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Serie B · 2023

Sport Recife 2–0 Ceará · Serie B

2–0Historical 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 2–0.

Shots
1412
Shots on target
61
Expected goals
2.60.47
Possession
46%54%

Full time

What the match recorded

Sport Recife beat Ceará 2–0. Recorded in this match (Sport Recife – Ceará): shots 14–12, shots on target 6–1, expected goals 2.6–0.47, possession 46%–54%. 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, Ceará.

4.96 days ▲Rest daysSport Recife · Ceará3.96 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricSport RecifeCearáBaseline
Rest days4.96 days3.96 days—
Matches last 14 days3 matches2 matches—

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

Sport Recife have a visible home split

moderate

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

14.9 shots/match ▲ShotsHome only · Season12.9 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: home

MetricHome onlySeasonBaseline
Shots14.9 shots/match12.9 shots/match13.5 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots14 shots12 shotsSport Recife 14 shots, Ceará 12 shots
  • Shots on target6 shots1 shotSport Recife 6 shots, Ceará 1 shot
  • Expected goals2.6 xG0.47 xGSport Recife 2.6 xG, Ceará 0.47 xG
  • Possession46%54%Sport Recife 46%, Ceará 54%
  • Corners7 corners8 cornersSport Recife 7 corners, Ceará 8 corners
  • Fouls9 fouls17 foulsSport Recife 9 fouls, Ceará 17 fouls

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Sport Recife favored in 10 of 11 directional metrics · Ceará in 1

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Sport Recife14 matchesCeará15 matches
1.79 goals/match ▲Goals scored14/151.07 goals/match
0.64 goals/match ▲Goals allowed14/151.27 goals/match
1.38 xG/match ▲Expected goals14/151.21 xG/match
12.9 shots/matchShots14/15▲ 13.6 shots/match
4.36 shots/match ▲Shots on target14/154.13 shots/match
49.7%Possession14/15● 55.1%
5.86 corners/match ●Corners14/155.47 corners/match
10.8 fouls/matchFouls14/1516.5 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples14 / 15home / 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: Mon, 3 Jul 2023, 01:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Serie B

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsSport RecifeCeará
CompetitionSerie BSerie B 2023
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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