Sport Recife vs Ceara Prediction & Betting Tips - Brasileirão Serie A

Prediction published on 23/07/2021, 21:57  by Nella Wagah | Modified on 23/07/2021 at 21:59 in Football Predictions

Ceara have had a bumpy ride lately, but will be hoping for some stability as they head out to Pernambuco, where they will be taking on Sport Recife. So far, it hasn’t been great for hosts Sport Recife; they head to this game placed 17th with 10 points from 12 matches. They are eight points below Ceara, who are placed seventh. Going into this game, Sport Recife bagged their first win in eight matches and the second in the Serie A this season after beating America Mineiro 1-0. Sport Recife are among the lowest scorers in the league this season; they opened their league campaign with a 2-2 draw with Internacional and that remains the only time they’ve scored more than a goal in the league this season. In fact, they’ve failed to score completely in six of their 12 matches, and as a result of the low scores, only three of the 12 have produced over 2.5 goals.

Ceara have conceded 12 goals in 12 matches, that’s one more than Sport Recife but in the run up to this clash, they’ve been superb defensively. In their last five matches, they have four clean sheets. Ahead of this game, they beat Athletico Paranaense 1-0, recovering from two straight draws, and they face Sport Recife with an eight-game unbeaten run in the league. In the eight matches though, they have three wins only. Seven of their last 10 league matches have produced under 2.5 goals and they’ve managed to score more than a goal in just three. They’ve failed to score completely in three of their last 10 league matches. Ceara lost their first away league game this season, at Santos, and after that, they have five straight draws in their away matches. In the said away draws, they’ve failed to score in three, while four have ended in under 2.5 goals.