Serie B · 2023

Sport Recife 3–3 Ponte Preta · Serie B

3–3Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Sport Recife and Ponte Preta drew 3–3.

Shots
1410
Shots on target
73
Expected goals
2.211.13
Possession
68%32%

Full time

What the match recorded

Sport Recife and Ponte Preta drew 3–3. Recorded in this match (Sport Recife – Ponte Preta): shots 14–10, shots on target 7–3, expected goals 2.21–1.13, possession 68%–32%. 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

moderate

Sport Recife's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.58 goals/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 for2.6 goals/match1.58 goals/match1.05 goals/match

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

Ponte Preta show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

Ponte Preta's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines.

13.5 shots/match ▲ShotsSport Recife · Ponte Preta11.3 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

MetricSport RecifePonte PretaBaseline
Shots13.5 shots/match11.3 shots/match13.3 shots/match
Shots against11.6 shots/match15.3 shots/match13.6 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots14 shots10 shotsSport Recife 14 shots, Ponte Preta 10 shots
  • Shots on target7 shots3 shotsSport Recife 7 shots, Ponte Preta 3 shots
  • Expected goals2.21 xG1.13 xGSport Recife 2.21 xG, Ponte Preta 1.13 xG
  • Possession68%32%Sport Recife 68%, Ponte Preta 32%
  • Corners9 corners2 cornersSport Recife 9 corners, Ponte Preta 2 corners
  • Fouls8 fouls16 foulsSport Recife 8 fouls, Ponte Preta 16 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

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

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 0 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Sport Recife31 matchesPonte Preta31 matches
1.58 goals/match ▲Goals scored31/310.65 goals/match
1 goal/matchGoals allowed31/310.97 goals/match
1.33 xG/match ▲Expected goals31/301.04 xG/match
13.5 shots/match ▲Shots31/3011.3 shots/match
4.23 shots/match ▲Shots on target31/303.47 shots/match
51.3% ●Possession31/3045.6%
6.52 corners/match ●Corners31/303.8 corners/match
11.5 fouls/matchFouls31/3016 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples31 / 31home / 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, 10 Oct 2023, 03:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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