The teams have contrasting possession records

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Sport Recife have recorded the higher season possession share.

42.8%PossessionNovorizontino · Sport Recife● 55.4%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 12.7 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricNovorizontinoSport RecifeBaseline
Possession42.8%55.4%49.6%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots20 shots8 shotsNovorizontino 20 shots, Sport Recife 8 shots
  • Shots on target6 shots7 shotsNovorizontino 6 shots, Sport Recife 7 shots
  • Expected goals1.3 xG0.93 xGNovorizontino 1.3 xG, Sport Recife 0.93 xG
  • Possession58%42%Novorizontino 58%, Sport Recife 42%
  • Corners6 corners5 cornersNovorizontino 6 corners, Sport Recife 5 corners
  • Fouls18 fouls18 foulsNovorizontino 18 fouls, Sport Recife 18 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Novorizontino
1Draws
1Sport Recife
Sport Recife — Novorizontino · Serie B1–2
Sport Recife — Novorizontino · Serie B1–0
Novorizontino — Sport Recife · Serie B0–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Novorizontino favored in 4 of 11 directional metrics · Sport Recife in 3 · 4 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Novorizontino31 matchesSport Recife30 matches
1.16 goals/matchGoals scored31/30▲ 1.33 goals/match
0.87 goals/match ▲Goals allowed31/300.93 goals/match
1.08 xG/matchExpected goals31/29▲ 1.31 xG/match
13.1 shots/matchShots31/3012.6 shots/match
4.06 shots/matchShots on target31/303.9 shots/match
42.8%Possession31/30● 55.4%
4.61 corners/matchCorners31/30● 5.83 corners/match
17.4 fouls/matchFouls31/3013.8 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples31 / 30home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 12 Oct 2024, 01:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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