On Jul 29th, Bahia will play host to Náutico 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 24 degrees, which is great football weather. Bahia sits at 4th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Cruzeiro. Toledo scored the first goal for Cruzeiro in the 67th 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 Bahia couldn’t manage to score, and Cruzeiro took the shutout win. Bahia is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while náutico sits at 19th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Londrina. Kieza struck first for Náutico in the 33rd minute on a feed from Jobson Souza Santos, but Douglas Coutinho got the equalizer for Londrina in the 58th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 72nd minute on a goal by Douglas Coutinho. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
Náutico and Bahia last played eachother at the Itaipava Arena Pernambuco on Apr 16th. Bahia won by a score of 1 to 0. Douglas do Espirito Santos Torres struck first for Bahia in the 12th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Náutico couldn’t manage to score, and Bahia took the shutout win.
Richard Dario Franco Escobar has been the most effective weapon for Náutico lately. The midfielder has netted 2 goals in his last 5 matches. Bahia hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Gregory Rodrigues Xavier and Davó, and they each have 1 goal.