Santos vs Sport Recife: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Santos played against Sport Recife in Serie A (Brazil). The game was played on November 29, 2025. Final score: 3:0.

Recent form

Santos has 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.00 points per game. Sport Recife has 0 wins, 0 draws and 5 losses, with 0.00 points per game.

Scoring records

Santos scores 1.03 goals per game and allows 1.43. Sport Recife scores 0.80 and allows 1.89. Games in this league average 2.48 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 51% of Santos's games and 54% of Sport Recife's. The Over 2.5 rates are 46% and 51%, compared with league averages of 48% for BTTS and 45% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Santos has the higher season xG average, 1.38 to 1.33 per game. Santos takes 13.1 shots per game, while Sport Recife takes 12.6.

First-half and second-half trends

Santos leads at halftime in 20% of its games and scores 0.66 goals per game after halftime. Sport Recife leads at halftime in 23% and scores 0.40 after halftime.

When the teams score

Santos's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (14 goals). For Sport Recife, it is minutes 76-90+ (6 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Serie A games average 2.48 goals. Both teams score in 48% of games, and 45% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 0 home wins, 1 draw and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 4.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

Stats by half

2 : 0
First half
1 : 0
Second half

Game stats

52Possession (%)48
SantosSport Recife
17Shots11
SantosSport Recife
7Shots on target2
SantosSport Recife
1.94xG1.06
SantosSport Recife
9Corners3
SantosSport Recife
53Dangerous attacks31
SantosSport Recife
9Fouls14
SantosSport Recife
0Cards2
SantosSport Recife

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

SantosSport Recife
1.03Goals scored / game0.8
SantosSport Recife
1.43Goals allowed / game1.89
SantosSport Recife
50%Average possession47%
SantosSport Recife
3.8Shots on target / game3.8
SantosSport Recife

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

13.06Shots per game12.6
SantosSport Recife
3.8Shots on target3.8
SantosSport Recife
7.9%Shot conversion6.3%
SantosSport Recife
50%Possession47%
SantosSport Recife
1.38xG for1.33
SantosSport Recife
1.5xG against1.69
SantosSport Recife

Shooting quality

Santos: BalancedSport Recife: Balanced
SantosSport Recife
Accuracy (shots on target)29%30%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.270.21

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Santos
LLWDD
Season result split
26% W31% D43% L
Season (W-D-L)
9-11-15
1.09 pts / game · goal difference -14
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
6-6-5
Last 5 at home
2-2-1
WLDWD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.46Opponent xG: 1.95BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 20%
Sport Recife
LLLLL
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
6% W31% D63% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-11-22
0.49 pts / game · goal difference -38
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-0-5
0.00 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
1-4-12
Last 5 away
0-1-4
DLLLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 3.4xG: 1.05Opponent xG: 2.19BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Santos is 29% better for: goals scored per game.

1.03 goals / game - Santos · 0.8 goals / game - Sport Recife

Santos is 32% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.43 goals / game - Santos · 1.89 goals / game - Sport Recife

Santos scoring profile: very strong

Santos scores in 66% of games (23 of 35 meczów), while Sport Recife keeps a clean sheet in 14% (5 of 35 meczów).

Sport Recife scoring profile: strong

Sport Recife scores in 60% of games (21 of 35 meczów), while Santos keeps a clean sheet in 20% (7 of 35 meczów).

36Goals scored (season)28
SantosSport Recife
50Goals conceded (season)66
SantosSport Recife
2.46Average goals per game2.69
SantosSport Recife
5Goals scored (last 5)6
SantosSport Recife
7Goals conceded (last 5)17
SantosSport Recife

How often they score at least...

66%1 goal60%
SantosSport Recife
29%2 goals20%
SantosSport Recife
9%3 goals0%
SantosSport Recife
0%4 goals0%
SantosSport Recife

How often they concede at least...

80%1 goal86%
SantosSport Recife
43%2 goals63%
SantosSport Recife
11%3 goals29%
SantosSport Recife
3%4 goals9%
SantosSport Recife

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

48%
League average

Goal patterns

9%BTTS at half-time17%
SantosSport Recife
0%BTTS in both halves3%
SantosSport Recife
11%Scored in both halves11%
SantosSport Recife

BTTS and goal count

37%Min. 3 goals and BTTS43%
SantosSport Recife
9%Min. 3 goals without BTTS9%
SantosSport Recife
60%BTTS - last 580%
SantosSport Recife

