Brazil - Serie BEstádio Adelmar da Costa CarvalhoData current as of September 07, 2026

Sport Recife vs Ponte Preta: match statistics

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Sport Recife vs Ponte Preta: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Sport Recife plays Ponte Preta in Serie B (Brazil). The game is scheduled for September 11, 2026. Venue: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho.

Recent form

Sport Recife has 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.20 points per game. Ponte Preta has 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses, with 0.20 points per game.

Scoring records

Sport Recife scores 1.31 goals per game and allows 1.00. Ponte Preta scores 0.62 and allows 2.08. Games in this league average 2.30 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 62% of Sport Recife's games and 46% of Ponte Preta's. The Over 2.5 rates are 46% and 46%, compared with league averages of 48% for BTTS and 42% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Sport Recife has the higher season xG average, 1.42 to 1.17 per game. Sport Recife takes 14.0 shots per game, while Ponte Preta takes 10.5.

First-half and second-half trends

Sport Recife leads at halftime in 27% of its games and scores 0.85 goals per game after halftime. Ponte Preta leads at halftime in 15% and scores 0.19 after halftime.

When the teams score

Sport Recife's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (10 goals). For Ponte Preta, it is minutes 31-45+ (7 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Serie B games average 2.30 goals. Both teams score in 48% of games, and 42% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

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

Before kickoff

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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.

Sport RecifePonte Preta
1.31Goals scored / game0.62
Sport RecifePonte Preta
1Goals allowed / game2.08
Sport RecifePonte Preta
55%Average possession42%
Sport RecifePonte Preta
4.19Shots on target / game3.23
Sport RecifePonte Preta

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

13.96Shots per game10.46
Sport RecifePonte Preta
4.19Shots on target3.23
Sport RecifePonte Preta
9.4%Shot conversion5.9%
Sport RecifePonte Preta
55%Possession42%
Sport RecifePonte Preta
1.42xG for1.17
Sport RecifePonte Preta
1.51xG against1.92
Sport RecifePonte Preta

Shooting quality

Sport Recife: BalancedPonte Preta: Balanced
Sport RecifePonte Preta
Accuracy (shots on target)30%31%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.100.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.310.19

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.

Sport Recife is 500% better for: last-5 form.

1.2 pts / game - Sport Recife · 0.2 pts / game - Ponte Preta

Sport Recife
WLWLL
Season result split
35% W42% R23% P
Season (W-D-L)
9-11-6
1.46 pts / game · goal difference +8
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-7-1
Last 5 at home
2-3-0
DDDWW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.49Opponent xG: 1.85BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 100%
Ponte Preta
DLLLL
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
8% W15% R77% P
Season (W-D-L)
2-4-20
0.38 pts / game · goal difference -38
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-4
0.20 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
1-0-11
Last 5 away
0-0-5
LLLLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.2Goals conceded: 2.6xG: 1.01Opponent xG: 2.33BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%

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 111% better for: goals scored per game.

1.31 goals / game - Sport Recife · 0.62 goals / game - Ponte Preta

Sport Recife is 108% better for: goals allowed per game.

1 goals / game - Sport Recife · 2.08 goals / game - Ponte Preta

Sport Recife scoring profile: very strong

Sport Recife scores in 85% of games (22 of 26 meczów), while Ponte Preta keeps a clean sheet in 8% (2 of 26 meczów).

Ponte Preta scoring profile: mixed

Ponte Preta scores in 50% of games (13 of 26 meczów), while Sport Recife keeps a clean sheet in 35% (9 of 26 meczów).

34Goals scored (season)16
Sport RecifePonte Preta
26Goals conceded (season)54
Sport RecifePonte Preta
2.31Average goals per game2.69
Sport RecifePonte Preta
8Goals scored (last 5)1
Sport RecifePonte Preta
7Goals conceded (last 5)13
Sport RecifePonte Preta

How often they score at least...

85%1 goal50%
Sport RecifePonte Preta
35%2 goals12%
Sport RecifePonte Preta
12%3 goals0%
Sport RecifePonte Preta
0%4 goals0%
Sport RecifePonte Preta

How often they concede at least...

