Match Report
47 points for Juventude (1st), 38 for Sport Recife (8th): a 9-point gap. Juventude had been under-performing their position — 6th on five-round form against 1st in the table. Per game in the league, Juventude were scoring 1.08 and conceding 0.58, Sport Recife 1.31 and 1, against a competition average of 1.15 goals per team per game.
Juventude had not lost in 5 games.
GioScore's database holds 6 meetings between the two: 4 for Juventude, 1 for Sport Recife and 1 drawn, at 2.67 goals per meeting. 67% of these meetings ended in a home win.
Estádio Alfredo Jaconi, capacity 19,924, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.
Goal scorers
Sport Recife: Iury Castilho (82')
Key stats
Possession: Juventude 52% · Sport Recife 48% · Total shots: 16-10 · On target: 2-2 · Corners: 9-2