The Serie A match at Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho on Saturday will see home team Sport Recife ready themselves for the visit of Fortaleza.
View all of the Sport Recife v Fortaleza predictions, poll and stats below (including the best match odds).
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Sport Recife
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Sport Recife will be looking for an improved result here following a 2-1 Serie A loss in their previous game against Corinthians.
In that game, Sport Recife had 42% possession and 10 shots at goal with 2 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Sport Recife was Sérgio Oliveira (45'). For their opponents, Corinthians got 17 attempts on goal with 4 on target. Memphis Depay (46', 62') scored 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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Following on from a loss in their previous game against Palmeiras in Serie A action, Fortaleza and their travelling supporters will be hoping that they can get a better result in this one.
In that match, Fortaleza had 52% possession and 12 attempts on goal with 5 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Fortaleza was Deyverson (70'). At the other end, Palmeiras had 6 attempts on 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 clash between these clubs was Serie A match day 22 on 26/09/2021 and the score finished Sport Recife 0-1 Fortaleza.
In that game, Sport Recife had 57% possession and 17 shots on goal with 5 of them on target.
At the other end, Fortaleza got 15 attempts at goal with 7 of them on target. Marcelo Benevenuto (33') was the scorer.
The match was refereed by Wagner do Nascimento.
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Team News: Fortaleza
Fortaleza boss Juan Vojvoda has to currently contend with reduced team options. Moisés (unknown injury), Breno Lopes (Forearm fracture), Tomás Pochettino (Tendonitis) and Emanuel Brítez (ankle sprain) are not ready for selection.
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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,
13:03 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