Palmeiras 2-3 Sport Recife: result and report

Serie A · Saturday 26 May 2018

Result

Palmeiras 2-3 Sport Recife

Serie A · Saturday 26 May 2018, 22:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

Palmeiras · Sport Recife · Serie A predictions

Palmeiras 2-3 Sport Recife: match report

Palmeiras lost to Sport Recife 2-3 in Serie A on Saturday 26 May 2018. The half-time score was 1-0.

Keno opened the scoring in the 33rd minute. Palmeiras's goals came from Keno (33') and Hyoran (82'). Sport Recife scored through Anselmo (51'), Anselmo (73') and Rafael Marques (87').

Discipline: Palmeiras received 3 yellow cards; Sport Recife received 2 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Going into the game Palmeiras were 5th on 11 points from 6 and Sport Recife 12th on 8 points from 6. Palmeiras went on to finish that season 1st with 80 points, and Sport Recife 17th with 42.

Palmeiras lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Sport Recife in a 4-1-4-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Marlone of Sport Recife (8.8), ahead of Anselmo (8.3).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Palmeiras wins, 1 draw and 3 for Sport Recife.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 20'Yellow card · Felipe MeloPalmeiras
  • 33'Goal · KenoPalmeiras · 1-0
  • 46'Yellow card · Diogo BarbosaPalmeiras
  • 51'Goal · AnselmoSport Recife · 1-1
  • 54'Yellow card · AnselmoSport Recife
  • 57'Yellow card · Marcos RochaPalmeiras
  • 73'Goal · AnselmoSport Recife · 1-2
  • 76'Yellow card · ErnandoSport Recife
  • 82'Goal · HyoranPalmeiras · 2-2
  • 87'Goal · Rafael MarquesSport Recife · 2-3
  • 90+5'Second yellow · Raul PrataSport Recife
  • 90+7'Missed penalty · KenoPalmeiras

Head-to-head

8 meetings: Palmeiras 4, draws 1, Sport Recife 3.

Team news

Palmeiras line-up (4-2-3-1)

Jailson, Marcos Rocha, Edu Dracena, Diogo Barbosa, Antônio Carlos, Dudu, Keno, Bruno Henrique, Lucas Lima, Felipe Melo, Alejandro Guerra

Sport Recife line-up (4-1-4-1)

Magrão, Cláudio Winck, Ronaldo Alves, Ernando, Sander, Fellipe Bastos, Anselmo, Marlone, Neto Moura, Gabriel, Rafael Marques