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Nautico Recife vs Athletic Club Prediction— Brazil - Serie B

Matchday 25 ·Friday, August 28, 2026, 23:30

Nautico Recife logo
Nautico Recife
PPG 1.55 · HOME
LAST 5
DDWDW
2 – 1
FULL TIME
✓ MODEL PICK HIT · BTTS
Athletic Club logo
Athletic Club
PPG 1.36 · AWAY
LAST 5
WWLLL

// Model verdict

BTTS

Model probability 49.2% vs bookmaker-implied 52.6%.

Poisson scoreline matrix HOME ↓ / AWAY →

01234+ 0 0-012.6%0-111.1%0-24.9%0-31.4%0-4+0.4%1 1-015.0%1-113.2%1-25.8%1-31.7%1-4+0.5%2 2-09.0%2-17.9%2-23.5%2-31.0%2-4+0.3%3 3-03.6%3-13.1%3-21.4%3-30.4%3-4+0.1%4+ 4+-01.4%4+-11.2%4+-20.5%4+-30.2%4+-4+0.0%
Cell shade = scoreline probability LOW HIGH · ▣ FT RESULT

Markets vs the line MODEL / ODDS / EV

MarketModelImpliedOddsEV
Home win 45.3% 50.8% 1.97 -10.8%
Draw 27.6% 30.8% 3.25 -6.2%
Away win 27.2% 25.3% 3.95 +4.5%
Over 2.5 44.8% 46.5% 2.15 -3.7%
Over 3.5 25.6% 25.0% 4.00 +1.4%
BTTS 49.2% 52.6% 1.90 -6.5%
Home O1.5 32.2% 46.5% 2.15 -30.8%
Away O1.5 25.7% 28.2% 3.55 -5.3%

League track record

Based on 171 resolved predictions

1X2 Acc 45%
O2.5 55%
BTTS 53%
Score Hit 58%
ROI 18.7%
Bet Hit 58%

Correct score prediction CORRECT SCORE MODEL

2 – 0 29%CONFIDENCE
✘ MISS — FT 2-1
xG (home)1.2 xG (away)0.9 BTTS prob49.2%

H 45% / xG 1.2-0.9 / U2.5 45% / NoBTTS 49%

Top 5 Poisson scorelines

#1 1–0 15.0%
#2 1–1 13.2%
#3 0–0 12.6%
#4 2–0 9.0%
#5 0–1 11.1%

Expected goals MODEL xG

Nautico Recife1.2
Athletic Club0.9

COMBINED 2.1 xG → O2.5 PROB 44.8% · O3.5 PROB 25.6%

Form & verdict PPG

NAUTICO RECIFE · PPG 1.55

ATHLETIC CLUB · PPG 1.36

⚖ HIGH DRAW RISK - evenly matched, low-scoring expected | No clear value
65%
HIGH_DRAW_RISK

xG gap +0.31, combined xG 2.07 - evenly matched, low-scoring, elevated Draw risk

Win probability 1X2

Nautico Recife (H) 45.3%
ODDS 1.97 · IMPLIED 50.8% EV -10.8%
Draw 27.6%
ODDS 3.25 · IMPLIED 30.8% EV -6.2%
Athletic Club (A) 27.2%
ODDS 3.95 · IMPLIED 25.3% EV +4.5%

Season Statistics average per match · 25 matches · 2026

Nautico Recife ▾ lower is better Athletic Club

Attack

16.2
Shots
11.2
4.7
Shots on target
3.1
7.6
Shots off target
5.3
3.9
Blocked shots
2.8
9.6
Shots inside box
6.4
6.7
Shots outside box
4.8
28.8%
Shooting accuracy
27.5%
25.6%
Goals per shot on target
33.8%
1.20
Goals
1.04
1.34
xG for 25·24 of 25
0.97

Defence

11.3
Shots faced
15.4
4.3
Shots on target faced
4.5
1.12
Goals conceded
1.08
1.23
xG against 25·24 of 25
1.38
3.2
Goalkeeper saves
3.4

Control

58.1%
Possession
43.9%
391
Passes
331
320
Accurate passes
265
81.9%
Pass accuracy
80.0%
5.8
Corners
4.3
4.2
Corners faced
5.6
1.9
Offsides
1.8

Discipline

15.4
Fouls
15.0
2.7
Yellow cards
2.6
0.12
Red cards
0.36

Match Preview & Prediction

Nautico Recife face Athletic Club in Brazil - Serie B on Friday, August 28, 2026. Our Poisson-based model has analysed both teams' form, attack and defence strength to generate the prediction below. The model gives Nautico Recife a 45% chance, the draw 28% and Athletic Club 27%, so Nautico Recife are favoured to win. Expected goals are 1.2 for Nautico Recife and 0.9 for Athletic Club (2.1 total). The most likely scoreline is 1-0. There is a 45% chance of over 2.5 goals and a 49% chance of both teams scoring. On recent form, Nautico Recife are averaging 1.55 points per game versus 1.36 for Athletic Club. The best value bet our model finds is over 3.5 goals, with an expected value of +1.4%. This match finished 2-1.

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