In this week 16 match on Jul 2nd, Novorizontino and Náutico will play a match in Recife in a Serie B match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 24 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Náutico sits at 17th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Tombense. Amarildo struck first for Náutico in the 38th minute, but Ciel got the equalizer for Tombense in the 8th minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning Tombense at least a draw. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while in their last match, Novorizontino recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Bahia. Diego Torres struck first for Novorizontino in the 89th minute on a feed from Jhony, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster 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.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.
Santos Silva and Quirino are the top scorers for Novorizontino in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Náutico’s most prolific scorer has been Vicente. The Brazilian midfielder has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches.