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Serie A · 2025Estadio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho

Sport Recife 2–3 Vasco da Gama · Serie A

2–3Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Vasco da Gama won 2–3.

Shots
1410
Shots on target
47
Possession
55%45%

Full time

What the match recorded

Vasco DA Gama beat Sport Recife 3–2. Recorded in this match (Sport Recife – Vasco DA Gama): shots 14–10, shots on target 4–7, possession 55%–45%, corners 10–5. 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.

Vasco DA Gama's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Vasco DA Gama's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.43 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 for2.4 goals/match1.43 goals/match1.19 goals/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Vasco DA Gama have recorded the higher season possession share.

47.3%PossessionSport Recife · Vasco DA Gama● 55.6%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 8.3 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricSport RecifeVasco DA GamaBaseline
Possession47.3%55.6%49.6%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots14 shots10 shotsSport Recife 14 shots, Vasco da Gama 10 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots7 shotsSport Recife 4 shots, Vasco da Gama 7 shots
  • Possession55%45%Sport Recife 55%, Vasco da Gama 45%
  • Corners10 corners5 cornersSport Recife 10 corners, Vasco da Gama 5 corners
  • Fouls9 fouls10 foulsSport Recife 9 fouls, Vasco da Gama 10 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards1 cardSport Recife 2 cards, Vasco da Gama 1 card
  • Passes449 passes378 passesSport Recife 449 passes, Vasco da Gama 378 passes
  • Pass accuracy84%84%Sport Recife 84%, Vasco da Gama 84%
  • Shots inside box7 shots8 shotsSport Recife 7 shots, Vasco da Gama 8 shots
  • Blocked shots5 blocks1 blockSport Recife 5 blocks, Vasco da Gama 1 block
  • Goalkeeper saves4 saves2 savesSport Recife 4 saves, Vasco da Gama 2 saves
  • Offsides3 offsides0 offsidesSport Recife 3 offsides, Vasco da Gama 0 offsides

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Sport Recife
0Draws
1Vasco da Gama
Vasco da Gama — Sport Recife · Serie A3–1

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Sport Recife favored in 2 of 11 directional metrics · Vasco da Gama in 8 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Sport Recife20 matchesVasco da Gama21 matches
0.7 goals/matchGoals scored20/21▲ 1.43 goals/match
1.65 goals/matchGoals allowed20/21▲ 1.48 goals/match
12.7 shots/matchShots20/21▲ 13.4 shots/match
3.95 shots/matchShots on target20/21▲ 4.95 shots/match
47.3%Possession20/21● 55.6%
6.05 corners/match ●Corners20/214.43 corners/match
2.3 cards/matchCards20/212.24 cards/match
14.7 fouls/matchFouls20/2113.2 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples20 / 21home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • 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: Mon, 1 Sept 2025, 03:30 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Serie A

Goals per match rankingShots per match rankingShots on target per match ranking
TeamsSport RecifeVasco da Gama
CompetitionSerie ASerie A 2025
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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