On the 12th of September, Sport Recife will play host to Bahia in a clash of the Serie B. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Sport Recife is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Ponte Preta. Lucca struck first for Ponte Preta in the 11th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Sport Recife couldn’t muster any offence and Ponte Preta ran away with the shutout win. Sport Recife is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 2nd placed Bahia, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Criciúma. Neither Criciúma nor Bahia could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 12 and 6 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Bahia should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
Bahia and Sport Recife last played eachother at the Arena Fonte Nova on Thu Jun 9th. Bahia was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Vitor Jacaré struck first for Bahia in the 78th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Sport Recife couldn’t manage to score, and Bahia took the shutout win.
Bahia is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Davó and Ricardo Goulart each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Sport Recife hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Facundo Labandeira Castro and Gustavo Lopes, and they each have 1 goal.