Serie B · 2023

Vila Nova FC 0–1 Sport Recife · Serie B

0–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Sport Recife won 0–1.

Shots
1610
Shots on target
35
Expected goals
1.530.42
Possession
61%39%

Full time

What the match recorded

Sport Recife beat Vila Nova FC 1–0. Recorded in this match (Vila Nova FC – Sport Recife): shots 16–10, shots on target 3–5, expected goals 1.53–0.42, possession 61%–39%. 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.

Vila Nova FC's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Vila Nova FC's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.1 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 for0.4 goals/match1.1 goals/match1.1 goals/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Vila Nova FC, Sport Recife.

3.25 days ▲Rest daysVila Nova FC · Sport Recife5 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricVila Nova FCSport RecifeBaseline
Rest days3.25 days5 days—
Matches last 14 days3 matches3 matches—

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

Both teams have elevated corners records

moderate

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

5.9 corners/matchCornersVila Nova FC · Sport Recife● 5.95 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricVila Nova FCSport RecifeBaseline
Corners5.9 corners/match5.95 corners/match5.08 corners/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots16 shots10 shotsVila Nova FC 16 shots, Sport Recife 10 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots5 shotsVila Nova FC 3 shots, Sport Recife 5 shots
  • Expected goals1.53 xG0.42 xGVila Nova FC 1.53 xG, Sport Recife 0.42 xG
  • Possession61%39%Vila Nova FC 61%, Sport Recife 39%
  • Corners6 corners5 cornersVila Nova FC 6 corners, Sport Recife 5 corners
  • Fouls11 fouls13 foulsVila Nova FC 11 fouls, Sport Recife 13 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Vila Nova FC
0Draws
1Sport Recife
Sport Recife — Vila Nova FC · Serie B1–0

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Vila Nova FC favored in 7 of 11 directional metrics · Sport Recife in 2 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Vila Nova FC21 matchesSport Recife21 matches
1.1 goals/matchGoals scored21/21▲ 1.52 goals/match
0.57 goals/match ▲Goals allowed21/210.81 goals/match
1.49 xG/match ▲Expected goals20/211.21 xG/match
18.1 shots/match ▲Shots20/2112.8 shots/match
5.1 shots/match ▲Shots on target20/214.05 shots/match
49.9% ●Possession20/2149.4%
5.9 corners/matchCorners20/21● 5.95 corners/match
15 fouls/matchFouls20/2111.4 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples21 / 21home / 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: Thu, 3 Aug 2023, 04:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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