Santos vs Sport Recife: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Santos played Sport Recife in Serie A (Brazil). The match was played on 29 November 2025. Final score: 3:0.

Current form

Santos: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match. Sport Recife: 0-0-5, 0.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Santos scores 1.03 and concedes 1.43 goals per match. Sport Recife scores 0.80 and concedes 1.89. League average: 2.48 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Santos 51%, Sport Recife 54%. Over 2.5: Santos 46%, Sport Recife 51%. League level: BTTS 48%, Over 2.5 45%.

xG, shots and style

Santos has higher xG: 1.38 vs 1.33. Santos: 13.1 shots per match, Sport Recife: 12.6.

Match halves

Santos: half-time lead 20%, second-half goals 0.66. Sport Recife: half-time lead 23%, second-half goals 0.40.

Goals by minute

Santos: 76-90+ (14 goals). Sport Recife: 76-90+ (6 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Serie A: 2.48 goals per match, BTTS 48%, Over 2.5 45%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 0-1-0. Average goals 4.00, BTTS 100%.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

52Possession (%)48
SantosSport Recife
17Shots11
SantosSport Recife
7Shots on target2
SantosSport Recife
1.94xG1.06
SantosSport Recife
9Corners3
SantosSport Recife
53Dangerous attacks31
SantosSport Recife
9Fouls14
SantosSport Recife
0Cards2
SantosSport Recife

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.

SantosSport Recife
1.03Goals scored / match0.8
SantosSport Recife
1.43Goals conceded / match1.89
SantosSport Recife
50%Average possession47%
SantosSport Recife
3.8Shots on target / match3.8
SantosSport Recife

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

13.06Shots per match12.6
SantosSport Recife
3.8Shots on target3.8
SantosSport Recife
7.9%Shot conversion6.3%
SantosSport Recife
50%Possession47%
SantosSport Recife
1.38xG for1.33
SantosSport Recife
1.5xG against1.69
SantosSport Recife

Shooting quality

Santos: BalancedSport Recife: Balanced
SantosSport Recife
Accuracy (shots on target)29%30%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.270.21

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.

Santos
LLWDD
Season result split
26% W31% D43% L
Season (W-D-L)
9-11-15
1.09 pts / match · goal difference -14
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
6-6-5
Last 5 at home
2-2-1
WLDWD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.46Opponent xG: 1.95BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 20%
Sport Recife
LLLLL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
6% W31% D63% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-11-22
0.49 pts / match · goal difference -38
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-0-5
0.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-4-12
Last 5 away
0-1-4
DLLLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 3.4xG: 1.05Opponent xG: 2.19BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%

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.

Santos is 29% better for: goals scored per match.

1.03 goals / match - Santos · 0.8 goals / match - Sport Recife

Santos is 32% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.43 goals / match - Santos · 1.89 goals / match - Sport Recife

Santos scoring profile: very strong

Santos scores in 66% of matches (23 of 35 matches), while Sport Recife keeps a clean sheet in 14% (5 of 35 matches).

Sport Recife scoring profile: strong

Sport Recife scores in 60% of matches (21 of 35 matches), while Santos keeps a clean sheet in 20% (7 of 35 matches).

36Goals scored (season)28
SantosSport Recife
50Goals conceded (season)66
SantosSport Recife
2.46Average goals in match2.69
SantosSport Recife
5Goals scored (last 5)6
SantosSport Recife
7Goals conceded (last 5)17
SantosSport Recife

How often they score at least...

66%1 goal60%
SantosSport Recife
29%2 goals20%
SantosSport Recife
9%3 goals0%
SantosSport Recife
0%4 goals0%
SantosSport Recife

How often they concede at least...

80%1 goal86%
SantosSport Recife
43%2 goals63%
SantosSport Recife
11%3 goals29%
SantosSport Recife
3%4 goals9%
SantosSport 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

9%BTTS at half-time17%
SantosSport Recife
0%BTTS in both halves3%
SantosSport Recife
11%Scored in both halves11%
SantosSport Recife

BTTS and goal count

37%Min. 3 goals and BTTS43%
SantosSport Recife
9%Min. 3 goals without BTTS9%
SantosSport Recife
60%BTTS - last 580%
SantosSport 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

60%Min. 1 goal before half-time69%
SantosSport Recife
17%Min. 2 goals before half-time26%
SantosSport Recife
9%Min. 3 goals before half-time11%
SantosSport Recife

2nd half

83%Min. 1 goal after half-time83%
SantosSport Recife
46%Min. 2 goals after half-time46%
SantosSport Recife
23%Min. 3 goals after half-time20%
SantosSport 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.