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

60%Min. 1 goal before half-time69%
SantosSport Recife
17%Min. 2 goals before half-time26%
SantosSport Recife
9%Min. 3 goals before half-time11%
SantosSport Recife

2nd half

83%Min. 1 goal after half-time83%
SantosSport Recife
46%Min. 2 goals after half-time46%
SantosSport Recife
23%Min. 3 goals after half-time20%
SantosSport Recife

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Sport Recife is 9% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1 pts / game - Santos · 1.09 pts / game - Sport Recife

Santos - half-time state
20% leading40% draw40% trailing
Sport Recife - half-time state
23% leading40% draw37% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1Points per game (1st half)1.09
SantosSport Recife
0.37Goals scored (1st half)0.4
SantosSport Recife
0.49Goals conceded (1st half)0.66
SantosSport Recife
0.86Average goals (1st half)1.06
SantosSport Recife
57%Clean sheet before half-time51%
SantosSport Recife
74%No goal before half-time63%
SantosSport Recife

After half-time (2nd half)

1.26Points per game (2nd half)0.54
SantosSport Recife
0.66Goals scored (2nd half)0.4
SantosSport Recife
0.94Goals conceded (2nd half)1.23
SantosSport Recife
1.6Average goals (2nd half)1.63
SantosSport Recife
40%Clean sheet after half-time23%
SantosSport Recife
49%No goal after half-time66%
SantosSport Recife

Santos - second-half results

31% W31% D37% L
35
Half-time points
13
Half-time goals
-4
Goal difference (1st half)
44
Second-half points
-10
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding130%

Leads at halftime in 20% of games and wins 26%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.4

Allows 0.4 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Sport Recife - second-half results

6% W37% D57% L
38
Half-time points
14
Half-time goals
-9
Goal difference (1st half)
19
Second-half points
-29
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.09
PPG before half-time
Lead holding26%

Leads at halftime in 23% of games and wins 6%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime+0.6

Allows 0.6 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Santos - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.001.40
Goals scored / game0.20.8
Goals allowed / game0.41.0
Average goals per game0.61.8
1 goal60%100%
2 goals0%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal80%40%
Goal difference-1-1
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1
Sport Recife - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.400.00
Goals scored / game1.00.2
Goals allowed / game1.02.4
Average goals per game2.02.6
1 goal100%100%
2 goals60%60%
3 goals40%40%
Clean sheet20%0%
No goal20%80%
Goal difference0-11
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 0% draw - 100% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 60% - Half-time goals total: 5

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Santos
ScoredConceded
3
6
0-15
5
5
16-30
5
6
31-45
5
10
46-60
4
12
61-75
14
11
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (14 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (12). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

Sport Recife
ScoredConceded
5
9
0-15
5
4
16-30
4
10
31-45
4
16
46-60
4
12
61-75
6
15
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (6 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (16). Late-goal balance (76-90): -9 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.58
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.5 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
104%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
53%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+55%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
40%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
14%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 7 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Santos

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.12
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.28
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+2.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.35
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.07
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
69%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
146%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.09
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
39% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 8% come in the first quarter-hour.
39%

Sport Recife

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.36
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.73
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.53
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.20
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
82%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
126%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.49
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
21% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 18% come in the first quarter-hour.
21%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Serie A).

Teams vs league

SantosLigaSport Recife
Average goals per game 2.462.48 2.69
Both teams scored 51%48% 54%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 46%45% 51%
Clean sheets 20%30% 14%
Goal before half-time 60%70% 69%
Goal after half-time 83%75% 83%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.48
Average goals per game
48%
Both teams scored
45%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
30%
Clean sheets
1.50
Home goals / game
0.98
Away goals / game
+53%
Home attack advantage
+35%
Home defensive advantage
+26%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
30%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
38%
2 goals
18%
3 goals
5%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Head-to-head

Record from Santos's perspective: 0 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses against Sport Recife. Games average 4.00 goals, and both teams scored in 100% of them.

SC do Recife
2 : 2
Santos FC Sao Paulo

FAQ

What was the result of Santos vs Sport Recife?

The Serie A match finished Santos 3:0 Sport Recife. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Santos vs Sport Recife?

Santos score 1.03 goals per game on average and Sport Recife 0.80. The Serie A average is 2.48 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 45% of games. Both teams score in 51% of Santos's matches and 54% of Sport Recife's.

What form are Santos and Sport Recife in?

Over the last 5 games Santos have a 1-2-2 record (1.00 points per game) and Sport Recife 0-0-5 (0.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Santos vs Sport Recife?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Santos vs Sport Recife: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.