Sport Recife vs Sao Paulo match stats & report

2–2 Full time

Serie A · Brazil · Regular Season - 20 · Estadio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho, Recife · Ref Lucas Paulo Torezin, Brazil

Sport Recife stats & fixtures · Sao Paulo stats & fixtures

Sport Recife drew with Sao Paulo 2–2 in Serie A on 16 August 2025. Expected goals finished 0.72–1.61. Sao Paulo had 66% of the ball.

Sport Recife vs Sao Paulo match statistics

Sport RecifeSao Paulo

34% Ball possession 66%
0.72 Expected goals (xG) 1.61
8 Total shots 18
5 Shots on target 8
3 Shots off target 5
0 Blocked shots 5
7 Shots inside the box 10
4 Corners 10
17 Fouls 19
0 Offsides 1
4 Yellow cards 1
242 Passes 492
69% Pass accuracy 85%
5 Goalkeeper saves 3

Goals and cards

5' Goal Lucas Lima Sport Recife
44' Yellow card C. Rivera Sport Recife
50' Goal Derik Lacerda (assist Matheus Alexandre) Sport Recife
51' Yellow card Derik Lacerda Sport Recife
58' Yellow card Maik Sao Paulo
66' Goal Lucas Moura (assist Henrique) Sao Paulo
81' Yellow card Kevyson Sport Recife
90' Goal Maik Sao Paulo
90+1' Yellow card Lucas Lima Sport Recife

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Sport Recife

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Daniel Pollo Barioni

1 Gabriel

16 Igor Carius 40 Ramon Menezes 15 Rafael Thyere 33 Matheus Alexandre

14 C. Rivera 58 Zé Lucas

38 Léo Pereira 10 Lucas Lima 17 Matheusinho

18 Derik Lacerda

Bench Caíque França , Aderlan , João Silva , Riquelme , Kevyson , Pedro Augusto , R. Atencio , Hyoran , Romarinho , Chrystian Barletta , I. Ramírez , Pablo

Sao Paulo

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Hernán Jorge Crespo

50 Young

36 Patryck 35 Sabino 28 A. Franco 42 Maik

29 Pablo Maia 33 Luan Silva

11 Ferreira 15 Rodriguinho 14 G. Tapia

19 J. Dinenno

Bench Leandro Mathias , C. Soares , Lucas Moura , E. Diaz , Andre Silva , D. Bobadilla , N. Ferraresi , Igão , Henrique , Felipe Negrucci , Pedro Ferreira , N. Bosshardt

Form guide

Sport Recife at home

5–4–1 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.8 per game
Conceded: 1.2 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 5.9 per game
Shots on target: 4.5 per game

22% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Sao Paulo away

0–2–8 in 10 matches

Scored: 0.6 per game
Conceded: 1.6 per game
Clean sheets: 0 / 10
Corners: 5.1 per game
Shots on target: 3.6 per game

33% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Sport Recife vs Sao Paulo head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
29 Mar 25	Sao Paulo v Sport Recife	0–0

Only 1 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Sport Recife vs Sao Paulo head-to-head record