In a mid week match in week 23, on Tue Aug 9th, Ponte Preta will host Vasco da Gama in a clash of the Serie B. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 13th placed Ponte Preta is fresh off their 1-1 draw against CRB. Emerson Ramon Bezerra Oliveira scored the first goal for CRB in the 7th minute, then Mateus got the equalizer for Ponte Preta in the 14th minute on a feed from Fábio Sanches squeezing out at least the one point for Ponte Preta. Ponte Preta is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Vasco da Gama recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Chapecoense. Neither Vasco da Gama nor Chapecoense could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 15 and 10 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Vasco da Gama is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
On Thursday Apr 28th, Vasco da Gama hosted Ponte Preta at the Estádio Club De Regatas Vasco Da Gama in their last match together. Vasco da Gama was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Raniel scored the first goal for Vasco da Gama in the 31st minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Ponte Preta was frustrated by Vasco da Gama’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Vasco da Gama ended the match with the shutout victory.
Both Raniel and Nascimento dos Santos have been the hottest scorers for Vasco da Gama in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each. Both Wallisson Luiz and Mateus have been the hottest scorers for Ponte Preta in the last five each having scored 2 goals each.