Match Report
The table read 7th (CRB, 45 pts) against 9th (Sport Recife, 41 pts), 4 points apart. Sport Recife had been under-performing their position — 14th on five-round form against 9th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.5/1.43 for CRB and 1.32/1 for Sport Recife (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.17.
The sides have met 6 times in the GioScore results database: 1 win for CRB, 2 draws and 3 for Sport Recife, at 2.17 goals per meeting. Only 33% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
D. de Oliveira Lacerda officiated: 54 games logged, averaging 3.0 yellow cards each. Estádio Universitário da UFAL staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,000. CRB led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
CRB: Crystopher (16'), Hereda (89') · Sport Recife: Patrick de Paula (90')
Key stats
Possession: CRB 43% · Sport Recife 57% · Total shots: 22-11 · On target: 8-3 · Corners: 5-3