Brazil - Serie BEstádio Adelmar da Costa CarvalhoData current as of 23 July 2026

Sport Recife vs Náutico: match statistics

Sport Recife crest
Sport Recife
2 : 0half-time 1:0
Náutico crest
Náutico

Sport Recife vs Náutico: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Sport Recife play Náutico in Serie B (Brazil). The match date is 31 May 2026 at 01:30. Venue: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho. Final score: 2:0.

Current form

Sport Recife: 0-3-2, 0.60 points/match. Náutico: 0-1-4, 0.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Sport Recife scores 1.28 and concedes 0.94 goals per match. Náutico scores 1.22 and concedes 1.28. League average: 2.27 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Sport Recife 56%, Náutico 33%. Over 2.5: Sport Recife 39%, Náutico 39%. League level: BTTS 48%, Over 2.5 42%.

xG, shots and style

Náutico has higher xG: 1.77 vs 1.47. Sport Recife: 14.4 shots per match, Náutico: 16.6.

Match halves

Sport Recife: half-time lead 17%, second-half goals 0.94. Náutico: half-time lead 17%, second-half goals 0.89.

Goals by minute

Sport Recife: 76-90+ (7 goals). Náutico: 76-90+ (8 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Serie B: 2.27 goals per match, BTTS 48%, Over 2.5 42%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Match description

Náutico is in superior goalscoring form: they have scored 13 goals in their last 5 matches and won 4 of them, while Sport Recife scored 7 goals and won 3 of their last 5. Away, Náutico averages 2.0 goals per match versus Sport’s 1.4 goals at home, and the shot conversion rate is 14% for the visitors versus 10% for the hosts, which results in a higher goals return for Náutico. Chance quality is comparable — xG is 1.50 for Náutico away and 1.53 for Sport at home — so the visitors’ edge comes mainly from finishing efficiency rather than creating more chances. Additionally, Náutico has a higher points average in the last 5 matches (2.6 vs 1.8) and a better away goal difference (+5 vs +2 for the hosts), despite Sport having more shots on target at home (6 vs 3.8) and scoring in every home game (0% shutouts). Considering the 13 goals by the visitors in the last 5 matches, the higher 14% conversion and better recent points return, I forecast a Náutico win.

Half-by-half

1 : 0
1st half
1 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

40Possession (%)60
Sport RecifeNáutico
8Shots19
Sport RecifeNáutico
5Shots on target6
Sport RecifeNáutico
0.99xG2.02
Sport RecifeNáutico
1Corners8
Sport RecifeNáutico
18Dangerous attacks57
Sport RecifeNáutico
18Fouls18
Sport RecifeNáutico
5Cards3
Sport RecifeNáutico

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Sport RecifeNáutico
1.28Goals scored / match1.22
Sport RecifeNáutico
0.94Goals conceded / match1.28
Sport RecifeNáutico
55%Average possession60%
Sport RecifeNáutico
4.44Shots on target / match4.33
Sport RecifeNáutico

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

14.39Shots per match16.56
Sport RecifeNáutico
4.44Shots on target4.33
Sport RecifeNáutico
8.9%Shot conversion7.4%
Sport RecifeNáutico
55%Possession60%
Sport RecifeNáutico
1.47xG for1.77
Sport RecifeNáutico
1.41xG against1.25
Sport RecifeNáutico

Shooting quality

Sport Recife: DominantNáutico: Dominant
Sport RecifeNáutico
Accuracy (shots on target)31%26%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.100.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.290.28

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 formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Sport Recife is 200% better for: last-5 form.

0.6 pts / match - Sport Recife · 0.2 pts / match - Náutico

Sport Recife
DLLDD
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
33% W50% R17% P
Season (W-D-L)
6-9-3
1.50 pts / match · goal difference +6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-3-2
0.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-6-1
Last 5 at home
1-4-0
WDDDD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.72Opponent xG: 1.44BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%
Náutico
LLDLL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
33% W17% R50% P
Season (W-D-L)
6-3-9
1.17 pts / match · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-4
0.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-2-5
Last 5 away
0-1-4
LDLLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.85Opponent xG: 1.55BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%

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.

Sport Recife is 5% better for: goals scored per match.

1.28 goals / match - Sport Recife · 1.22 goals / match - Náutico

Sport Recife is 36% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.94 goals / match - Sport Recife · 1.28 goals / match - Náutico

Sport Recife scoring profile: very strong

Sport Recife scores in 78% of matches (14 of 18 matches), while Náutico keeps a clean sheet in 28% (5 of 18 matches).

Náutico scoring profile: mixed

Náutico scores in 56% of matches (10 of 18 matches), while Sport Recife keeps a clean sheet in 39% (7 of 18 matches).

23Goals scored (season)22
Sport RecifeNáutico
17Goals conceded (season)23
Sport RecifeNáutico
2.22Average goals in match2.5
Sport RecifeNáutico
7Goals scored (last 5)4
Sport RecifeNáutico
9Goals conceded (last 5)9
Sport RecifeNáutico

How often they score at least...

