Week 9 brings us a match on May 26th where Vasco da Gama hosts Brusque in a meeting 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 0-0 scoreless draw against Guarani. Neither Guarani nor Vasco da Gama could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 12 and 13 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Vasco da Gama is looking for direction having 3 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches, while 10th placed Brusque is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Tombense. Alvaro scored the first goal for Brusque in the 71st minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Tombense couldn’t manage to score, and Brusque took the shutout win. Brusque is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Vasco da Gama won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Brusque’s most prolific scorer has been Diego Jardel. The Brazilian midfielder has netted two goals over the last 5 matches. Raniel and De Carvalho are the top scorers for Vasco da Gama in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.