Brazil - Serie BEstádio de Hailé PinheiroData current as of 23 July 2026

Goiás vs Sport Recife: match statistics

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Goiás vs Sport Recife: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Goiás play Sport Recife in Serie B (Brazil). The match date is 23 July 2026 at 01:30. Venue: Estádio de Hailé Pinheiro.

Current form

Goiás: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match. Sport Recife: 0-3-2, 0.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Goiás scores 1.11 and concedes 1.33 goals per match. Sport Recife scores 1.28 and concedes 0.94. League average: 2.27 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

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

xG, shots and style

Sport Recife has higher xG: 1.47 vs 1.25. Goiás: 11.2 shots per match, Sport Recife: 14.4.

Match halves

Goiás: half-time lead 39%, second-half goals 0.50. Sport Recife: half-time lead 17%, second-half goals 0.94.

Goals by minute

Goiás: 31-45+ (6 goals). Sport Recife: 76-90+ (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.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(2.04)
(3.10)
(3.10)

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.

1.11Goals scored / match1.28
GoiásSport Recife
1.33Goals conceded / match0.94
GoiásSport Recife
52%Average possession55%
GoiásSport Recife
3.61Shots on target / match4.44
GoiásSport Recife

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

11.22Shots per match14.39
GoiásSport Recife
3.61Shots on target4.44
GoiásSport Recife
9.9%Shot conversion8.9%
GoiásSport Recife
52%Possession55%
GoiásSport Recife
1.25xG for1.47
GoiásSport Recife
1.47xG against1.41
GoiásSport Recife

Shooting quality

Goiás: BalancedSport Recife: Dominant
GoiásSport Recife
Accuracy (shots on target)32%31%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.10
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.310.29

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.

Goiás is 233% better for: last-5 form.

2 pts / match - Goiás · 0.6 pts / match - Sport Recife

Goiás
LWWDW
Season result split
44% W22% R33% P
Season (W-D-L)
8-4-6
1.56 pts / match · goal difference -4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-0-3
Last 5 at home
3-0-2
WWLLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.16Opponent xG: 1.69BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%
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 away (W-D-L)
3-3-2
Last 5 away
2-1-2
WWDLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.72Opponent xG: 1.44BTTS: 80%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.

Sport Recife is 15% better for: goals scored per match.

1.11 goals / match - Goiás · 1.28 goals / match - Sport Recife

Sport Recife is 41% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.33 goals / match - Goiás · 0.94 goals / match - Sport Recife

Goiás scoring profile: strong

Goiás scores in 72% of matches (13 of 18 matches), while Sport Recife keeps a clean sheet in 39% (7 of 18 matches).

Sport Recife scoring profile: very strong

Sport Recife scores in 78% of matches (14 of 18 matches), while Goiás keeps a clean sheet in 33% (6 of 18 matches).

20Goals scored (season)23
GoiásSport Recife
24Goals conceded (season)17
GoiásSport Recife
2.44Average goals in match2.22
GoiásSport Recife
7Goals scored (last 5)7
GoiásSport Recife
6Goals conceded (last 5)9
GoiásSport Recife

How often they score at least...

72%1 goal78%
GoiásSport Recife
33%2 goals39%
GoiásSport Recife
6%3 goals11%
GoiásSport Recife
0%4 goals0%
GoiásSport Recife

How often they concede at least...

67%1 goal61%
GoiásSport Recife
39%2 goals28%
GoiásSport Recife
17%3 goals6%
GoiásSport Recife
11%4 goals0%
GoiásSport Recife

* 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

11%BTTS at half-time17%
GoiásSport Recife
6%BTTS in both halves11%
GoiásSport Recife
17%Scored in both halves22%
GoiásSport Recife

BTTS and goal count

28%Min. 3 goals and BTTS39%
GoiásSport Recife
11%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
GoiásSport Recife
40%BTTS - last 580%
GoiásSport Recife

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

61%Min. 1 goal before half-time56%
GoiásSport Recife
28%Min. 2 goals before half-time22%
GoiásSport Recife
11%Min. 3 goals before half-time6%
GoiásSport Recife

2nd half

83%Min. 1 goal after half-time78%
GoiásSport Recife
44%Min. 2 goals after half-time50%
GoiásSport Recife
11%Min. 3 goals after half-time6%
GoiásSport Recife

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.

Goiás is 52% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.61 pts / match - Goiás · 1.06 pts / match - Sport Recife

Goiás - half-time state
39% leading44% draw17% trailing
Sport Recife - half-time state
17% leading56% draw28% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.61Points per match (1st half)1.06
GoiásSport Recife
0.61Goals scored (1st half)0.33
GoiásSport Recife
0.39Goals conceded (1st half)0.5
GoiásSport Recife
1Average goals (1st half)0.83
GoiásSport Recife
72%Clean sheet before half-time56%
GoiásSport Recife
56%No goal before half-time72%
GoiásSport Recife

After half-time (2nd half)

1.17Points per match (2nd half)1.72
GoiásSport Recife
0.5Goals scored (2nd half)0.94
GoiásSport Recife
0.94Goals conceded (2nd half)0.44
GoiásSport Recife
1.44Average goals (2nd half)1.39
GoiásSport Recife
44%Clean sheet after half-time56%
GoiásSport Recife
56%No goal after half-time28%
GoiásSport Recife

Goiás - second-half results

28% W33% R39% P
29
Half-time points
11
Half-time goals
+4
Goal difference (1st half)
21
Second-half points
-8
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.61
PPG before half-time
Lead holding113%

Leads at half-time in 39% of matches and wins 44%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.5

Concedes 0.5 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

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.

Goiás - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.401.20
Goals scored / match1.20.2
Goals conceded / match0.80.4
Average goals in match2.00.6
1 goal100%40%
2 goals60%20%
3 goals40%0%
Clean sheet60%80%
No goal20%80%
Goal difference+2-1
Half-time: 80% leading - 0% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 6
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

* 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.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (6 goli). Concedes most in 61-75 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

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.

* 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

2.33
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.0 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
103%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
48%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
56%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
6%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 17 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Goiás

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.22
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
0.00
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+5.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.14
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.14
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
87%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
132%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.44
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

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.
127%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
74%
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%

* 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

GoiásLigaSport Recife
Average goals in match 2.442.27 2.22
Both teams scored 39%48% 56%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 39%42% 39%
Clean sheets 33%31% 39%
Goal before half-time 61%66% 56%
Goal after half-time 83%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

When do Goiás and Sport Recife play?

Goiás face Sport Recife on 22 July 2026 in Serie B at Estádio de Hailé Pinheiro. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

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

Goiás score 1.11 goals per game on average and Sport Recife 1.28. The Serie B average is 2.27 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 42% of games. Both teams score in 39% of Goiás's matches and 56% of Sport Recife's.

What form are Goiás and Sport Recife in?

Over the last 5 games Goiás have a 3-1-1 record (2.00 points per game) and Sport Recife 0-3-2 (0.60 points per game).

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

The statistical background for Goiás vs Sport Recife — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.