Apr 9th features a match where Sport Recife plays host to Sampaio Corrêa in a meeting of these two Serie B teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 26 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, 17th placed Sport Recife, recorded a 0-1 loss against Altos. Carlos Alberto Santos da Silva scored the first goal for Altos in the 65th minute, then Santos da Silva added another in the 65th minute In the end, Sport Recife was frustrated by Altos’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Altos ended the match with the shutout victory. Sport Recife looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 16th placed Sampaio Corrêa, recorded a 0-2 loss against Portuguesa RJ. Leandro Amaro dos Santos Ferreira struck first for Portuguesa RJ in the 81st minute, then Leandro Amaro dos Santos Ferreira added another in the 84th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Sampaio Corrêa couldn’t manage to score, and Portuguesa RJ took the shutout win. Sampaio Corrêa is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out.
For Sampaio Corrêa, their top scorers are Eron and Nilson Júnior, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches. Gustavo Silva de Oliveira and L. Batista da Silva Junior are the top scorers for Sport Recife in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.