Sport Recife vs Santa Cruz: result 2-0 and analysis
Pernambucano - 1Semi-finalsKick-off on March 8, 2025 at 07:30 PM (UTC)Itaipava Arena Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco
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What was the result of Sport Recife vs Santa Cruz?
Sport Recife won 2-0 on March 8, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 28′Gonçalo PaciênciaSport Recife
- 70′João SilvaSport Recife
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Sport Recife have 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats; Santa Cruz have 8, 4 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 2025 | CRB(home) | 2-1 | Copa do Nordeste |
| Mar 2, 2025 | Decisão(home) | 3-0 | Pernambucano - 1 |
| Feb 26, 2025 | CEOV Operário(away) | 0-0 | Copa Do Brasil |
| Feb 22, 2025 | Petrolina(away) | 3-1 | Pernambucano - 1 |
| Feb 19, 2025 | Moto Club(home) | 5-0 | Copa do Nordeste |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 2025 | Maguary PE(away) | 0-0 | Pernambucano - 1 |
| Feb 16, 2025 | Central SC(home) | 2-1 | Pernambucano - 1 |
| Feb 7, 2025 | Jaguaré(away) | 4-0 | Pernambucano - 1 |
| Feb 1, 2025 | Sport Recife(home) | 1-0 | Pernambucano - 1 |
| Jan 28, 2025 | Retrô(home) | 1-0 | Pernambucano - 1 |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Sport Recife win(s), 3 draw(s), 1 Santa Cruz win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 2025 | Santa Cruz 1-0 Sport Recife | Pernambucano - 1 |
| Mar 16, 2024 | Sport Recife 0-0 Santa Cruz | Pernambucano - 1 |
| Mar 9, 2024 | Santa Cruz 1-1 Sport Recife | Pernambucano - 1 |
| Jan 20, 2024 | Sport Recife 2-1 Santa Cruz | Pernambucano - 1 |
| Mar 18, 2023 | Sport Recife 0-0 Santa Cruz | Copa do Nordeste |
| Mar 11, 2023 | Sport Recife 2-0 Santa Cruz | Pernambucano - 1 |
Last archived meeting: Santa Cruz vs Sport Recife on Feb 1, 2025
How many goals should we expect?
Sport Recife score 2.0 and concede 0.8 goals per match over their last 15; Santa Cruz score 1.2 and concede 0.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sport Recife | 2.0 | 0.8 | 5 | 8/15 | 9/15 |
| Santa Cruz | 1.2 | 0.5 | 9 | 5/15 | 4/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Sport Recife sit 2nd in Pernambucano - 1 (14 points from 7 matches) and Santa Cruz sit 4th (10 points from 7 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sport Recife | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 14 |
| 4 | Santa Cruz | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 10 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy