On Saturday Apr 30th, in week 5, CSA hosts Sport Recife at Estádio Rei Pelé in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Serie B teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 25 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, CSA recorded a 1-1 draw against Bahia. Luiz Otávio struck first for Bahia in the 16th minute, then Dalberto tied it up for CSA in the 44th minute earning them at least the one point. CSA looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 0 of their last 10, while sport Recife sits at 4th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Criciúma. Marcelo Hermes scored the first goal for Criciúma in the 14th minute, then in the 53rd minute, Javier Andres Parraguez Herrera sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by L. Batista da Silva Junior earning Sport Recife at least a draw. Sport Recife is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season.
Sport Recife hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Mikael and Ray Vanegas, and they each have 1 goal. CSA’s most prolific scorer has been Werley. He has netted three goals over the last five matches.