On May 7th, Vasco da Gama will play host to CSA in a clash of these two mismatched Serie B teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Vasco da Gama recorded a 1-1 draw against Tombense. Igor Henrique struck first for Tombense in the 6th minute on a feed from Figueiredo, but Roger De Carvalho got the equalizer for Vasco da Gama on an own goal in the 55th minute earning them at least the one point. Vasco da Gama is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches, while 15th placed CSA is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Sport Recife. Lourenço scored the first goal for CSA in the 88th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Sport Recife was frustrated by CSA’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. CSA ended the match with the shutout victory. CSA is looking for direction having 1 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season CSA won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Dalberto and Lourenço are the top scorers for CSA in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Vasco da Gama’s most prolific scorer has been Raniel. He has netted three goals over the last five matches.