In a mid week match on Thu Aug 25th, in week 26, Vila Nova hosts Sampaio Corrêa at Estádio Onésio Brasileiro Alvarenga in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Serie B teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 28 degrees, hopefuly the heat doesn’t affect the players too much. In their last match, Vila Nova recorded a 2-1 win against Náutico. Ferreira Donato scored the first goal for Náutico on an own goal in the 18th minute, then Wagner tied it up for Vila Nova in the 79th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 91st minute on a goal by Rafael Ferreira Donato. Vila Nova is looking for direction having 2 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while 9th placed Sampaio Corrêa is fresh off their 1-2 loss against CRB. Rafael Longuine struck first for CRB in the 15th minute, then Gum tied it up for Sampaio Corrêa on an own goal in the 21st minute. Sampaio Corrêa is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
On May 14th, Sampaio Corrêa hosted Vila Nova in their last match together. Sampaio Corrêa was victorious by a score of 2 to 0. Gabriel Poveda struck first for Sampaio Corrêa in the 35th minute, then Pimentinha added another in the 85th minute on a feed from Lucas Araujo In the end, Vila Nova couldn’t muster any offence and Sampaio Corrêa ran away with the shutout win.
Sampaio Corrêa’s top weapon lately has been Gabriel Poveda, who has two goals in the last five matches. Neto has been the most prolific scorer on Vila Nova in his last five matches with two goals.