Match Report
Fortaleza went into the game 4th in the table on 48 points; Sport Recife sat 9th on 41 — a 7-point gap. Sport Recife had been under-performing their position — 14th on five-round form against 9th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Fortaleza 1.11 scored and 0.82 conceded per game, Sport Recife 1.32 and 1, with the league averaging 1.17.
Level finishes had become the habit for Sport Recife: three in a row.
The sides have met 13 times in the GioScore results database: 8 wins for Fortaleza, 3 draws and 2 for Sport Recife, at 1.77 goals per meeting. Only 38% of these meetings ended in a home win. These meetings skew tight — only 15% saw more than two goals.
The match was played at Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo (capacity 63,908). Fortaleza led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Fortaleza: Rodrigo Santos (28'), Welliton (90') · Sport Recife: Perotti (69')
Key stats
Possession: Fortaleza 40% · Sport Recife 60% · Total shots: 12-16 · On target: 7-5 · Corners: 2-6