On Sep 3rd, CRB will host Sport Recife in a clash of the Serie B. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 23 degrees, a perfect day for football. CRB is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Criciúma. Neither CRB nor Criciúma could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 10 and 13 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. CRB is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while sport Recife sits at 6th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Chapecoense. Facundo Labandeira Castro struck first for Sport Recife in the 69th 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 Chapecoense couldn’t manage to score, and Sport Recife took the shutout win. Sport Recife is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
Sport Recife and CRB last played eachother at the Estádio Adelmar Da Costa Carvalho on Tue May 24th. CRB was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Anselmo Ramon scored the first goal for CRB in the 26th minute on a penalty shot, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Sport Recife couldn’t muster any offence and CRB ran away with the shutout win.
Kayke has been the most effective weapon for Sport Recife lately. The Brazilian attacker has netted two goals in his last 5 matches. Diogo Silva has been the most prolific scorer on CRB in his last 5 matches with two goals.