Brazil - Serie BData current as of 23 July 2026

Sport Recife vs Vila Nova: match statistics

Sport Recife crest
Sport Recife
1 : 1half-time 0:0
Vila Nova crest
Vila Nova

Sport Recife vs Vila Nova: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Sport Recife play Vila Nova in Serie B (Brazil). The match date is 2 April 2026 at 00:00. Final score: 1:1.

Current form

Sport Recife: 0-3-2, 0.60 points/match. Vila Nova: 2-0-3, 1.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Sport Recife scores 1.28 and concedes 0.94 goals per match. Vila Nova scores 1.42 and concedes 1.16. League average: 2.27 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Sport Recife 56%, Vila Nova 58%. Over 2.5: Sport Recife 39%, Vila Nova 47%. League level: BTTS 48%, Over 2.5 42%.

xG, shots and style

Sport Recife has higher xG: 1.47 vs 1.40. Sport Recife: 14.4 shots per match, Vila Nova: 13.2.

Match halves

Sport Recife: half-time lead 17%, second-half goals 0.94. Vila Nova: half-time lead 32%, second-half goals 0.68.

Goals by minute

Sport Recife: 76-90+ (7 goals). Vila Nova: 61-75 (7 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

Sport Recife shows better form over the last 5 matches: 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, with 5 goals scored — averaging 1.0 goals per game and 1.6 points per game in this period. Vila Nova have a run of 5 draws (0 wins, 5 draws), with 3 goals scored and 3 conceded in their last 5 matches, averaging 0.6 goals per game and 1.0 points per game. Comparing attack and defense, Sport scores more (5 vs 3 in the last 5) but also concedes more (5 vs 3), indicating a more open home side. League positions (9th Sport vs 13th Vila) and a higher average points per game at home in the last 5 matches (1.6 vs 1.0) give them an edge, so I tip the home win, although Vila Nova’s run of 5 draws increases the likelihood of a shared point outcome.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

39Possession (%)61
Sport RecifeVila Nova
10Shots16
Sport RecifeVila Nova
7Shots on target2
Sport RecifeVila Nova
1.28xG1.48
Sport RecifeVila Nova
6Corners3
Sport RecifeVila Nova
21Dangerous attacks45
Sport RecifeVila Nova
11Fouls12
Sport RecifeVila Nova
4Cards6
Sport RecifeVila Nova

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 RecifeVila Nova
1.28Goals scored / match1.42
Sport RecifeVila Nova
0.94Goals conceded / match1.16
Sport RecifeVila Nova
55%Average possession52%
Sport RecifeVila Nova
4.44Shots on target / match3.79
Sport RecifeVila Nova

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

14.39Shots per match13.16
Sport RecifeVila Nova
4.44Shots on target3.79
Sport RecifeVila Nova
8.9%Shot conversion10.8%
Sport RecifeVila Nova
55%Possession52%
Sport RecifeVila Nova
1.47xG for1.4
Sport RecifeVila Nova
1.41xG against1.25
Sport RecifeVila Nova

Shooting quality

Sport Recife: DominantVila Nova: Balanced
Sport RecifeVila Nova
Accuracy (shots on target)31%29%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.100.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.290.37

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.

Vila Nova is 100% better for: last-5 form.

0.6 pts / match - Sport Recife · 1.2 pts / match - Vila Nova

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%
Vila Nova
LWLLW
Season result split
53% W21% R26% P
Season (W-D-L)
10-4-5
1.79 pts / match · goal difference +5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-2-5
Last 5 away
1-0-4
WLLLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.18Opponent xG: 1.30BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%

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.

Vila Nova is 11% better for: goals scored per match.

1.28 goals / match - Sport Recife · 1.42 goals / match - Vila Nova

Sport Recife is 23% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.94 goals / match - Sport Recife · 1.16 goals / match - Vila Nova

Sport Recife scoring profile: very strong

Sport Recife scores in 78% of matches (14 of 18 matches), while Vila Nova keeps a clean sheet in 21% (4 of 19 matches).

Vila Nova scoring profile: strong

Vila Nova scores in 79% of matches (15 of 19 matches), while Sport Recife keeps a clean sheet in 39% (7 of 18 matches).

