Serie B · 2023

Ceará 2–1 Sport Recife · Serie B

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2–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Ceará won 2–1.

Shots
1210
Shots on target
85
Expected goals
10.45
Possession
47%53%

Full time

What the match recorded

Ceará beat Sport Recife 2–1. Recorded in this match (Ceará – Sport Recife): shots 12–10, shots on target 8–5, expected goals 1–0.45, possession 47%–53%. 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.

Ceará's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Ceará's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1 goal/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for0.4 goals/match1 goal/match1.03 goals/match

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

Ceará have a visible home split

moderate

Ceará's home-only shot average is above their full-season average.

16.2 shots/match ▲ShotsHome only · Season13.9 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: home

MetricHome onlySeasonBaseline
Shots16.2 shots/match13.9 shots/match13.3 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

Both teams have elevated corners records

weak

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

5.5 corners/matchCornersCeará · Sport Recife● 6.44 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricCearáSport RecifeBaseline
Corners5.5 corners/match6.44 corners/match5 corners/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots12 shots10 shotsCeará 12 shots, Sport Recife 10 shots
  • Shots on target8 shots5 shotsCeará 8 shots, Sport Recife 5 shots
  • Expected goals1 xG0.45 xGCeará 1 xG, Sport Recife 0.45 xG
  • Possession47%53%Ceará 47%, Sport Recife 53%
  • Corners5 corners5 cornersCeará 5 corners, Sport Recife 5 corners
  • Fouls27 fouls22 foulsCeará 27 fouls, Sport Recife 22 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

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

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Ceará favored in 0 of 11 directional metrics · Sport Recife in 6 · 5 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Ceará34 matchesSport Recife34 matches
1 goal/matchGoals scored34/34▲ 1.59 goals/match
1.09 goals/matchGoals allowed34/341.06 goals/match
1.25 xG/matchExpected goals34/341.3 xG/match
13.9 shots/matchShots34/3413.3 shots/match
4.32 shots/matchShots on target34/344.32 shots/match
53% ●Possession34/3451.4%
5.5 corners/matchCorners34/34● 6.44 corners/match
16.6 fouls/matchFouls34/3412 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples34 / 34home / 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, 28 Oct 2023, 02:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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