Sport Recife vs Vasco da Gama

31 August 2025 · Brasileirão · 2025 · Referee Raphael Claus

Full time 2 – 3

Half-time: 1–2

  • L. Lima 25’ (pen)
  • R. Menezes 74’
  • N. Moreira 8’
  • P. Coutinho 43’
  • P. Vegetti 49’ (pen)

Match summary

Vasco da Gama won 3-2 away at Sport Recife. Vasco da Gama led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, N. Moreira put Vasco da Gama ahead in the 8th minute, L. Lima equalised from the penalty spot in the 25th minute, and P. Coutinho put Vasco da Gama back in front in the 43rd minute. In the second half, P. Vegetti made it 1-3 from the penalty spot in the 49th minute and R. Menezes pulled one back to make it 2-3 with a header in the 74th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Sport Recife created 1.65 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots, Vasco da Gama 1.72 from 10.

Match stats

55% Possession 45%
14 Shots 10
4 Shots on target 7
10 Corners 5
448 Passes 378
84.6% Pass accuracy 83.6%
10 Tackles 14
9 Fouls 10
2 Yellow cards 1
3 Offsides 0

Key events

Sport Recife Vasco da Gama
Kick-off
5’
C. BarrosShot on target
8’
N. MoreiraRight foot shot0-1 (Vasco da Gama)
17’
H. Moura
L. LimaPenalty1-1 (Sport Recife)
25’
L. Lima
26’
33’
M. CarvalhoJair
42’
C. BarrosShot on target
43’
P. CoutinhoRight foot shot1-2 (Vasco da Gama)
Half-time1-2
49’
P. VegettiPenalty1-3 (Vasco da Gama)
Second half underway
RomarinhoZé Lucas
65’
C. BarlettaL. Pereira
66’
R. MenezesHeader2-3 (Sport Recife)
74’
KevysonAderlan
75’
R. AtencioMatheusinho
75’
79’
Matheus FrançaN. Moreira
79’
DavidP. Coutinho
M. AlexandreShot on target
83’
85’
L. OliveiraC. Barros
86’
P. RodríguezShot on target
PabloJ. Silva
88’
M. AlexandreShot on target
90+3’
90+4’
Matheus FrançaShot on target
D. Lacerda
90+6’
Full-time2-3

