On Apr 16th, Náutico hosts Bahia in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Serie B teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 26 degrees, a perfect day for football. Náutico is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Londrina. Jhonny Lucas struck first for Londrina in the 35th minute, then Gabriel added another in the 40th minute on a feed from Samuel Santos In the end, Náutico couldn’t muster any offence and Londrina ran away with the shutout win. Náutico looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 1 of their last 10, while in their last match, Bahia recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Cruzeiro. Vitor Jacaré scored the first goal for Bahia in the 57th minute, then Vitor Jacaré added another in the 75th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Cruzeiro couldn’t manage to score, and Bahia took the shutout win. Bahia is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season.
Gilberto Oliveira Souza Junior has been the most effective weapon for Bahia lately. The Brazilian attacker has netted three goals in his last 5 matches. Náutico is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Alvaro Viera de Oliveira and Cleidson Andrade de Souza Silva each only have 1 goal in their last five.