Brazil - Serie BEstádio Adelmar da Costa CarvalhoData current as of October 19, 2026

Sport Recife vs Criciúma: match statistics

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Sport Recife vs Criciúma: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Sport Recife plays Criciúma in Serie B (Brazil). The game is scheduled for October 24, 2026. Venue: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho.

Recent form

Sport Recife has 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.40 points per game. Criciúma has 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss, with 2.40 points per game.

Scoring records

Sport Recife scores 1.32 goals per game and allows 1.09. Criciúma scores 1.03 and allows 0.82. Games in this league average 2.34 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 65% of Sport Recife's games and 32% of Criciúma's. The Over 2.5 rates are 50% and 21%, compared with league averages of 47% for BTTS and 43% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Criciúma has the higher season xG average, 1.51 to 1.45 per game. Sport Recife takes 14.4 shots per game, while Criciúma takes 14.3.

First-half and second-half trends

Sport Recife leads at halftime in 29% of its games and scores 0.79 goals per game after halftime. Criciúma leads at halftime in 38% and scores 0.56 after halftime.

When the teams score

Sport Recife's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (15 goals). For Criciúma, it is minutes 46-60 (9 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Serie B games average 2.34 goals. Both teams score in 47% of games, and 43% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 0 home wins, 0 draws and 1 away win. Those games averaged 1.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(2.24)
(3.22)
(3.11)

Pre-game profile— what do the season numbers say?

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

Sport RecifeCriciúma
1.32Goals scored / game1.03
Sport RecifeCriciúma
1.09Goals allowed / game0.82
Sport RecifeCriciúma
54%Average possession53%
Sport RecifeCriciúma
4.15Shots on target / game3.62
Sport RecifeCriciúma

Team stats— who is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

14.38Shots per game14.26
Sport RecifeCriciúma
4.15Shots on target3.62
Sport RecifeCriciúma
9.2%Shot conversion7.2%
Sport RecifeCriciúma
54%Possession53%
Sport RecifeCriciúma
1.45xG for1.51
Sport RecifeCriciúma
1.56xG against1.26
Sport RecifeCriciúma

Shooting quality

Sport Recife: AttackingCriciúma: Attacking
Sport RecifeCriciúma
Accuracy (shots on target)29%25%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.100.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.320.28

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 form— who is in better shape?

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

Criciúma is 71% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / game - Sport Recife · 2.4 pts / game - Criciúma

Sport Recife
LWWDL
Season result split
38% W35% D26% L
Season (W-D-L)
13-12-9
1.50 pts / game · goal difference +8
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
8-7-2
Last 5 at home
4-0-1
WWWWL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.63Opponent xG: 1.91BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%
Criciúma
WWLWW
Season result split
50% W24% D26% L
Season (W-D-L)
17-8-9
1.74 pts / game · goal difference +7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-0-1
2.40 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
7-4-6
Last 5 away
2-0-3
LLWLW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 0.2xG: 1.47Opponent xG: 0.94BTTS: 0%Over 2.5: 20%

Goals— how 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.

Sport Recife is 28% better for: goals scored per game.

1.32 goals / game - Sport Recife · 1.03 goals / game - Criciúma

Criciúma is 33% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.09 goals / game - Sport Recife · 0.82 goals / game - Criciúma

Sport Recife scoring profile: strong

Sport Recife scores in 85% of games (29 of 34 games), while Criciúma keeps a clean sheet in 47% (16 of 34 games).

Criciúma scoring profile: very strong

Criciúma scores in 74% of games (25 of 34 games), while Sport Recife keeps a clean sheet in 29% (10 of 34 games).

45Goals scored (season)35
Sport RecifeCriciúma
37Goals conceded (season)28
Sport RecifeCriciúma
2.41Average goals per game1.85
Sport RecifeCriciúma
6Goals scored (last 5)7
Sport RecifeCriciúma
8Goals conceded (last 5)1
Sport RecifeCriciúma

How often they score at least...

85%1 goal74%
Sport RecifeCriciúma
38%2 goals24%
Sport RecifeCriciúma
9%3 goals6%
Sport RecifeCriciúma
0%4 goals0%
Sport RecifeCriciúma

How often they concede at least...

71%1 goal53%
Sport RecifeCriciúma
32%2 goals21%
Sport RecifeCriciúma
6%3 goals6%
Sport RecifeCriciúma
0%4 goals3%
Sport RecifeCriciúma

* 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.

