The APWin team has provided a prediction for Santa Cruz vs Sport Recife in Round 0 of Pernambucano 1. The Santa Cruz vs Sport Recife match will take place on 15/03/2025 at 20:30.

Our sports betting experts have looked at all the odds and probabilities for this match based on the bookmakers’ offerings, and this is the free tip they have come up with.

This goes beyond just picking who wins the Santa Cruz vs Sport Recife match. It is also geared toward finding the best value that can help bettors maximise their profits.

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Santa Cruz vs Sport Recife Betting Tips

These are our top betting tips and predictions for the match.

👉 Our prediction is: Sport Recife to score first

While the First Team to Score market is not as familiar to most, it is nevertheless filled with potential value.

That is why Sport Recife to score first is our top tip for this match. Sport Recife has proven to be a dangerous side away from home with their ability to strike quickly and clinically. We expect them to play a similarly aggressive strategy against Santa Cruz, whose defence has looked somewhat shaky at times.

👉 Our prediction is: Under 2.5 goals in the match

Based on our analysis, Santa Cruz vs Sport Recife looks like going to fall safely under 2.5 goals.

The statistics point to the match being more of a defensive struggle, with the two teams more likely to play cautiously than they are to go out and attack.

Santa Cruz vs Sport Recife Match Details

The Santa Cruz vs Sport Recife match in the Pernambucano 1 competition, takes place on 15/03/2025, at 20:30.

You can find all the main pre-match information down below:

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Santa Cruz Stats & Results

To date, Santa Cruz has played in 10 matches in this Pernambucano 1 campaign:

  • ✅ 6 wins
  • 🟰 2 draws
  • ❌ 2 loses
  • 🔢 Average points per match: 2

And these are their goal statistics thus far:

  • 😜 14 goals scored
  • 😩 6 goals conceded
  • 📈😜 Average goals scored per match: 1.4
  • 📈😩 Average goals conceded per game: 0.6

Last matches

Sport Recife Stats & Results

Meanwhile, this is how Santa Cruz’s Pernambucano 1 campaign has gone after 11 matches played:

  • ✅ 6 wins
  • 🟰 3 draws
  • ❌ 2 loses
  • 🔢 Average points per match: 1.91

And this is their complete goal summary:

  • 😜 22 goals scored
  • 😩 8 goals conceded
  • 📈😜 Average goals scored per match: 2
  • 📈😩 Average goals conceded per game: 0.73

Last matches

Team Campaign

To contextualize how both teams arrive for this game, we bring here how the two clubs' campaigns are going at this current moment.

# Team MP W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG
1
Sport Recife Team Logo

Sport Recife

14 8 3 3 27 12 +15 27 1.93
3
Santa Cruz Team Logo

Santa Cruz

11 6 2 3 14 7 +7 20 1.82
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Below you also have a summary of the teams' performance with various information to support your football prediction.

Home Team

Santa Cruz Team Logo

Santa Cruz

Brazil - Pernambucano 1

Form Last 5 PPG
Overall L D W W W

2

Home W W W W W

3

Away L D W L D

1

Away Team

Sport Recife Team Logo

Sport Recife

Brazil - Pernambucano 1

Form Last 5 PPG
Overall W W W D W

2.6

Home W W W W L

2.4

Away D W W L W

2

Santa Cruz vs Sport Recife head-to-head record

Now let’s take a closer look at the recent history of head-to-head matchups between the two clubs. These past meetings can help tell whether one side has had the better of the other or if the two teams have been evenly matched.

In recent years, Santa Cruz vs Sport Recife have played a total of 17 times, across all competitions. This is the summary of their results:

  • Santa Cruz wins: 4
  • Sport Recife wins: 7
  • Draws: 6

The last match between the teams was on 08/03/2025 in the Pernambucano 1 competition. The score was: Sport Recife (2) - (0) Santa Cruz.

Conclusion

These have been our analysis and prediction of the Santa Cruz vs Sport Recife match in Round 0 of Pernambucano 1.

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FAQ about the match

See below all the main information for this match.

Where and when will the Santa Cruz vs Sport Recife match take place?

Santa Cruz vs Sport Recife will be held at Estádio Jóse do Rego Maciel on 15/03/2025 20:30.

What time will Santa Cruz vs Sport Recife kick off?

The Santa Cruz vs Sport Recife match kick-off is scheduled for 20:30 (UK Time).

Who is the favourite to win in Santa Cruz vs Sport Recife?

According to sports betting sites, Sport Recife is the favourite to win the match with 25% chance of winning.

Who won the last match between Santa Cruz vs Sport Recife?

Sport Recife won the last match between Santa Cruz and Sport Recife, which was on 15/03/2025 in the Pernambucano 1 competition. The result of that match was 2 - 0.

What is the record of Santa Cruz vs Sport Recife?

In their last 17 meetings, there have been 4 Santa Cruz wins, 7 Sport Recife wins, and 6 draws.

What are the odds for Santa Cruz vs Sport Recife?

Santa Cruz's odds to win are 3.98 and Sport Recife's odds are 2.64. The odds of a draw are 3.5.

What is the prediction for Santa Cruz vs Sport Recife?

You can find our predictions and betting tips for Santa Cruz vs Sport Recife above.

Published on 15 March 2025, at 10:37 Last updated on 2 April 2026, at 20:01
Author: Amauri Barbosa

I’m a journalist and content creator with over 7 years of experience in sports betting. At APWin, I live football and betting markets, and outside the screen I’m also a marathon runner always chasing performance.