In this week 5 match, on Sun May 1st, Criciúma will host Novorizontino in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Serie B teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 9th placed Criciúma is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Sport Recife. Marcelo Hermes scored the first goal for Criciúma in the 14th minute, then L. Batista da Silva Junior tied it up for Sport Recife in the 53rd minute earning them at least the one point. Criciúma is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches, while 18th placed Novorizontino is fresh off their 0-3 loss against Chapecoense. Perotti scored the first goal for Chapecoense in the 14th minute, then Matheus Henrique Bianqui added another in the 5th minute of the first half’s stoppage time At the end of 90 a dissapointed Novorizontino couldn’t manage to score, and Chapecoense took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.
Novorizontino is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Thiago Ribeiro and Jhony each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Marquinhos Gabriel and Marcelo Hermes are the top scorers for Criciúma in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.