47%
League average

Goal patterns

18%BTTS at half-time6%
Sport RecifeCriciúma
6%BTTS in both halves3%
Sport RecifeCriciúma
21%Scored in both halves18%
Sport RecifeCriciúma

BTTS and goal count

47%Min. 3 goals and BTTS15%
Sport RecifeCriciúma
3%Min. 3 goals without BTTS6%
Sport RecifeCriciúma
80%BTTS - last 50%
Sport RecifeCriciúma

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

68%Min. 1 goal before half-time62%
Sport RecifeCriciúma
26%Min. 2 goals before half-time12%
Sport RecifeCriciúma
9%Min. 3 goals before half-time3%
Sport RecifeCriciúma

2nd half

76%Min. 1 goal after half-time74%
Sport RecifeCriciúma
47%Min. 2 goals after half-time32%
Sport RecifeCriciúma
12%Min. 3 goals after half-time3%
Sport RecifeCriciúma

Game halves— when do the teams score more often?

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

Criciúma is 21% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.29 pts / game - Sport Recife · 1.56 pts / game - Criciúma

Sport Recife - half-time state
29% leading41% draw29% trailing
Criciúma - half-time state
38% leading41% draw21% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.29Points per game (1st half)1.56
Sport RecifeCriciúma
0.53Goals scored (1st half)0.47
Sport RecifeCriciúma
0.5Goals conceded (1st half)0.29
Sport RecifeCriciúma
1.03Average goals (1st half)0.76
Sport RecifeCriciúma
53%Clean sheet before half-time76%
Sport RecifeCriciúma
62%No goal before half-time56%
Sport RecifeCriciúma

After half-time (2nd half)

1.41Points per game (2nd half)1.26
Sport RecifeCriciúma
0.79Goals scored (2nd half)0.56
Sport RecifeCriciúma
0.59Goals conceded (2nd half)0.53
Sport RecifeCriciúma
1.38Average goals (2nd half)1.09
Sport RecifeCriciúma
50%Clean sheet after half-time53%
Sport RecifeCriciúma
32%No goal after half-time53%
Sport RecifeCriciúma

Sport Recife - second-half results

29% W53% D18% L
44
Half-time points
18
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
48
Second-half points
+7
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.29
PPG before half-time
Lead holding131%

Leads at halftime in 29% of games and wins 38%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Criciúma - second-half results

26% W47% D26% L
53
Half-time points
16
Half-time goals
+6
Goal difference (1st half)
43
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.56
PPG before half-time
Lead holding132%

Leads at halftime in 38% of games and wins 50%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.2

Allows 0.2 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Sport Recife - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.201.00
Goals scored / game0.60.6
Goals allowed / game0.80.8
Average goals per game1.41.4
1 goal100%80%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet20%40%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference-1-1
Half-time: 40% leading - 0% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3
Criciúma - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.402.00
Goals scored / game0.21.2
Goals allowed / game0.00.2
Average goals per game0.21.4
1 goal20%80%
2 goals0%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet100%80%
No goal80%40%
Goal difference+1+5
Half-time: 20% leading - 80% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1

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

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

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

Sport Recife
ScoredConceded
4
1
0-15
6
9
16-30
8
7
31-45
7
4
46-60
5
6
61-75
15
10
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (15 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): +5 - wins late phases.

Criciúma
ScoredConceded
7
3
0-15
4
2
16-30
5
5
31-45
9
6
46-60
3
4
61-75
7
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (9 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

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

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

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

Game profile

2.13
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.1 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
91%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
49%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-53%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
63%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
4%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 25 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Sport Recife

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.11
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.34
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-9.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.13
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.47
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
99%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
108%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.10
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
33% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 9% come in the first quarter-hour.
33%

Criciúma

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.25
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.04
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.48
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.44
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
102%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
62%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.66
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 20% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

* 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 context— is this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

Sport RecifeLigaCriciúma
Average goals per game• 2.412.34▼ 1.85
Both teams scored▲ 65%47%▼ 32%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▲ 50%43%▼ 21%
Clean sheets▼ 29%31%▲ 47%
Goal before half-time• 68%67%▼ 62%
Goal after half-time▲ 76%74%• 74%

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

2.34
Average goals per game
47%
Both teams scored
43%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
31%
Clean sheets
1.33
Home goals / game
1.01
Away goals / game
+32%
Home attack advantage
+24%
Home defensive advantage
+15%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
67%
1 goal
28%
2 goals
7%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
74%
1 goal
38%
2 goals
12%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Sport Recife's perspective: 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss against Criciúma. Games average 1.00 goals, and both teams scored in 0% of them.

FAQ

When do Sport Recife and Criciúma play?

Sport Recife face Criciúma on October 24, 2026 in Serie B at Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

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

Sport Recife score 1.32 goals per game on average and Criciúma 1.03. The Serie B average is 2.34 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 43% of games. Both teams score in 65% of Sport Recife's matches and 32% of Criciúma's.

What form are Sport Recife and Criciúma in?

Over the last 5 games Sport Recife have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Criciúma 4-0-1 (2.40 points per game).

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

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