In this week 8 match on May 21st, Bahia will play host to Ponte Preta in a meeting of these two Serie B teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 25 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, Bahia recorded a 0-1 loss against Vasco da Gama. Figueiredo dos Santos struck first for Vasco da Gama in the 22nd minute on a feed from Nenê, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Bahia couldn’t manage to score, and Vasco da Gama took the shutout win. Bahia is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 12th placed Ponte Preta, recorded a 0-1 loss against Novorizontino. Ronaldo struck first for Novorizontino in the 79th minute on a penalty shot, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Ponte Preta couldn’t manage to score, and Novorizontino took the shutout win. Ponte Preta is looking for direction having 2 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season.
Lucca has been the most effective weapon for Ponte Preta lately. The Brazilian attacker has netted 2 goals in his last 5 matches. Both Daniel Sampaio Simoes and Rildo Gonçalves de Amorim Filho have been the hottest scorers for Bahia in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals.