Wednesday , 30 September 2026

SC Recife vs CR Vasco da Gama, Serie A 2025 REGULAR SEASON

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2025
SC Recife
2 – 3
Full Time
CR Vasco da Gama
Sun 31 Aug 2025 · 23:30 UTC Ilha do Retiro HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 17' Hugo Moura
Lucas Lima 25' Y
Derik Lacerda 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

SC Recife vs CR Vasco da Gama — Serie A at Ilha do Retiro.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 CR Flamengo 28 60
2 SE Palmeiras 28 57
3 CA Paranaense 28 49
4 Fluminense FC 28 48
5 EC Bahia 28 46
6 Cruzeiro EC 28 45
7 CA Mineiro 27 40
8 Santos FC 27 38
9 Coritiba FBC 28 38
10 RB Bragantino 27 36
11 Sao Paulo FC 27 36
12 Botafogo FR 28 35
13 EC Vitoria 28 33
14 SC Corinthians Paulista 28 32
15 Mirassol FC 28 32
16 CR Vasco da Gama 27 31
17 Gremio FBPA 28 29
18 SC Internacional 28 28
19 Clube do Remo 28 23
20 Chapecoense AF 27 18

Head-to-Head

1
1
7
SC Recife 9 games · Avg 3.4 goals CR Vasco da Gama
Last 5 meetings
2025-08-31 SC Recife 2–3 CR Vasco da Gama 2025-04-13 CR Vasco da Gama 3–1 SC Recife 2020-11-14 SC Recife 0–2 CR Vasco da Gama 2020-08-13 CR Vasco da Gama 2–0 SC Recife 2018-10-20 SC Recife 2–1 CR Vasco da Gama

Recent Form

SC Recife
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Aug CR Vasco da Gama H 2–3 L
25 Aug SE Palmeiras A 0–3 L
16 Aug Sao Paulo FC H 2–2 D
10 Aug Gremio FBPA A 1–0 W
02 Aug EC Bahia H 0–0 D
26 Jul Santos FC H 2–2 D
CR Vasco da Gama
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Aug SC Recife A 3–2 W
24 Aug SC Corinthians Paulista H 2–3 L
20 Aug EC Juventude A 0–2 L
17 Aug Santos FC A 6–0 W
10 Aug CA Mineiro H 1–1 D
02 Aug Mirassol FC A 2–3 L

Key Stats

78% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
19% Clean Sheets
CR Vasco da Gama this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

CR Vasco da Gama
0-15
–/2
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/2
46-60
3/4
61-75
4/6
76+
9/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

CR Vasco da Gama
Carlos Gomez 5 G 3 A
Thiago Mendes 4 G 1 A
Cauan Lucas 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. CR Vasco da Gama kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 8' What composure from Nuno Moreira! The Portugal international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 13' SC Recife are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 17' Poor challenge from Hugo Moura. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 22' Lucas Piton has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 25' Lucas Lima is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 25' It’s a booking for SC Recife player. Lucas Lima gets a card.
  • 30' Tucurui needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 33' Fresh legs for CR Vasco da Gama! Tucurui comes on to replace Jair.
  • 38' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 43' Sensational shot from Philippe Coutinho. CR Vasco da Gama is back in the lead.
  • 48' SC Recife currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 49' Pablo Vegetti does the damage! The net is bulging and CR Vasco da Gama surge ahead!
  • 54' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both SC Recife and CR Vasco da Gama are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 59' The travelling CR Vasco da Gama supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 64' Both keepers have barely been tested. SC Recife and CR Vasco da Gama are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 66' Chrystian Barletta is replacing Leo Augusto for the SC Recife side.
  • 71' CR Vasco da Gama are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 74' What composure from Ramon! The Brazil international strokes it home. 2-3.
  • 75' Fresh legs for SC Recife! Rodrigo Atencio comes on to replace Matheusinho.
  • 79' Fresh legs for CR Vasco da Gama! David comes on to replace Philippe Coutinho.
  • 84' A quiet spell here at Ilha do Retiro. SC Recife seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 85' CR Vasco da Gama ring the changes. Cauan Lucas has done his job and it is now time for Lucas Oliveira to step up.
  • 88' A tactical swap from SC Recife — Pablo Felipe on, Joao Silva off on 88 minutes.
  • 90' Derik Lacerda is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for SC Recife.

Lineups

SC Recife Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daniel Paulista

CR Vasco da Gama Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Fernando Diniz

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
German Cano 3
Pablo Vegetti 3
Yago Pikachu 2
Fellipe Bastos 2
Yago Pikachu 2
Michel Bastos 1
Rayan 1
Paulao 1

Head to Head

2025-08-31 SC Recife 2–3 CR Vasco da Gama 2025-04-13 CR Vasco da Gama 3–1 SC Recife 2020-11-14 SC Recife 0–2 CR Vasco da Gama 2020-08-13 CR Vasco da Gama 2–0 SC Recife 2018-10-20 SC Recife 2–1 CR Vasco da Gama

SC Recife Form

2025-08-31 SC Recife 2–3 CR Vasco da Gama L 2025-08-25 SE Palmeiras 3–0 SC Recife L 2025-08-16 SC Recife 2–2 Sao Paulo FC D 2025-08-10 Gremio FBPA 0–1 SC Recife W 2025-08-02 SC Recife 0–0 EC Bahia D 2025-07-26 SC Recife 2–2 Santos FC D

CR Vasco da Gama Form

2025-08-31 SC Recife 2–3 CR Vasco da Gama W 2025-08-24 CR Vasco da Gama 2–3 SC Corinthians Paulista L 2025-08-20 EC Juventude 2–0 CR Vasco da Gama L 2025-08-17 Santos FC 0–6 CR Vasco da Gama W 2025-08-10 CR Vasco da Gama 1–1 CA Mineiro D 2025-08-02 Mirassol FC 3–2 CR Vasco da Gama L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.38 SC Recife xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.72 CR Vasco da Gama xG
I would bet for: SC Recife or CR Vasco da Gama 73% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SC Recife31% Draw27% CR Vasco da Gama42%
Actual: CR Vasco da Gama win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.1
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

SC Recife or Draw
57%
Draw or CR Vasco da Gama
69%
SC Recife or CR Vasco da Gama
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
SC Recife24% Draw43% CR Vasco da Gama33%
Actual: CR Vasco da Gama win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.6%
1 – 2
8.8%
2 – 1
7.1%
0 – 1
7%
0 – 2
6.6%
0 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
6.1%
1 – 0
5.4%
1 – 3
5.1%
2 – 0
4.3%
0 – 3
3.7%
2 – 3
Actual

Asian Handicap — SC Recife

Handicap SC Recife covers Push CR Vasco da Gama covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 16% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 56% — 44%
+1 56% 20% 24%
+1.5 76% — 24%
+2 76% 14% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

SC Recife keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
CR Vasco da Gama keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.