Week 2 features a match on Thursday Apr 14th, where Criciúma hosts Londrina in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Serie B teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Criciúma sits at 14th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Goiás. Nicolas scored the first goal for Goiás in the 73rd minute, then Nicolas added another in the 73rd minute In the end, Criciúma couldn’t muster any offence and Goiás ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 2nd placed Londrina, recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Náutico. Jhonny Lucas struck first for Londrina in the 35th minute on a feed from Gabriel, then Gabriel added another in the 40th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Náutico couldn’t manage to score, and Londrina took the shutout win. Londrina is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
Londrina’s top weapon lately has been Zeca, who has 2 goals in the last five matches. Criciúma’s most prolific scorer has been Eduardo Biasi. He has netted two goals over the last five matches.