In a weekend match in week 36, on Friday Oct 21st, Chapecoense hosts Tombense in a meeting of these two Serie B teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which is great football weather. 16th placed Chapecoense is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Sampaio Corrêa. Lucas Araujo scored the first goal for Sampaio Corrêa in the 11th minute, then William Popp tied it up for Chapecoense in the 44th minute. Chapecoense looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while 14th placed Tombense is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Ponte Preta. Neither Tombense nor Ponte Preta could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 15 and 10 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
Tombense and Chapecoense last played eachother at the Estádio Antônio Guimarães De Almeida on Jul 9th. Tombense won by a score of 2 to 1. Zé Ricardo struck first for Tombense in the 11th minute, then Matheus Henrique Bianqui got the equalizer for Chapecoense in the 24th minute on a feed from Tiago Real.
Tombense’s most prolific scorer has been Jean Lucas Figueiredo. The Brazilian midfielder has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. Chapecoense’s top weapon lately has been William Popp, who has 2 goals in the last 5 matches.