23Goals scored (season)27
Sport RecifeVila Nova
17Goals conceded (season)22
Sport RecifeVila Nova
2.22Average goals in match2.58
Sport RecifeVila Nova
7Goals scored (last 5)5
Sport RecifeVila Nova
9Goals conceded (last 5)7
Sport RecifeVila Nova

How often they score at least...

78%1 goal79%
Sport RecifeVila Nova
39%2 goals47%
Sport RecifeVila Nova
11%3 goals11%
Sport RecifeVila Nova
0%4 goals5%
Sport RecifeVila Nova

How often they concede at least...

61%1 goal79%
Sport RecifeVila Nova
28%2 goals26%
Sport RecifeVila Nova
6%3 goals11%
Sport RecifeVila Nova
0%4 goals0%
Sport RecifeVila Nova

* 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-time21%
Sport RecifeVila Nova
11%BTTS in both halves0%
Sport RecifeVila Nova
22%Scored in both halves16%
Sport RecifeVila Nova

BTTS and goal count

39%Min. 3 goals and BTTS47%
Sport RecifeVila Nova
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Sport RecifeVila Nova
80%BTTS - last 560%
Sport RecifeVila Nova

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-time74%
Sport RecifeVila Nova
22%Min. 2 goals before half-time32%
Sport RecifeVila Nova
6%Min. 3 goals before half-time11%
Sport RecifeVila Nova

2nd half

78%Min. 1 goal after half-time79%
Sport RecifeVila Nova
50%Min. 2 goals after half-time42%
Sport RecifeVila Nova
6%Min. 3 goals after half-time5%
Sport RecifeVila Nova

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.

Vila Nova is 25% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.06 pts / match - Sport Recife · 1.32 pts / match - Vila Nova

Sport Recife - half-time state
17% leading56% draw28% trailing
Vila Nova - half-time state
32% leading37% draw32% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.06Points per match (1st half)1.32
Sport RecifeVila Nova
0.33Goals scored (1st half)0.74
Sport RecifeVila Nova
0.5Goals conceded (1st half)0.58
Sport RecifeVila Nova
0.83Average goals (1st half)1.32
Sport RecifeVila Nova
56%Clean sheet before half-time53%
Sport RecifeVila Nova
72%No goal before half-time53%
Sport RecifeVila Nova

After half-time (2nd half)

1.72Points per match (2nd half)1.32
Sport RecifeVila Nova
0.94Goals scored (2nd half)0.68
Sport RecifeVila Nova
0.44Goals conceded (2nd half)0.58
Sport RecifeVila Nova
1.39Average goals (2nd half)1.26
Sport RecifeVila Nova
56%Clean sheet after half-time47%
Sport RecifeVila Nova
28%No goal after half-time53%
Sport RecifeVila Nova

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.

Vila Nova - second-half results

32% W37% R32% P
25
Half-time points
14
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
25
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.32
PPG before half-time
Lead holding166%

Leads at half-time in 32% of matches and wins 53%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time0.0

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
Vila Nova - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.400.40
Goals scored / match0.80.2
Goals conceded / match0.60.8
Average goals in match1.41.0
1 goal100%80%
2 goals40%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal40%80%
Goal difference+1-3
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 40% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4

* 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.

Vila Nova
ScoredConceded
4
3
0-15
4
2
16-30
6
6
31-45
3
1
46-60
7
1
61-75
3
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (7 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): -6 - 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.40
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.2 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
106%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
57%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
62%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
5%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 20 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%

Vila Nova

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.15
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.11
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.02
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.09
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
141%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
91%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.59
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
11% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
11%

* 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 RecifeLigaVila Nova
Average goals in match 2.222.27 2.58
Both teams scored 56%48% 58%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 39%42% 47%
Clean sheets 39%31% 21%
Goal before half-time 56%66% 74%
Goal after half-time 78%74% 79%

^ 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 Vila Nova?

The Serie B match finished Sport Recife 1:1 Vila Nova. 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 Vila Nova?

Sport Recife score 1.28 goals per game on average and Vila Nova 1.42. 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 58% of Vila Nova's.

What form are Sport Recife and Vila Nova in?

Over the last 5 games Sport Recife have a 0-3-2 record (0.60 points per game) and Vila Nova 2-0-3 (1.20 points per game).

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

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.