On Saturday Aug 20th, Náutico hosts Vila Nova at Itaipava Arena Pernambuco in a clash of these two evenly matched Serie B teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, a perfect day for football. 19th placed Náutico is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Guarani. Jenison struck first for Guarani in the 50th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Náutico couldn’t manage to score, and Guarani took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches, while vila Nova sits at 20th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Londrina. Neither Vila Nova nor Londrina could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 9 and 1 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Vila Nova looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
On May 6th, Vila Nova hosted Náutico in their last match together. Vila Nova won by a score of 2 to 0. Daniel Amorim scored the first goal for Vila Nova in the 22nd minute, then Pablo Dyego added another in the 28th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Náutico couldn’t manage to score, and Vila Nova took the shutout win.
Vila Nova’s most prolific scorer has been Neto. He has netted two goals over the last five matches. Náutico is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Kieza and Souza Santos each only have 1 goal in their last five.