Sport Recife will host visiting opponents Fortaleza at Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho in the Serie A clash on Saturday.
All of our predictions, stats and the user poll for Sport Recife v Fortaleza are shown below - plus the latest betting odds.
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Form Guide
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Sport Recife
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Sport Recife won’t want a repeat of their last result here following a 2-1 Serie A loss in their previous game against Corinthians.
In that game, Sport Recife managed 42% possession and 10 shots on goal with 2 of them on target. The scorer for Sport Recife was Sérgio Oliveira (45'). At the other end, Corinthians had 17 attempts at goal with 4 on target. Memphis Depay (46', 62') was the scorer for Corinthians.
Sport Recife have struggled with their forward play of late. Their sum of goals equals just 3 versus opponents during the course of their last 6 matches. In those games, Sport Recife have also seen the tally of goals that have gone against them total 8.
Their previous form shows that Sport Recife:
- have not beaten Fortaleza in their previous 2 league matches.
- are without a home win in the past 2 league games.
Fortaleza
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Since being beaten in their last game against Palmeiras in Serie A action, Fortaleza and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.
In that match, Fortaleza had 52% possession and 12 shots on goal with 5 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Fortaleza was Deyverson (70'). For their opponents, Palmeiras had 6 shots at goal with 4 on target. Facundo Torres (45') and José Manuel López (58') scored for Palmeiras.
In the course of their six latest matches, Juan Vojvoda's Fortaleza have managed to stick the ball in the net 5 times, yielding them a goals scored per game average of 0.83.
Ahead of this meeting, Fortaleza have not won away from home in their last 5 league matches.
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Head to head
The last league match featuring the two was Serie A match day 22 on 26/09/2021 and the score finished Sport Recife 0-1 Fortaleza.
That time, Sport Recife had 57% possession and 17 shots at goal with 5 on target.
At the other end, Fortaleza got 15 attempts at goal with 7 on target. Marcelo Benevenuto (33') was the scorer.
The match was refereed by Wagner do Nascimento.
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Team News: Fortaleza
Fortaleza manager Juan Vojvoda has not got a full squad to pick from. Moisés (unknown injury), Breno Lopes (Forearm fracture), Tomás Pochettino (Tendonitis) and Emanuel Brítez (ankle sprain) are not able to play.
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Prediction
We’re of the view that Fortaleza and Sport Recife could find scoring goals difficult here.
A draw is a real possibility, as a clear-cut winner doesn’t appear to be obvious. We’re therefore tipping a tight encounter with a 0-0 score at the end of the 90 minutes.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for the game?
Regarding the latest bookmaker odds in the 90 minute result market, a win for Sport Recife is available for 2.45, a wager on the game finishing all-square is 3.4 & putting your money on the winning team to be Fortaleza can get you 2.75. They’re the best of the returns offered at the moment.
Lucas Pereira,
15:06 22/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
Sport Recife
Formed: 1905
Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (35,020)
Captain: Rafael Thyere
Chairman: Yuri Romão
Manager: Pepa Marques da Costa
Competitions: Serie A position 20