Sport Recife 0-4 Gremio – Result & Analysis

Poisson rates Gremio at 54% — current form provides partial corroboration, though signals are mixed in this Sport Recife vs Gremio encounter.

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Fixture Analysis

It is a Serie A clash, Regular Season - 38 as Sport Recife welcome Gremio to Estadio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho. Kick-off is set for Sunday 7 December 2025 at 19:00 UTC.

Recent Form

Across all Serie A games this season, Sport Recife have gone 0W 0D 10L from 10 outings — a 0.00 PPG return. Last five: L L L L L. They are averaging 0.70 goals per game and conceding 2.90 — a modest attacking output that tempers optimism on the Over 2.5 market. However, 2.90 goals conceded per game is a concern — opposing attacks have exploited them regularly.

Sport Recife's home record at Estadio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho: 1W 3D 6L from 10 Serie A appearances (0.60 PPG). At home they are averaging 1.30 goals scored and 2.40 conceded per game. Both teams have scored in 80% of their home games — an outstanding BTTS rate that is a key data point for this fixture. Their home PPG of 0.60 is noticeably stronger than their overall 0.00 — Sport Recife are significantly better at Estadio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho than their overall form suggests.

Gremio — All Games: 4W 1D 5L from 10 Serie A fixtures this season — 1.30 PPG. Last five: D W L W L. They are scoring at 1.50 per game and conceding 1.70. 2 clean sheets from 10 outings suggests some defensive organisation.

On the road, Gremio have gone 2W 3D 5L from 10 away fixtures this term (0.90 PPG). Away from home they average 1.20 goals scored and 1.80 conceded per game. BTTS has landed in 60% of their away games — meaningful support for the Yes angle in this specific context.

Form points away from home here. Gremio's 1.30 PPG return is 1.30 points per game ahead of Sport Recife's 0.00 — the visitors are the form-based selection, and Double Chance is an alternative worth pricing if the outright looks tight.

The BTTS market is worth targeting here. Sport Recife register both teams scoring in 80% of relevant matches, Gremio in 60% (using home/away splits) — both sides above the 60% threshold gives BTTS Yes firm statistical grounding.

Head to Head

The historical ledger comes down firmly in favour of Sport Recife: 3 wins from 3 previous clashes against 0 for Gremio, with 0 draws across those contests.

These sides have historically produced few goals — 1.7 per contest from 3 previous meetings. The Under 2.5 market has a well-supported historical case here. The most recent clash, on 11 Aug 2025, ended 1–0 with Sport Recife winning.

The historical record gives Sport Recife a meaningful edge here — 3 wins from 3 meetings is the kind of ledger that should not be discounted when the form picture is inconclusive. Even away from home, the visitors have struggled to impose themselves in this fixture.

Trading Patterns

Sport Recife in-play and half-time data (37 games, 18 at home): they score before half-time in 67% of fixtures in home games; when goalless at HT, a second-half goal follows 73% of the time; BTTS occurs in 61% of their matches (home games); Over 2.5 goals lands in 56% of games (home games); they fail to score in 43% of games.

Gremio in-play and half-time data (37 games, 18 at away): they score before half-time in 78% of fixtures in away games; when goalless at HT, a second-half goal follows 91% of the time; two or more arrive in the second half on 54% of those occasions; BTTS occurs in 61% of their matches (away games); Over 2.5 goals lands in 44% of games (away games).

BTTS rates are mixed from the trading data — Sport Recife 51% versus Gremio 57%; no strong lean in either direction. The over/under 2.5 picture is inconclusive from the in-play data (Sport Recife 51% | Gremio 38%).

Poisson Model

The Poisson distribution model projects Sport Recife 1.34 xG and Gremio 2.04 xG. These expected goals figures are the primary input: they feed a goal-probability matrix across all scoreline combinations to derive the result and market probabilities below. Underlying strength ratings: Sport Recife attack 0.751 / defence 1.885 | Gremio attack 1.054 / defence 1.189. League average goals — home 1.499 / away 1.028. Sport Recife's attack strength of 0.751 is below the league average — the 1.34 xG projection reflects a team that scores at a discount to the division norm. Data: 37 Sport Recife games / 75 Gremio games used (CurrentSeason).

Result probabilities: Sport Recife 25% | Draw 21% | Gremio 54%. Fair-value odds: Sport Recife 4.00 | Draw 4.76 | Gremio 1.85. Gremio hold a narrow Poisson edge at 54% — the draw (21%) is close enough to merit draw-inclusive market consideration.

Goals markets: Over 2.5 probability 66% | BTTS probability 64% | Total xG 3.38. Over 2.5 is the model's clear signal at 66% — a total xG of 3.38 means the expected score alone exceeds the 2.5 threshold, making the Over not just likely but structurally supported by both sides' attack/defence profiles. BTTS Yes at 64% reflects that both xG figures (1.34 / 2.04) are above the threshold where scoring blanks become the primary outcome — both sides are projected to find the net.

Summary & Verdict

Sport Recife dominate the H2H record, yet Gremio are the in-form side right now — historical edge versus current momentum creates a genuine dilemma.

The Poisson model's primary lean is Gremio at 54% — moderate model lean. Current-season form corroborates the Poisson lean — partial multi-source support.

The Poisson model projects 3.38 xG in total — Over 2.5 at 66% — marginal — conflicting signals confidence, supported by form averaging 3.4 goals per game — though H2H averaging only 1.7 goals per meeting points in the other direction.

On the BTTS market, Poisson puts 64% on Yes. Form rates corroborate: Sport Recife 80% | Gremio 60% BTTS from recent games.

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