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Predictions and Tips
The Serie B fixture at Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho on Saturday sees home side Sport Recife do battle with opponents Operário Ferroviário.
Scroll down for all of our predictions, poll and stats for the Sport Recife v Operário Ferroviário game - plus the latest match odds.
📏 Form Guide
Sport Recife
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Sport Recife will play in this game coming off the back of a 3-3 Serie B draw against Botafogo-SP.
For Sport Recife, the goals were scored by Barletta (47', 90') and Marcelo Benevenuto (64'). Hugo (25'), Gava (42') and Brey (76') scored for Botafogo-SP.
It has been seldom in recent games that Sport Recife have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. In fact, Sport Recife have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 clashes, leaking 8 goals along the way. However, we must now wait to see whether the trend will be sustained here in this game.
Leading up to this clash, Sport Recife:
- have not registered a win against Operário Ferroviário in their previous 2 league games.
- are unbeaten in their previous 4 league matches at home.
- are without a win at home for the past 3 league games.
Operário Ferroviário
WLWWWW 📈
Operário Ferroviário head into the meeting following on from a 2-1 Serie B win to beat Grêmio Novorizontino in their last fixture.
In that match, Operário Ferroviário managed 56% possession and 10 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Operário Ferroviário was Gabriel Boschilia (23', 61'). On the other side, Gremio Novorizontino had 12 shots at goal with 5 on target. Robson (35') scored for Grêmio Novorizontino.
A succession of effective performances from the Operário Ferroviário defenders has seen their ‘goals against’ tally standing at 4 from their past 6 outings overall. Over that same period of time, the number of goals that they have scored themselves amounts to 10.
Coming into this meeting, Operário Ferroviário are undefeated in their last 2 away league matches.
↔️ Head to head
Checking on their past head to head clashes dating back to 28/05/2019 shows that Sport Recife have won 2 of them and Operário Ferroviário 3, with the tally of drawn results standing at 1.
A sum of 19 goals were shared by the two clubs during those clashes, with 11 for Leão da Ilha and 8 created by Fantasma. The average goals per game has been 3.17.
The last league meeting between these clubs was Serie B match day 35 on 04/11/2024 when it ended Operário Ferroviário 2-1 Sport Recife.
In that match, Operário Ferroviário managed 71% possession and 26 shots at goal with 8 on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Gabriel Boschilia (82').
Sport Recife had 10 attempts on goal with 4 on target. Cristian Ortíz (39') was the scorer.
🧠 Prediction
We’ve got the feeling that Sport Recife look set to create enough chances to score more than one when they come up against Operário Ferroviário, who won’t find it easy finding the net themselves.
Therefore, we are anticipating a decent 2-0 winning margin for Sport Recife at the end of this one.
Peter Guest, 18:01 18/07/2026
📊 Poll: Who Will Win?
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⚽️ Team Focus:
Sport Recife
Formed: 1905
Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (35,020)
Chairman: Yuri Romão
Manager: Gilmar Dal Pozzo
Competitions: Serie B position 8
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 33 | DWWWW |
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18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 32 | WWDWW |
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17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 31 | LWLWL |
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17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 31 | LWWWW |
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18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 31 | DWWLW |
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18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 30 | WWWLL |
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18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 27 | LLLDD |
| 8 |
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17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 26 | DDLLD |
| 9 |
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17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | -5 | 25 | DLWWD |
| 10 |
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17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 24 | DDWLW |
| 11 |
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18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 24 | LDWDL |
| 12 |
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18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | -4 | 23 | DWLDW |
| 13 |
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17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 23 | DLWLD |
| 14 |
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18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | -1 | 21 | LLDLL |
| 15 |
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18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 21 | WLWDD |
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18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 20 | WDWDD |
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18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | -5 | 19 | LLLDD |
| 18 |
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18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -6 | 17 | WLLWD |
| 19 |
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17 | 2 | 2 | 13 | -22 | 8 | LLLLL |
| 20 |
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18 | 1 | 5 | 12 | -17 | 8 | LLLDD |
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Operário Ferroviário |
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Botafogo-SP |
| Criciuma |
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Sport Recife |
| Fortaleza |
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Sport Recife |
| Sport Recife |
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Atlético Goianiense |
| São Bernardo |
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Sport Recife |
| Sport Recife |
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Operário Ferroviário |
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Grêmio Novorizontino |
| Athletic Club |
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Operário Ferroviário |
| Operário Ferroviário |
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América Mineiro |
| Goias |
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Operário Ferroviário |
| Botafogo-SP |
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Operário Ferroviário |
| Sport Recife |
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Botafogo-SP |
| Sport Recife |
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Atlético Goianiense |
| Sport Recife |
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Athletic Club |
| Sport Recife |
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Náutico |
| Sport Recife |
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CRB |
| Sport Recife |
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Ceará |
| Athletic Club |
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Operário Ferroviário |
| Goias |
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Operário Ferroviário |
| Botafogo-SP |
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Operário Ferroviário |
| Ceará |
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Operário Ferroviário |
| CRB |
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Operário Ferroviário |
| Vila Nova |
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Operário Ferroviário |
| Goias |
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Sport Recife |
| Sport Recife |
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Cuiabá |
| Vila Nova |
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Sport Recife |
| Sport Recife |
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Londrina |
| Avaí |
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Sport Recife |
| Sport Recife |
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América Mineiro |
| Grêmio Novorizontino |
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Sport Recife |
| Ceará |
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Sport Recife |
| Sport Recife |
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Ponte Preta |
| CRB |
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Sport Recife |
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Ponte Preta |
| Atlético Goianiense |
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Operário Ferroviário |
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São Bernardo |
| Operário Ferroviário |
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Avaí |
| Cuiabá |
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Operário Ferroviário |
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Vila Nova |
| Fortaleza |
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Operário Ferroviário |
| Londrina |
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Operário Ferroviário |
| Operário Ferroviário |
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CRB |
| Náutico |
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Operário Ferroviário |