On Sun Oct 16th, in week 35, Vasco da Gama will travel to Recife to battle Sport Recife in a clash of these two evenly matched Serie B teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 24 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 6th placed Sport Recife is fresh off their 3-1 win against Cruzeiro. Alves da Silva Neto struck first for Sport Recife in the 21st minute, then Vagner Love added another in the 40th minute on a feed from Lucas Hernández. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Sport Recife should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, Vasco da Gama recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Novorizontino. Lucas Figueiredo dos Santos struck first for Vasco da Gama in the 45th minute, then Marlon Gomes Claudino added another in the 46th minute In the end, Novorizontino couldn’t muster any offence and Vasco da Gama ran away with the shutout win. Vasco da Gama is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
Vasco da Gama and Sport Recife last played eachother at the Estádio Club De Regatas Vasco Da Gama on the 3rd of July. Vasco da Gama and Sport Recife battled to a 0-0 draw. Vasco da Gama had 15 on net, and Sport Recife had 10, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,.
Vasco da Gama is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Andrey Nascimento dos Santos and Alex Teixeira each having 2 goals in their last 5. Vagner Love has been the most effective weapon for Sport Recife lately. The Brazilian attacker has netted 2 goals in his last five matches.