Serie B · 2024

Sport Recife 2–1 Ceará · Serie B

2–1Historical match

Ceará

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

Match at a glance

Sport Recife won 2–1.

Shots
1415
Shots on target
33
Expected goals
1.121.36
Possession
52%48%

Full time

What the match recorded

Sport Recife beat Ceará 2–1. Recorded in this match (Sport Recife – Ceará): shots 14–15, shots on target 3–3, expected goals 1.12–1.36, possession 52%–48%. 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.

Sport Recife's recent record differs from the season

weak

Sport Recife's last-five shots average is below their season average.

10.6 shots/match ▲ShotsLast 5 · Season12.8 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
Shots10.6 shots/match12.8 shots/match12.8 shots/match

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

Both teams have elevated corners records

weak

Each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline.

5.86 corners/matchCornersSport Recife · Ceará● 6.93 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

MetricSport RecifeCearáBaseline
Corners5.86 corners/match6.93 corners/match5.22 corners/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots14 shots15 shotsSport Recife 14 shots, Ceará 15 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots3 shotsSport Recife 3 shots, Ceará 3 shots
  • Expected goals1.12 xG1.36 xGSport Recife 1.12 xG, Ceará 1.36 xG
  • Possession52%48%Sport Recife 52%, Ceará 48%
  • Corners4 corners6 cornersSport Recife 4 corners, Ceará 6 corners
  • Fouls10 fouls8 foulsSport Recife 10 fouls, Ceará 8 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Sport Recife
1Draws
1Ceará
Ceará — Sport Recife · Serie B0–0
Ceará — Sport Recife · Serie B2–1
Sport Recife — Ceará · Serie B2–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Sport Recife favored in 3 of 11 directional metrics · Ceará in 7 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Sport Recife29 matchesCeará30 matches
1.28 goals/matchGoals scored29/30▲ 1.57 goals/match
0.93 goals/match ▲Goals allowed29/301.23 goals/match
1.32 xG/matchExpected goals28/30▲ 1.47 xG/match
12.8 shots/matchShots29/30▲ 14.7 shots/match
3.79 shots/matchShots on target29/30▲ 4.67 shots/match
55.9% ●Possession29/3049%
5.86 corners/matchCorners29/30● 6.93 corners/match
13.7 fouls/matchFouls29/3014.3 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples29 / 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: Tue, 8 Oct 2024, 04:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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