65%1 goal92%
Sport RecifePonte Preta
31%2 goals69%
Sport RecifePonte Preta
4%3 goals27%
Sport RecifePonte Preta
0%4 goals12%
Sport RecifePonte Preta

* 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

15%BTTS at half-time27%
Sport RecifePonte Preta
8%BTTS in both halves4%
Sport RecifePonte Preta
19%Scored in both halves8%
Sport RecifePonte Preta

BTTS and goal count

42%Min. 3 goals and BTTS35%
Sport RecifePonte Preta
4%Min. 3 goals without BTTS12%
Sport RecifePonte Preta
80%BTTS - last 520%
Sport RecifePonte Preta

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

58%Min. 1 goal before half-time77%
Sport RecifePonte Preta
23%Min. 2 goals before half-time38%
Sport RecifePonte Preta
8%Min. 3 goals before half-time19%
Sport RecifePonte Preta

2nd half

77%Min. 1 goal after half-time77%
Sport RecifePonte Preta
50%Min. 2 goals after half-time38%
Sport RecifePonte Preta
12%Min. 3 goals after half-time15%
Sport RecifePonte Preta

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 62% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.31 pts / game - Sport Recife · 0.81 pts / game - Ponte Preta

Sport Recife - half-time state
27% leading50% draw23% trailing
Ponte Preta - half-time state
15% leading35% draw50% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.31Points per game (1st half)0.81
Sport RecifePonte Preta
0.46Goals scored (1st half)0.42
Sport RecifePonte Preta
0.42Goals conceded (1st half)0.92
Sport RecifePonte Preta
0.88Average goals (1st half)1.35
Sport RecifePonte Preta
62%Clean sheet before half-time35%
Sport RecifePonte Preta
65%No goal before half-time62%
Sport RecifePonte Preta

After half-time (2nd half)

1.46Points per game (2nd half)0.42
Sport RecifePonte Preta
0.85Goals scored (2nd half)0.19
Sport RecifePonte Preta
0.58Goals conceded (2nd half)1.15
Sport RecifePonte Preta
1.42Average goals (2nd half)1.35
Sport RecifePonte Preta
50%Clean sheet after half-time27%
Sport RecifePonte Preta
31%No goal after half-time81%
Sport RecifePonte Preta

Sport Recife - second-half results

31% W54% R15% P
34
Half-time points
12
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
38
Second-half points
+7
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.31
PPG before half-time
Lead holding130%

Leads at halftime in 27% of games and wins 35%. 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.

Ponte Preta - second-half results

4% W31% R65% P
21
Half-time points
11
Half-time goals
-13
Goal difference (1st half)
11
Second-half points
-25
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.81
PPG before half-time
Lead holding53%

Leads at halftime in 15% of games and wins 8%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

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 game1.601.00
Goals scored / game0.80.8
Goals allowed / game0.41.0
Average goals per game1.21.8
1 goal60%80%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal60%20%
Goal difference+2-1
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4
Ponte Preta - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.000.00
Goals scored / game0.20.0
Goals allowed / game0.81.8
Average goals per game1.01.8
1 goal60%100%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet60%0%
No goal80%100%
Goal difference-3-9
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 0% draw - 100% 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 minutewhen do goals arrive?

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

Sport Recife
ScoredConceded
3
1
0-15
4
7
16-30
5
3
31-45
7
2
46-60
5
4
61-75
10
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (10 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

Ponte Preta
ScoredConceded
1
6
0-15
3
6
16-30
7
12
31-45
3
10
46-60
1
6
61-75
1
14
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (7 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (14). Late-goal balance (76-90): -13 - 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

2.50
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.7 : 0.8
Estimated goal split
home : away
109%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
54%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+60%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
43%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
8%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 13 matches
2-3
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.
-0.09
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.40
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-11.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.11
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.51
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.
99%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.26
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
29% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 9% come in the first quarter-hour.
29%

Ponte Preta

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.75
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.71
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+3.7 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 defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.16
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
61%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
161%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.18
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
6% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 6% come in the first quarter-hour.
6%

* 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 B).

Teams vs league

Sport RecifeLigaPonte Preta
Average goals per game 2.312.30 2.69
Both teams scored 62%48% 46%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 46%42% 46%
Clean sheets 35%31% 8%
Goal before half-time 58%66% 77%
Goal after half-time 77%75% 77%

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

2.30
Average goals per game
48%
Both teams scored
42%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
31%
Clean sheets
1.29
Home goals / game
1.01
Away goals / game
+28%
Home attack advantage
+22%
Home defensive advantage
+15%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
66%
1 goal
26%
2 goals
7%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
37%
2 goals
12%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Sport Recife's perspective: 1 win, 0 draws and 0 losses against Ponte Preta. Games average 4.00 goals, and both teams scored in 100% of them.

FAQ

When do Sport Recife and Ponte Preta play?

Sport Recife face Ponte Preta on September 11, 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 Ponte Preta?

Sport Recife score 1.31 goals per game on average and Ponte Preta 0.62. The Serie B average is 2.30 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 42% of games. Both teams score in 62% of Sport Recife's matches and 46% of Ponte Preta's.

What form are Sport Recife and Ponte Preta in?

Over the last 5 games Sport Recife have a 2-0-3 record (1.20 points per game) and Ponte Preta 0-1-4 (0.20 points per game).

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

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