Week 15 brings us a match on Jun 30th where Novorizontino hosts 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 19 degrees, a perfect day for football. Novorizontino sits at 11th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Bahia. Diego Torres struck first for Novorizontino in the 89th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Bahia was frustrated by Novorizontino’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Novorizontino ended the match with the shutout victory. Novorizontino is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while vasco da Gama sits at 2nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Operário PR. Juan Quintero struck first for Vasco da Gama in the 79th minute on a feed from Nenê, then Nenê added another in the 89th minute on a penalty kick In the end, Operário PR couldn’t muster any offence and Vasco da Gama ran away with the shutout win. Vasco da Gama looks to continue their winning ways, having won 7 of their last 10.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.
Nenê has been the most prolific scorer on Vasco da Gama in the last 5 matches with two goals. Novorizontino hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Santos Silva and Quirino, and they each have 1 goal.