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 1.65 1.72 8’ N. Moreira (Vasco da Gama), 0-1 8’ 25’ L. Lima (Sport Recife), 1-1 25’ 43’ P. Coutinho (Vasco da Gama), 1-2 43’ 49’ P. Vegetti (Vasco da Gama), 1-3 49’ 74’ R. Menezes (Sport Recife), 2-3 74’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.65 1.72 8’ N. Moreira (Vasco da Gama), 0-1 Moreira 8’ 25’ L. Lima (Sport Recife), 1-1 Lima 25’ 43’ P. Coutinho (Vasco da Gama), 1-2 Coutinho 43’ 49’ P. Vegetti (Vasco da Gama), 1-3 Vegetti 49’ 74’ R. Menezes (Sport Recife), 2-3 Menezes 74’
Sport Recife 1.65 xGVasco da Gama 1.72 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Vasco da Gama attacking Sport Recife attacking 
25’ L. Lima (Sport Recife), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 49’ P. Vegetti (Vasco da Gama), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 13’ Rayan (Vasco da Gama), open play, 0.32 xG, blocked 43’ P. Coutinho (Vasco da Gama), open play, 0.27 xG, goal 83’ M. Alexandre (Sport Recife), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 74’ D. Lacerda (Sport Recife), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 19’ Matheusinho (Sport Recife), direct free kick, 0.12 xG, off target 8’ N. Moreira (Vasco da Gama), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 34’ L. Pereira (Sport Recife), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 90+4’ Matheus França (Vasco da Gama), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 49’ Zé Lucas (Sport Recife), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 86’ P. Rodríguez (Vasco da Gama), set piece, 0.06 xG, saved 74’ R. Menezes (Sport Recife), from a corner, 0.05 xG, goal 36’ L. Pereira (Sport Recife), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 65’ Zé Lucas (Sport Recife), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 72’ J. Silva (Sport Recife), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 39’ M. Carvalho (Vasco da Gama), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+3’ M. Alexandre (Sport Recife), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 28’ Matheusinho (Sport Recife), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 42’ C. Barros (Vasco da Gama), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 5’ C. Barros (Vasco da Gama), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 28’ L. Pereira (Sport Recife), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 78’ R. Atencio (Sport Recife), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 15’ L. Freitas (Vasco da Gama), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 25’ L. Lima (Sport Recife), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 49’ P. Vegetti (Vasco da Gama), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 13’ Rayan (Vasco da Gama), open play, 0.32 xG, blocked 43’ P. Coutinho (Vasco da Gama), open play, 0.27 xG, goal 83’ M. Alexandre (Sport Recife), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 74’ D. Lacerda (Sport Recife), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 19’ Matheusinho (Sport Recife), direct free kick, 0.12 xG, off target 8’ N. Moreira (Vasco da Gama), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 34’ L. Pereira (Sport Recife), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 90+4’ Matheus França (Vasco da Gama), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 49’ Zé Lucas (Sport Recife), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 86’ P. Rodríguez (Vasco da Gama), set piece, 0.06 xG, saved 74’ R. Menezes (Sport Recife), from a corner, 0.05 xG, goal 36’ L. Pereira (Sport Recife), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 65’ Zé Lucas (Sport Recife), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 72’ J. Silva (Sport Recife), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 39’ M. Carvalho (Vasco da Gama), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+3’ M. Alexandre (Sport Recife), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 42’ C. Barros (Vasco da Gama), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 28’ Matheusinho (Sport Recife), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 5’ C. Barros (Vasco da Gama), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 28’ L. Pereira (Sport Recife), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 78’ R. Atencio (Sport Recife), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 15’ L. Freitas (Vasco da Gama), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
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
Silva 88’
Menezes
Aderlan 75’
Lucas 65’
Rivera
Matheusinho 75’
Lima
Pereira 66’
Lacerda
Vasco da Gama 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Jardim
Rodríguez
Moura
Freitas
Piton
Barros 85’
Jair 33’
Rayan
Coutinho 79’
Moreira 79’
Vegetti

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
G. Vasconcelos
90′ 4 3 24 – – – – –
Defenders6 players
M. Alexandre
90′ 1 3 – 4 1 32 – – – –
J. Silva Taken off
88′ 1 1 – 5 4 50 2 – – –
R. Menezes
90′ – – – 4 4 54 – 1 – –
Aderlan Taken off
75′ 1 1 – 3 – 36 1 – – –
Kevyson Came on as a substitute
15′ – – – – – 10 – – – –
Pablo Came on as a substitute
9′ – – – – – 2 – – – –
Midfielders8 players
Zé Lucas Taken off
65′ – – 20 – 0.02 1 – 3 3 – –
C. Rivera
90′ – – 66 – 0.04 – 1 3 2 – –
Matheusinho Taken off
75′ – – 28 1 0.50 4 – 7 – 1 –
L. Lima
90′ 1 1 64 3 0.37 – – 2 – 2 –
L. Pereira Taken off
66′ – – 8 1 0.04 2 – 2 – – –
Romarinho Came on as a substitute
25′ – – 22 – 0.05 – – 1 – 1 –
C. Barletta Came on as a substitute
24′ – – 11 1 0.47 – 1 – – – –
R. Atencio Came on as a substitute
15′ – – 15 – 0.03 – – – – – –
Forwards1 player
D. Lacerda
90′ – – 1 – 0.16 0.02 – 6 3 6 –
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

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Vasco da Gama LDWLL

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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.