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SC Recife vs Santos FC, Serie A 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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Full Time
Sat 26 Jul 2025 · 21:30 UTC Ilha do Retiro HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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SC Recife vs Santos FCSerie A at Ilha do Retiro.

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Jul Santos FC H 2–2 D
24 Jul EC Vitoria A 2–2 D
20 Jul Botafogo FR H 0–1 L
14 Jul EC Juventude A 0–2 L
01 Jun Mirassol FC A 0–1 L
25 May SC Internacional H 1–1 D
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Jul SC Recife A 2–2 D
24 Jul SC Internacional H 1–2 L
19 Jul Mirassol FC A 0–3 L
16 Jul CR Flamengo H 1–0 W
12 Jun Fortaleza EC A 3–2 W
01 Jun Botafogo FR H 0–1 L

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
24% Clean Sheets
Santos FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Santos FC
0-15
1/2
16-30
2/3
31-45
5/2
46-60
4/3
61-75
1/4
76+
3/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Santos FC
Gabriel Barbosa 7 G 2 A
Neymar 6 G 2 A
Alvaro Barreal 4 G 1 A
Benjamin Rollheiser 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! SC Recife vs Santos FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 4' Derik Lacerda has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 4 minutes.
  • 9' It is a cagey affair so far. SC Recife in their trying to find a way past Santos FC's compact .
  • 14' Santos FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 19' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both SC Recife and Santos FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 24' SC Recife currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 29' That is a card for SC Recife. Lucas Lima will be fuming at that decision.
  • 34' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Alvaro Barreal suffering a number of foals already.
  • 38' ze Lucas is having his name booked by the referee on 38.
  • 43' A meaty challenge results in booking for Gonzalo Escobar on 43.
  • 45' Santos FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 46' Ignacio Ramirez is replacing Derik Lacerda for the SC Recife side.
  • 51' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. SC Recife needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 56' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both SC Recife and Santos FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 61' Santos FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 63' The SC Recife bench stirs into life. Chrystian Barletta is withdrawn and Romarinho gets his opportunity.
  • 68' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 70' A goal from the Brazil international Gustavo Henrique! He fires home on 70 to make it 1-1!
  • 75' The travelling Santos FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 78' Hyoran is replacing Lucas Lima for the SC Recife side.
  • 79' Gabriel Bontempo does the damage! The net is bulging and Santos FC surge ahead!
  • 82' Alvaro Barreal has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 82.
  • 83' Rodrigo Atencio is replacing Matheusinho for the SC Recife side.
  • 86' That is a card for SC Recife. Hyoran will be fuming at that decision.
  • 88' Brilliant from the ! Joao Basso makes it 1-3 with a superb finish on 88.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.36 SC Recife xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.3 Santos FC xG
I would bet for: SC Recife or Santos FC 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
SC Recife38% Draw29% Santos FC33%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.66
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

SC Recife or Draw
66%
Draw or Santos FC
62%
SC Recife or Santos FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
SC Recife27% Draw47% Santos FC26%
Actual: SC Recife win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.3%
0 – 0
9%
1 – 0
8.5%
2 – 1
8.1%
0 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
7.7%
2 – 0
6.3%
0 – 2
5.8%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
3.7%
1 – 3
3.4%
3 – 0
2.8%

Asian Handicap — SC Recife

Handicap SC Recife covers Push Santos FC covers
-2.5 6% 94%
-2 6% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% 83%
-1 17% 20% 63%
-0.5 37% 63%
+0.5 66% 34%
+1 66% 19% 15%
+1.5 85% 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% 5%

Clean Sheet

SC Recife keeps clean sheet
28%
Santos FC keeps clean sheet
26%

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