Sport Recife v Ceara

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Third placed Sport Recife will no doubt be looking to capture another three points in the Brazilian second tier and in turn reduce the deficit between themselves and the top two teams in the division, Novorizontino and Santos respectively, when they play host to seventh placed Ceara at their Itaipava Arena Pernambuco.

Sport Recife currently trail second placed Santos by a six-point margin but this deficit could be slashed in half with a win here against Ceara and having put together a recent encouraging seven-game unbeaten run in Serie B, Sport Recife look set for further success in this upcoming clash as well.

Pepa's side have registered recent victories over the likes of Ituano, Avai, CRB and Paysandu along with picking up useful points in draws with CRB, Goias and Mirassol which have maintained Sport Recife's push for possible automatic promotion back up into Serie A.

However, Sport Recife know they cannot afford a slip-up here as the hosts are level on points with fourth placed Mirassol and fifth placed America Mineiro as well, but having registered eight wins within their 13 home games so far this season, the hosts look in good shape to take the spoils at their Itaipava Arena Pernambuco.

Ceara are just two points adrift of their upcoming hosts, Sport Recife, following recent back-to-back wins in the Brazilian second tier against Vila Nova and Brusque, both of which were gained on home soil at their Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo.

Previously, Ceara had been dealt two defeats on the trot on their travels in Serie B as Léo Condé's side slipped to losses on the road at Chapecoense and Coritiba respectively, and these recent results provide us with a snap-shot of how things have gone for the visitors overall this season.

Ceara have produced an encouraging looking 10 wins from their 15 home games to date but the visitors have struggled to replicate that return on their travels this term as the visitors have collected just three wins from their 14 outings on the road to date.

Wins against Novorizontino, Avai and CRB have been overshadowed by being dealt eight defeats within their 14 away games so far in this campaign and this does not bode well for an upcoming clash against high-flying Sport Recife.

The bigger picture shows an even worse outlook for Ceara as they have managed to pick up just these three wins within a total of 27 away games whilst also being dealt no fewer than 15 losses within this period as well.

Sport Recife v Ceara Verdict

Sport Recife have won both of the last two meetings at home against Ceara and the hosts look the more likely once again in this clash.

Therefore, our main bet will be Sport Recife win @ 1.90

Other side bets worth considering:

Sport Recife win & Under 2.5 goals @ 4.00

Correct Score: Sport Recife 2-0 @ 8.50