Serie B · 2026

Athletic Club vs Sport Recife · Serie B

vsPre-match analysis

Season

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Goals scored
1.181.32
Expected goals
1.051.45
Shots
11.114.1
Possession
43.8%55.1%

30-second read

What the record shows

The story here is recent context rather than season averages: athletic Club's last-five goals scored average is above their season average. Alongside it: athletic Club's home-only shot average is above their full-season average. Limitation: Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Athletic Club's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Athletic Club's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

1.8 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.18 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 for1.8 goals/match1.18 goals/match1.14 goals/match

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

Athletic Club have a visible home split

moderate

Athletic Club's home-only shot average is above their full-season average.

13.4 shots/match ▲ShotsHome only · Season11.1 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: home

MetricHome onlySeasonBaseline
Shots13.4 shots/match11.1 shots/match13.7 shots/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Sport Recife have recorded the higher season possession share.

43.8%PossessionAthletic Club · Sport Recife● 55.1%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 11.4 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricAthletic ClubSport RecifeBaseline
Possession43.8%55.1%50.1%

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

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Athletic Club favored in 1 of 13 directional metrics · Sport Recife in 10 · 2 too close

recorded edge higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Athletic Club28 matchesSport Recife28 matches
1.18 goals/matchGoals scored28/28▲ 1.32 goals/match
1.07 goals/matchGoals allowed28/28▲ 1 goal/match
1.05 xG/matchExpected goals28/28▲ 1.45 xG/match
11.1 shots/matchShots28/28▲ 14.1 shots/match
3.29 shots/matchShots on target28/28▲ 4.25 shots/match
43.8%Possession28/28● 55.1%
4.29 corners/matchCorners28/28● 4.89 corners/match
14.9 fouls/matchFouls28/2813.3 fouls/match

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Athletic Club
1Draws
0Sport Recife
Sport Recife — Athletic Club · Serie B1–1

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples28 / 28home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
Freshness20 daysfrom nearest prior match
  • 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.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 3 Oct 2026, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Serie B

Make a graphic from this match

Creator Studio builds a branded post from this match's recorded data, with its evidence grade and source cutoff carried into the export.

Turn this match into a graphicReady-made from PitchMath data · No sign-up required