Sport Recife vs Sao Paulo Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 16th August 2025

Sport Recife enjoy home advantage, when visitors Sao Paulo swing by this coming Saturday for a clash in the Serie A. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Placed 20th in the table Sport Recife have amassed nine points after 17 matches. On 28 points, Sao Paulo rank seventh with 17 matches played this season.

Their upcoming match is a difficult challenge for Sport Recife, who next face Sao Paulo in their continuous fight to avoid relegation. They should be highly motivated to spring a surprise, even against a tough opponent like Sao Paulo.

Sport Recife are not a high scoring team these days, as they only found the back of the net six times in the last ten outings. That is an average of just 0.6 goals per game, as they conceded 15 goals. They managed two clean sheets in these matches.

Sao Paulo are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 14 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.4 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 13 goals, and while Sao Paulo claimed three clean sheets, they conceded an average of 1.3 goals per match.

It finished all square on when Sport Recife last faced Sao Paulo. With both denying to back down, the scoreboard said 0-0 in the end. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 2/1.

Sport Recife vs Sao Paulo Prediction

Sport Recife Form

Sport Recife went through their last three matches undefeated, but started by drawing 2-2 with Santos FC. Another draw followed, this time 0-0 against Bahia, before they beat Gremio by 0-1. Sport Recife did not win any of their last six Serie A matches at the Sport Recife's stadium. They came through these matches with a record of three draws and three defeats, in which they conceded 12 and scored five goals.

Sao Paulo Form

In their three most recent outings, Sao Paulo won 1-2 and 2-0 against Internacional and Vitoria, before drawing 0-0 against Atletico Nacional. Sao Paulo won twice, while also recording one draw, and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Serie A. The scoreline from these matches says eight goals conceded and six scored.

Sport Recife and Sao Paulo looks like an equal pairing, and since it's difficult to separate one from the other currently, we wouldn't be surprised by a draw.

Sao Paulo recorded 11 points following three wins from their last six games against teams placed among the bottom six. They scored six goals, but also conceded four. Sport Recife have a record of one win, six draws and ten defeats in the Serie A this season. Sao Paulo are looking at seven wins, seven draws and five defeats in the Serie A.

Sport Recife vs Sao Paulo Squads

Sport Recife Squad

Daniel Paulista will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Sao Paulo from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Serie A this season):

Antonio Adriano (0/0), Caique Franca (0/12), Davi (0/0), Denis (0/0), Gabriel (0/5), Aderlan (0/0), Chico (0/13), Felype Gabriel (0/0), Hereda (0/11), Igor Carius (0/14), Joao Silva (0/9), Kevyson (0/0), Lucas Cunha (0/6), Matheus Alexandre (0/10), Rafael Thyere (0/6), Rafinha (0/0), Ramon (0/5), Renzo (0/0), Christian Rivera (0/15), Chrystian Barletta (2/17), Dedezinho (0/0), Du Queiroz (0/11), Hyoran (0/0), Jefinho (0/0), Pedro Augusto (0/5), Sergio Oliveira (1/8), Ze Lucas (0/14), Derik Lacerda (1/5), Goncalo Paciencia (0/0), Leo Pereira (0/8), Lucas Lima (0/15), Matheusinho (1/5), Pablo (1/8), Rodrigo Atencio (0/11), Romarinho (2/8), Ze Roberto (0/0).

Sao Paulo Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Sao Paulo players that the manager Hernan Crespo will choose from for the upcoming game:

Jandrei (0/0), Mathias Leandro (0/0), Rafael (0/19), Young (0/0), Alan Franco (0/14), Cedric Soares (0/16), Enzo Hernan Diaz (0/17), Igao (0/0), Matheus Belem (0/0), Nahuel Ferraresi (0/15), Patryck (0/0), Rafinha (0/0), Robert Arboleda (3/13), Sabino (1/13), Wendell (0/11), Alisson (0/17), Andre (5/18), Damian Bobadilla (2/15), Felipe Negrucci (0/0), Gabriel Falcao (0/0), Luan Santos (0/0), Lucas Ferreira (0/14), Luiz Gustavo (0/1), Maik Gomes (0/1), Marcos Antonio (0/15), Oscar (0/6), Pablo Maia (0/10), Pedrinho (0/0), Rodriguinho (0/9), Ferreira (4/13), Gonzalo Tapia (0/0), Henrique Carmo (0/0), Jonathan Calleri (0/3), Juan Dinenno (0/3), Lucas Moura (0/0), Lucca Marques (0/3), Luciano Neves (4/17), Paulo Venuto (0/0), Ryan Francisco (2/8).

Sport Recife vs Sao Paulo Team News

Sao Paulo seem to have only one player on the injured and absent list, when they travel to Sport Recife's stadium to face Sport Recife.

Juan Dinenno won't be travelling with Sao Paulo this time, as he nurses an injury.

Sport Recife vs Sao Paulo Lineups

Sport Recife vs Sao Paulo H2H

Sport Recife and Sao Paulo had to settle for a draw each in their most recent match, which finished with a 0-0 scoreline. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 2/1. In last ten encounters between the clubs, Sao Paulo have been the dominant force winning six matches against Sport Recife. The bookies have Sao Paulo to win this match at best price odds of 13/8.

Sport Recife vs Sao Paulo Results

The previous ten matches between Sport Recife and Sao Paulo were not exactly one goal-fest after another as under 2.5 goals came out nine times.

Sport Recife vs Sao Paulo Betting Tips

Look no further than Romarinho, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Sport Recife in the Serie A, while Luciano Neves managed three goals in the last half dozen matches for Sao Paulo in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

Sport Recife won only once in their last 10 outings at Sport Recife's stadium, but they drew four and lost five in this run. Sao Paulo won four, drew two and lost four of their last 10 games away from home. Should Sport Recife pull off a home win this coming Saturday, it could be an entertaining affair, since they only won one games to nil in their last 10 attempts.

Under 2.5 goals came out nine times in the previous ten encounters between Sport Recife and Sao Paulo as both teams not to score was a winning bet eight times. Sport Recife managed an average of 0.2 goals, with Sao Paulo averaging one goal in these. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of Sport Recife’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Sao Paulo, who managed to score 1.4 times in those matches.