Sport Recife vs Figueirense Predictions, Betting Tips and Match Previews

This is a significant game at the foot of the table but only for the hosts. Figueirense have already been relegated and will finish in 18th place regardless of the result here. Sport Recife though need to win to ensure they remain in Serie A for another season. Anything short of that will see them relegated if Internacional win their game at Fluminense.

Luckily for Sport they couldn’t really have picked much weaker opponents for this decisive game. Figueirense are in poor overall form despite a rare win last time out. Their last 8 away games in the league have produced 7 defeats and a draw and they’ve failed to score in all of their last 6 on the road which suggests the Sport Recife defence isn’t likely to be tested too much here. They average just 0.39 points per game on the road, the 2nd worst away record in the division and have released a host of players in recent weeks so it will be an inexperienced side that heads North to Recife.

Sport have had opportunities in recent weeks to secure their survival but just 1 point from 3 games leaves them in the position of needing a win here to be sure of their own destiny. They’ve been typically a side involved in high-scoring games but that has changed a bit since Daniel Paulista took charge in October. 5 of their last 6 Serie A home games have ended with 1-0 scorelines, with Sport on the right end of 3 of them.

With Figueirense really not looking threatening up top, a home clean sheet does look likely again here. Sport have won 50% of their home matches this season so they’ve a reasonable record in Recife and against such weak opposition, backing Sport Recife to win to nil at 20/21 looks to offer value.