Ceará SC vs Sport Recife predictions, H2H, statistics and tips

The Leão da Ilha, having lost their last match against Cruzeiro, travel to Fortaleza, Ceará with the intention of achieving the best possible result. In this match of the 9th round of the Brazil Serie A,  Ceará SC will face Sport Recife at Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo stadium on 17 May at 15:00.

The home team, Ceará SC is currently in 8º position in the tournament with 11 points, while Sport Recife is currently in 20º position with 2.  Continue reading our analysis for stats, H2H history and best predictions for this Ceará SC vs Sport Recife.

Ceará SC

Ceará SC comes from playing against Vitoria and finished the match with a result of 1-0, with win for Ceará SC. Buoyed by this latest result, they will be looking to get another win against Leão da Ilha coached by Pepa. In that last match between Ceará SC and Vitoria, Vozão team achieved a 50% possession of the ball, with 8 shots on goal of which 1 was a goal. The goal was scored by Marllon.

In the last 8 matches, the team coached by Leonardo Condé has achieved 3 wins, 2 draws y 3 defeats. Ceará SC average number of goals per game is 1.1 goals, while they concede an average of 1.0 goals per game. With this trend, they have kept 1 clean sheet in 1 official match. In those 8 matches, they have scored a total of 9 goals while conceding 8 goals.

Latest statistics in Ceará SC matches:

• Under 2.5 goals: 5/8
• Both teams to score: 4/8
• First to score: 6/8
• Draw at half-time: 4/8

Sport Recife

Sport Recife, meanwhile, are coming off a 0-4 defeat against Cruzeiro, and travel to the Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo stadium with the intention of turning this last result around and facing Ceará SC.

In that match between Sport Recife and Cruzeiro, the Leão da Ilha team achieved 45% ball possession, getting 4 shots on goal, without managing to score a goal.

Analysing the last 8 matches, Pepa's team has drawn 1 and lost 7, and is on a run of 2 consecutive defeats. Sport Recife average 0.6 goals per game, while they concede an average of 2.0 goals per game. With this trend, they have 2 official matches without clean sheets. In those 8 matches, they have scored a total of 5 goals while conceding 16 goals.

Latest statistics in Sport Recife matches:

• Over 2.5 goals: 6/8
• Both teams to score: 5/8
• First to concede goals: 4/8

Ceará SC vs Sport Recife: H2H STATS

The match-ups between the two teams can help you when placing your bets. We have taken them into account for this Ceará SC vs Sport Recife prediction. The last match between these teams was in the Serie B competition, in an event that took place at the Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho stadium on 08-10-2024 with the result of 2-1, with Sport Recife winning.

The last 5 meetings between Ceará SC and Sport Recife have resulted in 1 win for Ceará SC, 3 wins for Sport Recife, and 1 draw. In those matches, Ceará SC managed to score 4 goals, while Sport Recife scored 7 goals against Ceará SC.

• In 3/5 matches both teams scored
• En 3/5 games it was an Over 2.5 goals