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

Sport Recife vs Ponte Preta: match statistics

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

Key match information

Sport Recife play Ponte Preta in Serie B (Brazil). The match date is 11 September 2026. Venue: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho.

Current form

Sport Recife: 2-0-3, 1.20 points/match. Ponte Preta: 0-1-4, 0.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Sport Recife scores 1.31 and concedes 1.00 goals per match. Ponte Preta scores 0.62 and concedes 2.08. League average: 2.30 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Sport Recife 62%, Ponte Preta 46%. Over 2.5: Sport Recife 46%, Ponte Preta 46%. League level: BTTS 48%, Over 2.5 42%.

xG, shots and style

Sport Recife has higher xG: 1.42 vs 1.17. Sport Recife: 14.0 shots per match, Ponte Preta: 10.5.

Match halves

Sport Recife: half-time lead 27%, second-half goals 0.85. Ponte Preta: half-time lead 15%, second-half goals 0.19.

Goals by minute

Sport Recife: 76-90+ (10 goals). Ponte Preta: 31-45+ (7 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Serie B: 2.30 goals per match, BTTS 48%, Over 2.5 42%.

Head-to-head

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

Before the match

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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 RecifePonte Preta
1.31Goals scored / match0.62
Sport RecifePonte Preta
1Goals conceded / match2.08
Sport RecifePonte Preta
55%Average possession42%
Sport RecifePonte Preta
4.19Shots on target / match3.23
Sport RecifePonte Preta

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

13.96Shots per match10.46
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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

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

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

Sport Recife
WLWLL
Season result split
35% W42% R23% P
Season (W-D-L)
9-11-6
1.46 pts / match · goal difference +8
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-7-1
Last 5 at home
2-3-0
DDDWW
Last 5 matches - 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 matches
Season result split
8% W15% R77% P
Season (W-D-L)
2-4-20
0.38 pts / match · goal difference -38
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-4
0.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-0-11
Last 5 away
0-0-5
LLLLL
Last 5 matches - 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 match.

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

Sport Recife is 108% better for: goals conceded per match.

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

Sport Recife scoring profile: very strong

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

Ponte Preta scoring profile: mixed

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

34Goals scored (season)16
Sport RecifePonte Preta
26Goals conceded (season)54
Sport RecifePonte Preta
2.31Average goals in match2.69
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 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

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 matches cross the goal lines?

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

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

1.31 pts / match - Sport Recife · 0.81 pts / match - 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 match (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 match (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 half-time in 27% of matches and wins 35%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

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 half-time in 15% of matches and wins 8%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Sport Recife - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.00
Goals scored / match0.80.8
Goals conceded / match0.41.0
Average goals in match1.21.8
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 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.000.00
Goals scored / match0.20.0
Goals conceded / match0.81.8
Average goals in match1.01.8
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

* 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
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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.50
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
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 defence on both sides

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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.51
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
102%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
99%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.16
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
61%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
161%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 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 RecifeLigaPonte Preta
Average goals in match 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 match
48%
Both teams scored
42%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
31%
Clean sheets
1.29
Home goals / match
1.01
Away goals / match
+28%
Home attack advantage
+22%
Home defence 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

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

FAQ

When do Sport Recife and Ponte Preta play?

Sport Recife face Ponte Preta on 11 September 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.