78%1 goal56%
Sport RecifeNáutico
39%2 goals28%
Sport RecifeNáutico
11%3 goals17%
Sport RecifeNáutico
0%4 goals11%
Sport RecifeNáutico

How often they concede at least...

61%1 goal72%
Sport RecifeNáutico
28%2 goals39%
Sport RecifeNáutico
6%3 goals11%
Sport RecifeNáutico
0%4 goals6%
Sport RecifeNáutico

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

48%
League average

Goal patterns

17%BTTS at half-time11%
Sport RecifeNáutico
11%BTTS in both halves6%
Sport RecifeNáutico
22%Scored in both halves22%
Sport RecifeNáutico

BTTS and goal count

39%Min. 3 goals and BTTS28%
Sport RecifeNáutico
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS11%
Sport RecifeNáutico
80%BTTS - last 540%
Sport RecifeNáutico

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

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

56%Min. 1 goal before half-time67%
Sport RecifeNáutico
22%Min. 2 goals before half-time17%
Sport RecifeNáutico
6%Min. 3 goals before half-time11%
Sport RecifeNáutico

2nd half

78%Min. 1 goal after half-time78%
Sport RecifeNáutico
50%Min. 2 goals after half-time39%
Sport RecifeNáutico
6%Min. 3 goals after half-time17%
Sport RecifeNáutico

Match 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 28% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.06 pts / match - Sport Recife · 0.83 pts / match - Náutico

Sport Recife - half-time state
17% leading56% draw28% trailing
Náutico - half-time state
17% leading33% draw50% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.06Points per match (1st half)0.83
Sport RecifeNáutico
0.33Goals scored (1st half)0.33
Sport RecifeNáutico
0.5Goals conceded (1st half)0.72
Sport RecifeNáutico
0.83Average goals (1st half)1.06
Sport RecifeNáutico
56%Clean sheet before half-time44%
Sport RecifeNáutico
72%No goal before half-time78%
Sport RecifeNáutico

After half-time (2nd half)

1.72Points per match (2nd half)1.61
Sport RecifeNáutico
0.94Goals scored (2nd half)0.89
Sport RecifeNáutico
0.44Goals conceded (2nd half)0.56
Sport RecifeNáutico
1.39Average goals (2nd half)1.44
Sport RecifeNáutico
56%Clean sheet after half-time61%
Sport RecifeNáutico
28%No goal after half-time44%
Sport RecifeNáutico

Sport Recife - second-half results

39% W56% R6% P
19
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
31
Second-half points
+9
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.06
PPG before half-time
Lead holding194%

Leads at half-time in 17% of matches and wins 33%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Náutico - second-half results

44% W28% R28% P
15
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
-7
Goal difference (1st half)
29
Second-half points
+6
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.83
PPG before half-time
Lead holding194%

Leads at half-time in 17% of matches and wins 33%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.2

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Sport Recife - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.801.20
Goals scored / match0.41.0
Goals conceded / match1.00.8
Average goals in match1.41.8
1 goal100%80%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet20%20%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference-3+1
Half-time: 20% leading - 20% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
Náutico - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.201.20
Goals scored / match0.20.6
Goals conceded / match1.40.4
Average goals in match1.61.0
1 goal80%60%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet20%60%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference-6+1
Half-time: 0% leading - 20% draw - 80% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Sport Recife
ScoredConceded
0
1
0-15
3
6
16-30
3
2
31-45
6
2
46-60
4
1
61-75
7
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (7 goli). Concedes most in 16-30 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

Náutico
ScoredConceded
0
5
0-15
2
3
16-30
4
5
31-45
3
1
46-60
5
3
61-75
8
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (8 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

* 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.36
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.3 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
104%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
45%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
44%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
10%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 10 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Sport Recife

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.06
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.
-7.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.19
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.47
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
101%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
93%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.90
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.6
Late goals
30% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
30%

Náutico

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.52
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.58
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.55
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.03
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
121%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
101%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.97
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.6
Late goals
36% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
36%

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

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

Sport RecifeLigaNáutico
Average goals in match 2.222.27 2.50
Both teams scored 56%48% 33%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 39%42% 39%
Clean sheets 39%31% 28%
Goal before half-time 56%66% 67%
Goal after half-time 78%74% 78%

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

2.27
Average goals per match
48%
Both teams scored
42%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
31%
Clean sheets
1.27
Home goals / match
1.01
Away goals / match
+26%
Home attack advantage
+20%
Home defence advantage
+15%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
66%
1 goal
27%
2 goals
7%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
74%
1 goal
38%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

FAQ

What was the result of Sport Recife vs Náutico?

The Serie B match finished Sport Recife 2:0 Náutico. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

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

Sport Recife score 1.28 goals per game on average and Náutico 1.22. The Serie B average is 2.27 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 42% of games. Both teams score in 56% of Sport Recife's matches and 33% of Náutico's.

What form are Sport Recife and Náutico in?

Over the last 5 games Sport Recife have a 0-3-2 record (0.60 points per game) and Náutico 0-1-4 (0.20 points per game).

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

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