Week 8 brings us a match on May 18th where Sport Recife will travel to Novo Horizonte to battle Novorizontino in a clash of these two closely matched Serie B teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Novorizontino recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Ponte Preta. Ronaldo struck first for Novorizontino in the 79th minute on a penalty, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Ponte Preta was frustrated by Novorizontino’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Novorizontino ended the match with the shutout victory. Novorizontino is looking for direction having 3 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches, while sport Recife sits at 1st place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Chapecoense. L. Batista da Silva Junior scored the first goal for Sport Recife in the 13th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Chapecoense was frustrated by Sport Recife’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Sport Recife ended the match with the shutout victory. Sport Recife should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.
L. Batista da Silva Junior has been the most effective weapon for Sport Recife lately. The Brazilian defender has netted three goals in his last 5 matches. Novorizontino’s top weapon lately has been Douglas Baggio, who has 2 goals in the last five matches.