Sport Recife vs Ceara

3 May 2026 · Brasileirão Série B · 2026 · Referee Braulio Da Silva Machado

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Chrystian Barletta 53’ (pen)
  • Madson 71’

Match summary

Sport Recife saw off Ceara 2-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Chrystian Barletta put Sport Recife ahead from the penalty spot in the 53rd minute and Madson made it 2-0 with a header in the 71st minute.

The chances backed that up: Sport Recife created 1.99 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Ceara's 0.53 from 10.

Match stats

44% Possession 56%
16 Shots 10
5 Shots on target 1
9 Corners 11
73 Attacks 80
37 Dangerous attacks 42
278 Passes 357
80.9% Pass accuracy 82.6%
12 Tackles 12
13 Fouls 16
2 Yellow cards 4
0 Offsides 1

Key events

Sport Recife Ceara
Kick-off
Carlos De PenaShot on target
1’
10’
FernandinhoShot on target
Marcelo Ajul
16’
33’
Bruno Ferreira
Half-time0-0
MarlonClayson
46’
Second half underway
Chrystian BarlettaPenalty1-0 (Sport Recife)
53’
Chrystian Barletta
57’
61’
Lucca
Carlos De PenaShot on target
65’
66’
SánchezFernando
66’
Pedro HenriqueMelk
66’
Juan AlanoVinicius Zanocelo
66’
DieguinhoMatheus Araújo
69’
Rafael Ramos
MadsonHeader2-0 (Sport Recife)
71’
Augusto PucciMadson
75’
Zé LucasShot on target
78’
Yago FelipeBiel Fonseca
83’
83’
GiulioFernandinho
87’
Sánchez
Iury CastilhoChrystian Barletta
90’
MaxCarlos De Pena
90’

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.99 0.53 53’ Chrystian Barletta (Sport Recife), 1-0 53’ 71’ Madson (Sport Recife), 2-0 71’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.99 0.53 53’ Chrystian Barletta (Sport Recife), 1-0 Barletta 53’ 71’ Madson (Sport Recife), 2-0 Madson 71’
Sport Recife 1.99 xGCeara 0.53 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Ceara attacking Sport Recife attacking 
53’ Chrystian Barletta (Sport Recife), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 63’ Marcelo Ajul (Sport Recife), from a corner, 0.29 xG, off target 71’ Madson (Sport Recife), from a corner, 0.23 xG, goal 87’ Yago Felipe (Sport Recife), set piece, 0.20 xG, off target 90+3’ Giulio (Ceara), set piece, 0.15 xG, blocked 10’ Fernandinho (Ceara), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 61’ Luiz Otávio (Ceara), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 48’ Carlos De Pena (Sport Recife), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 6’ Marcelo Ajul (Sport Recife), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 44’ Carlos De Pena (Sport Recife), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 78’ Zé Lucas (Sport Recife), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 70’ Marcelo Benevenuto (Sport Recife), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 73’ Fernandinho (Ceara), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 60’ Rafael Ramos (Ceara), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 65’ Carlos De Pena (Sport Recife), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 28’ Biel Fonseca (Sport Recife), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 41’ Clayson (Sport Recife), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 49’ Felipinho (Sport Recife), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 61’ Vinicius Zanocelo (Ceara), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 36’ Vinicius Zanocelo (Ceara), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 47’ Felipinho (Sport Recife), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 1’ Carlos De Pena (Sport Recife), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 50’ Matheus Araújo (Ceara), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 82’ Juan Alano (Ceara), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 4’ Chrystian Barletta (Sport Recife), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 31’ Éder (Ceara), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 53’ Chrystian Barletta (Sport Recife), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 63’ Marcelo Ajul (Sport Recife), from a corner, 0.29 xG, off target 71’ Madson (Sport Recife), from a corner, 0.23 xG, goal 87’ Yago Felipe (Sport Recife), set piece, 0.20 xG, off target 90+3’ Giulio (Ceara), set piece, 0.15 xG, blocked 10’ Fernandinho (Ceara), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 61’ Luiz Otávio (Ceara), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 48’ Carlos De Pena (Sport Recife), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 6’ Marcelo Ajul (Sport Recife), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 78’ Zé Lucas (Sport Recife), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 44’ Carlos De Pena (Sport Recife), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 70’ Marcelo Benevenuto (Sport Recife), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 73’ Fernandinho (Ceara), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 60’ Rafael Ramos (Ceara), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 65’ Carlos De Pena (Sport Recife), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 28’ Biel Fonseca (Sport Recife), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 41’ Clayson (Sport Recife), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 49’ Felipinho (Sport Recife), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 61’ Vinicius Zanocelo (Ceara), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 36’ Vinicius Zanocelo (Ceara), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 47’ Felipinho (Sport Recife), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 1’ Carlos De Pena (Sport Recife), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 50’ Matheus Araújo (Ceara), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 82’ Juan Alano (Ceara), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 4’ Chrystian Barletta (Sport Recife), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 31’ Éder (Ceara), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
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Lineups

Sport Recife 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Couto
Felipinho
Benevenuto
Ajul
Madson 75’
Fonseca 83’
Lucas
Clayson 46’
Pena 90’
Barletta 90’
Perotti
Ceara 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Ferreira
Fernando 66’
Éder
Otávio
Ramos
Lima
Zanocelo 66’
Fernandinho 83’
Araújo 66’
Melk 66’
Lucca

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Thiago Couto
90′ 1 0 17 – – – – –
Defenders5 players
Madson Taken off
75′ – 1 – 3 1 10 – 1 – –
Marcelo Benevenuto
90′ 1 2 – 7 4 31 – – – –
Marcelo Ajul
90′ 2 1 – 5 3 30 – – –
Felipinho
90′ 2 2 – 3 – 36 2 – – –
Augusto Pucci Came on as a substitute
15′ 1 1 – 1 – 5 – – – –
Midfielders7 players
Biel Fonseca Taken off
83′ – – 26 1 0.03 2 1 4 2 – –
Zé Lucas
90′ – – 22 1 0.02 1 – 3 – 1 –
Chrystian Barletta Taken off
89′ 1 – 25 2 0.18 1 – 5 2 3
Carlos De Pena Taken off
89′ – – 29 4 0.24 – – 2 1 1 –
Clayson Taken off
45′ – – 9 – 0.00 – – 2 – 1 –
Marlon Came on as a substitute
45′ – 1 11 2 0.28 – – 1 – 1 –
Yago Felipe Came on as a substitute
13′ – – 8 – 0.00 1 – 1 – – –
Forwards1 player
Perotti
90′ – – – – – 0.02 – 9 4 18 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

Sport Recife DWDDW
Ceara DWWDD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Sport Recife 1-1 Ceara, 15 Oct 25 Next meeting: Ceara 2-1 Sport Recife, 05 Sep 26  All Sport Recife vs Ceara meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.