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Serie B · 2024

Sport Recife 3–1 Ponte Preta · Serie B

3–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Sport Recife won 3–1.

Shots
1416
Shots on target
66
Expected goals
1.321.41
Possession
59%41%

Full time

What the match recorded

Sport Recife beat Ponte Preta 3–1. Recorded in this match (Sport Recife – Ponte Preta): shots 14–16, shots on target 6–6, expected goals 1.32–1.41, possession 59%–41%. 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

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Sport Recife, Ponte Preta.

3.96 days ▲Rest daysSport Recife · Ponte Preta3.85 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricSport RecifePonte PretaBaseline
Rest days3.96 days3.85 days—
Matches last 14 days1 match2 matches—

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Sport Recife have recorded the higher season possession share.

56.9% ●PossessionSport Recife · Ponte Preta46.4%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 10.5 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricSport RecifePonte PretaBaseline
Possession56.9%46.4%49.8%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots14 shots16 shotsSport Recife 14 shots, Ponte Preta 16 shots
  • Shots on target6 shots6 shotsSport Recife 6 shots, Ponte Preta 6 shots
  • Expected goals1.32 xG1.41 xGSport Recife 1.32 xG, Ponte Preta 1.41 xG
  • Possession59%41%Sport Recife 59%, Ponte Preta 41%
  • Corners4 corners3 cornersSport Recife 4 corners, Ponte Preta 3 corners
  • Fouls17 fouls16 foulsSport Recife 17 fouls, Ponte Preta 16 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Sport Recife
2Draws
0Ponte Preta
Sport Recife — Ponte Preta · Serie B3–3
Ponte Preta — Sport Recife · Serie B1–1

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 9 of 11 directional metrics · Ponte Preta in 1 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Sport Recife16 matchesPonte Preta18 matches
1.31 goals/match ▲Goals scored16/181.22 goals/match
0.94 goals/match ▲Goals allowed16/181.28 goals/match
1.28 xG/match ▲Expected goals16/181.2 xG/match
13.6 shots/match ▲Shots16/1812.2 shots/match
3.88 shots/matchShots on target16/18▲ 4.44 shots/match
56.9% ●Possession16/1846.4%
6.44 corners/match ●Corners16/184.28 corners/match
13.3 fouls/matchFouls16/1814.6 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples16 / 18home / 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: Sun, 28 Jul 2024, 01:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Serie B

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsSport RecifePonte Preta
CompetitionSerie BSerie B 2024
Head-to-headSport Recife — Ponte Preta
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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