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Corinthians 2–1 Sport Recife · Serie A

2–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Corinthians won 2–1.

Shots
1710
Shots on target
42
Possession
58%42%

Full time

What the match recorded

Corinthians beat Sport Recife 2–1. Recorded in this match (Corinthians – Sport Recife): shots 17–10, shots on target 4–2, possession 58%–42%, corners 5–4. 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

moderate

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Corinthians, Sport Recife.

2.85 days ▲Rest daysCorinthians · Sport Recife2.88 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricCorinthiansSport RecifeBaseline
Rest days2.85 days2.88 days—
Matches last 14 days3 matches3 matches—

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

Both teams have elevated fouls records

weak

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

14.8 fouls/matchFoulsCorinthians · Sport Recife14.8 fouls/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricCorinthiansSport RecifeBaseline
Fouls14.8 fouls/match14.8 fouls/match13.4 fouls/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Corinthians have recorded the higher season possession share.

58.8% ●PossessionCorinthians · Sport Recife48.6%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 10.2 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricCorinthiansSport RecifeBaseline
Possession58.8%48.6%48.9%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots17 shots10 shotsCorinthians 17 shots, Sport Recife 10 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots2 shotsCorinthians 4 shots, Sport Recife 2 shots
  • Possession58%42%Corinthians 58%, Sport Recife 42%
  • Corners5 corners4 cornersCorinthians 5 corners, Sport Recife 4 corners
  • Fouls11 fouls12 foulsCorinthians 11 fouls, Sport Recife 12 fouls
  • Yellow cards3 cards2 cardsCorinthians 3 cards, Sport Recife 2 cards
  • Passes520 passes359 passesCorinthians 520 passes, Sport Recife 359 passes
  • Pass accuracy86%81%Corinthians 86%, Sport Recife 81%
  • Shots inside box14 shots5 shotsCorinthians 14 shots, Sport Recife 5 shots
  • Blocked shots4 blocks1 blockCorinthians 4 blocks, Sport Recife 1 block
  • Goalkeeper saves1 save2 savesCorinthians 1 save, Sport Recife 2 saves
  • Offsides4 offsides0 offsidesCorinthians 4 offsides, Sport Recife 0 offsides

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Corinthians favored in 7 of 11 directional metrics · Sport Recife in 1 · 3 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Corinthians5 matchesSport Recife5 matches
1.2 goals/match ▲Goals scored5/50.6 goals/match
1.2 goals/match ▲Goals allowed5/51.6 goals/match
10 shots/matchShots5/5▲ 13.2 shots/match
2.8 shots/match ▲Shots on target5/52.6 shots/match
58.8% ●Possession5/548.6%
4.2 corners/matchCorners5/5● 6.2 corners/match
3 cards/matchCards5/52.8 cards/match
14.8 fouls/matchFouls5/514.8 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples5 / 5home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: xg_for, xg_against.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 19 Apr 2025, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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