Sport Recife vs Sao Paulo

16 August 2025 · Brasileirão · 2025 · Referee Lucas Paulo Torezin

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 1–0

  • L. Lima 5’
  • D. Lacerda 50’
  • L. Moura 66’
  • Maik 90+1’

Match summary

Sport Recife and Sao Paulo shared the points in a 2-2 draw. Sport Recife led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, L. Lima put Sport Recife ahead in the 5th minute. In the second half, D. Lacerda made it 2-0 with a header in the 50th minute, L. Moura pulled one back to make it 2-1 with a header in the 66th minute, and Maik equalised in stoppage time.

Sao Paulo had the better of the chances, with 1.61 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Sport Recife's 0.72 from 8.

Match stats

34% Possession 66%
8 Shots 18
5 Shots on target 8
4 Corners 10
242 Passes 492
68.6% Pass accuracy 85.4%
15 Tackles 10
17 Fouls 19
4 Yellow cards 1
0 Offsides 1

Key events

Sport Recife Sao Paulo
Kick-off
L. LimaLeft foot shot1-0 (Sport Recife)
5’
R. ThyereShot on target
22’
37’
RodriguinhoShot on target
C. Rivera
44’
Half-time1-0
46’
L. MouraRodriguinho
KevysonI. Cariús
46’
D. LacerdaShot on target
46’
Second half underway
D. LacerdaHeader2-0 (Sport Recife)
50’
D. Lacerda
51’
54’
FerreiraShot on target
R. ThyereShot on target
55’
57’
HenriqueFerreira
57’
N. FerraresiA. Franco
57’
A. SilvaJ. Dinenno
58’
Maik
66’
L. MouraHeader2-1 (Sao Paulo)
68’
D. BobadillaLuan
69’
A. SilvaShot on target
70’
HenriqueShot on target
70’
PatryckShot on target
P. AugustoMatheusinho
73’
PabloD. Lacerda
74’
Kevyson
81’
C. BarlettaL. Pereira
82’
90+1’
MaikRight foot shot2-2 (Sao Paulo)
J. SilvaL. Lima
90+1’
L. Lima
90+1’
90+5’
G. TapiaShot on target
Full-time2-2

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.72 1.61 5’ L. Lima (Sport Recife), 1-0 5’ 50’ D. Lacerda (Sport Recife), 2-0 50’ 66’ L. Moura (Sao Paulo), 2-1 66’ 90+1’ Maik (Sao Paulo), 2-2 90+1’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.72 1.61 5’ L. Lima (Sport Recife), 1-0 Lima 5’ 50’ D. Lacerda (Sport Recife), 2-0 Lacerda 50’ 66’ L. Moura (Sao Paulo), 2-1 Moura 66’ 90+1’ Maik (Sao Paulo), 2-2 Maik 90+1’
Sport Recife 0.72 xGSao Paulo 1.61 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sao Paulo attacking Sport Recife attacking 
5’ L. Lima (Sport Recife), open play, 0.45 xG, goal 54’ Ferreira (Sao Paulo), from a corner, 0.24 xG, saved 69’ A. Silva (Sao Paulo), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 90+5’ G. Tapia (Sao Paulo), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 66’ L. Moura (Sao Paulo), from a corner, 0.15 xG, goal 60’ Luan (Sao Paulo), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 72’ Maik (Sao Paulo), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 2’ J. Dinenno (Sao Paulo), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 15’ Rodriguinho (Sao Paulo), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 90+1’ Maik (Sao Paulo), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 26’ P. Maia (Sao Paulo), from a corner, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 83’ G. Tapia (Sao Paulo), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 50’ D. Lacerda (Sport Recife), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 22’ R. Thyere (Sport Recife), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 40’ L. Pereira (Sport Recife), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90’ L. Lima (Sport Recife), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 37’ Rodriguinho (Sao Paulo), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 82’ Patryck (Sao Paulo), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 46’ D. Lacerda (Sport Recife), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 70’ Patryck (Sao Paulo), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90+8’ A. Silva (Sao Paulo), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 55’ R. Thyere (Sport Recife), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 70’ Henrique (Sao Paulo), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 89’ M. Alexandre (Sport Recife), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 39’ P. Maia (Sao Paulo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Rodriguinho (Sao Paulo), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 5’ L. Lima (Sport Recife), open play, 0.45 xG, goal 54’ Ferreira (Sao Paulo), from a corner, 0.24 xG, saved 69’ A. Silva (Sao Paulo), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 90+5’ G. Tapia (Sao Paulo), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 66’ L. Moura (Sao Paulo), from a corner, 0.15 xG, goal 60’ Luan (Sao Paulo), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 72’ Maik (Sao Paulo), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 2’ J. Dinenno (Sao Paulo), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 15’ Rodriguinho (Sao Paulo), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 90+1’ Maik (Sao Paulo), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 26’ P. Maia (Sao Paulo), from a corner, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 83’ G. Tapia (Sao Paulo), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 22’ R. Thyere (Sport Recife), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 50’ D. Lacerda (Sport Recife), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 40’ L. Pereira (Sport Recife), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 37’ Rodriguinho (Sao Paulo), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 90’ L. Lima (Sport Recife), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 82’ Patryck (Sao Paulo), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 46’ D. Lacerda (Sport Recife), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 70’ Patryck (Sao Paulo), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90+8’ A. Silva (Sao Paulo), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 55’ R. Thyere (Sport Recife), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 70’ Henrique (Sao Paulo), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 89’ M. Alexandre (Sport Recife), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 39’ P. Maia (Sao Paulo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Rodriguinho (Sao Paulo), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Sport Recife 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Vasconcelos
Alexandre
Thyere
Menezes
Cariús 46’
Lucas
Rivera
Matheusinho 73’
Lima 90’
Pereira 82’
Lacerda 74’
Sao Paulo 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Young
Maik
Franco 57’
Sabino
Patryck
Luan 68’
Maia
Tapia
Rodriguinho 46’
Ferreira 57’
Dinenno 57’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
G. Vasconcelos
90′ 5 2 27 – – – – –
Defenders5 players
M. Alexandre
90′ 4 1 – 9 4 16 1 – 1 –
R. Thyere
90′ 1 4 – 3 2 16 1 – – –
R. Menezes
90′ 1 1 – 3 2 30 – – – –
I. Cariús Taken off
45′ 2 – – 3 – 8 – – – –
Kevyson Came on as a substitute
45′ 2 – – 4 1 16 1 – – –
Midfielders7 players
Zé Lucas
90′ – – 22 1 0.02 2 – 3 3 1 –
C. Rivera
90′ – – 35 – 0.01 – 1 3 4 1 –
Matheusinho Taken off
73′ – – 15 1 0.07 – 1 1 – 1 –
L. Lima Taken off
89′ 1 – 18 3 0.34 1 1 5 1 3 –
L. Pereira Taken off
82′ – – 8 – 0.17 1 – 8 1 6 –
P. Augusto Came on as a substitute
17′ – – 6 – 0.00 – – – – – –
C. Barletta Came on as a substitute
8′ – – 6 1 0.09 1 – 4 – 1 –
Forwards2 players
D. Lacerda Taken off
74′ 1 – 2 2 0.08 0.00 – 7 3 9 –
Pablo Came on as a substitute
16′ – – – – – 0.01 – – – 8 –
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 LDDDW
Sao Paulo WWWWW

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.