Week 27 brings us a match on Aug 30th where Sport Recife will host Novorizontino 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 will be a great treat for players. In their last match, Sport Recife recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Chapecoense. Facundo Labandeira Castro struck first for Sport Recife in the 69th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Chapecoense couldn’t manage to score, and Sport Recife took the shutout win. Sport Recife is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while novorizontino sits at 13th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Ponte Preta. Ligger struck first for Novorizontino in the 11th minute on a feed from Douglas Baggio, but Lucca got the equalizer for Ponte Preta in the 89th minute earning Ponte Preta a comeback draw. Novorizontino is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
Novorizontino and Sport Recife last played eachother at the Estádio Dr. Jorge Ismael De Biasi on Wednesday May 18th. Novorizontino and Sport Recife battled to a 0-0 draw. Novorizontino had 18 on net, and Sport Recife had 6, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,.
Novorizontino’s most prolific scorer has been Ronaldo. The Brazilian attacker has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches. Kayke has been the most prolific scorer on Sport Recife in his last 5 matches with two goals.