Sport Recife vs Cruzeiro predictions, H2H, statistics and tips

At home, the team coached by Pepa will try to get a victory thanks to home advantage. The match is the Brazil Serie A 8th round, where  Sport Recife will face Cruzeiro at Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho stadium on 11 May at 15:00.

The home team, Sport Recife is currently in 20º position in the tournament with 2 points, while Cruzeiro is currently in 4º position with 13.  Continue reading our analysis for stats, H2H history and best predictions for this Sport Recife vs Cruzeiro.

Sport Recife

Sport Recife comes from playing against Fluminense and finished the match with a result of 2-1, with loss for Sport Recife. After this loss they will try to get back to winning ways against Cruzeiro. In that last match between Sport Recife and Fluminense, Leão da Ilha team achieved a 37% possession of the ball, with 5 shots on goal of which 1 was a goal. The goal was scored by Pablo.

In the last 6 matches, the team coached by Pepa has achieved 1 draw y 5 defeats. Sport Recife average number of goals per game is 0.7 goals, while they concede an average of 1.7 goals per game. With this trend they have 1 match conceding at least one goal. In those 6 matches, they have scored a total of 4 goals while conceding 10 goals.

Latest statistics in Sport Recife matches:

• Over 2.5 goals: 4/6
• Both teams to score: 4/6

Cruzeiro

The team coached by Leonardo Jardim heads into this match on the back of a recent 2-1 win over Flamengo. Thanks to the boost of this victory, the Cabuloso team will be looking for another good result in their visit to Sport Recife.

In that match between Cruzeiro and Flamengo, the Cabuloso team achieved 41% ball possession, getting 11 shots on goal, 2 of which were goals. The goals were scored by Kaio Jorge and Gabriel Barbosa.

Analysing the last 6 matches, Leonardo Jardim's team has won 4, and lost 2, and is on a run of 3 consecutive wins and scoring at least one goal in the last 4 matches. Cruzeiro average 1.5 goals per game, while they concede an average of 0.7 goals per game. With this trend they have 1 official match without a clean sheet. In those 6 matches, they have scored a total of 9 goals while conceding 4 goals.

Latest statistics in Cruzeiro matches:

• Both teams to score: 2/6
• First to score: 4/6
• Winning streak: 3

Sport Recife vs Cruzeiro: H2H STATS

We always analyse previous H2H to spot trends that help us make a more accurate Sport Recife vs Cruzeiro 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 09-10-2022 with the result of 3-1, with Sport Recife winning.

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

• In 2/5 matches both teams scored
• En 3/5  games it was an Under 2.5 goals