Sport Recife is 9% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1 pts / match - Santos · 1.09 pts / match - Sport Recife

Santos - half-time state
20% leading40% draw40% trailing
Sport Recife - half-time state
23% leading40% draw37% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1Points per match (1st half)1.09
SantosSport Recife
0.37Goals scored (1st half)0.4
SantosSport Recife
0.49Goals conceded (1st half)0.66
SantosSport Recife
0.86Average goals (1st half)1.06
SantosSport Recife
57%Clean sheet before half-time51%
SantosSport Recife
74%No goal before half-time63%
SantosSport Recife

After half-time (2nd half)

1.26Points per match (2nd half)0.54
SantosSport Recife
0.66Goals scored (2nd half)0.4
SantosSport Recife
0.94Goals conceded (2nd half)1.23
SantosSport Recife
1.6Average goals (2nd half)1.63
SantosSport Recife
40%Clean sheet after half-time23%
SantosSport Recife
49%No goal after half-time66%
SantosSport Recife

Santos - second-half results

31% W31% D37% L
35
Half-time points
13
Half-time goals
-4
Goal difference (1st half)
44
Second-half points
-10
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding130%

Leads at half-time in 20% of matches and wins 26%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.4

Concedes 0.4 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Sport Recife - second-half results

6% W37% D57% L
38
Half-time points
14
Half-time goals
-9
Goal difference (1st half)
19
Second-half points
-29
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.09
PPG before half-time
Lead holding26%

Leads at half-time in 23% of matches and wins 6%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.6

Concedes 0.6 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Santos - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.001.40
Goals scored / match0.20.8
Goals conceded / match0.41.0
Average goals in match0.61.8
1 goal60%100%
2 goals0%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal80%40%
Goal difference-1-1
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1
Sport Recife - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.400.00
Goals scored / match1.00.2
Goals conceded / match1.02.4
Average goals in match2.02.6
1 goal100%100%
2 goals60%60%
3 goals40%40%
Clean sheet20%0%
No goal20%80%
Goal difference0-11
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 0% draw - 100% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 60% - Half-time goals total: 5

* 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.

Santos
ScoredConceded
3
6
0-15
5
5
16-30
5
6
31-45
5
10
46-60
4
12
61-75
14
11
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (14 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (12). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

Sport Recife
ScoredConceded
5
9
0-15
5
4
16-30
4
10
31-45
4
16
46-60
4
12
61-75
6
15
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (6 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (16). Late-goal balance (76-90): -9 - 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

2.58
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.5 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
104%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
53%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+55%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
40%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
14%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 7 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Santos

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.12
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.
+2.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.35
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.07
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
69%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
146%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.09
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
39% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 8% come in the first quarter-hour.
39%

Sport Recife

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.36
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.73
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.53
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.20
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
82%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
126%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.49
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
21% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 18% come in the first quarter-hour.
21%

* 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 A).

Teams vs league

SantosLigaSport Recife
Average goals in match 2.462.48 2.69
Both teams scored 51%48% 54%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 46%45% 51%
Clean sheets 20%30% 14%
Goal before half-time 60%70% 69%
Goal after half-time 83%75% 83%

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

2.48
Average goals per match
48%
Both teams scored
45%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
30%
Clean sheets
1.50
Home goals / match
0.98
Away goals / match
+53%
Home attack advantage
+35%
Home defence advantage
+26%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
30%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
38%
2 goals
18%
3 goals
5%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Santos 0 - 1 - 0 Sport Recife. Average goals 4.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

SC do Recife
2 : 2
Santos FC Sao Paulo

FAQ

What was the result of Santos vs Sport Recife?

The Serie A match finished Santos 3:0 Sport Recife. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

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

Santos score 1.03 goals per game on average and Sport Recife 0.80. The Serie A average is 2.48 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 45% of games. Both teams score in 51% of Santos's matches and 54% of Sport Recife's.

What form are Santos and Sport Recife in?

Over the last 5 games Santos have a 1-2-2 record (1.00 points per game) and Sport Recife 0-0-5 (0.00 points per game).

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

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