In a weekend match in week 25, on Saturday Aug 20th, Sampaio Corrêa plays host to CRB in a meeting of these two evenly matched Serie B teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 26 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 7th placed Sampaio Corrêa, recorded a 1-1 draw against Operário PR. Paulo Sérgio scored the first goal for Operário PR in the 80th minute, but Gabriel Poveda got the equalizer for Sampaio Corrêa in the 4th minute of the second half’s stoppage time squeezing out at least the one point for Sampaio Corrêa. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Sampaio Corrêa should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, 9th placed CRB, recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Grêmio. Diogo Silva scored the first goal for CRB in the 8th minute on a penalty shot, then Diogo Silva added another in the 37th minute from the penalty spot In the end, Grêmio couldn’t muster any offence and CRB ran away with the shutout win. CRB is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
On the 9th of May, CRB hosted Sampaio Corrêa at the Estádio Rei Pelé in their last match together. CRB was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Anselmo Ramon struck first for CRB in the 18th minute, then Fabinho added another in the 31st minute.
For CRB, their top scorers are Emerson Ramon Bezerra Oliveira and Diogo Silva, each having 2 goals in their last five matches. Gabriel Poveda has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored four goals for Sampaio Corrêa.