The league table is allowed to rest as Ponte Preta and América Mineiro battle for Copa do Brasil honors in this first 4th Round leg of two fixtures.
Ponte Preta and América Mineiro should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Ponte Preta form and stats
Last season their Copa do Brasil adventure ended in the 1st round.Ponte Preta have played 4 Serie B games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-1-1 (wins-draws-losses). On the other hand, in the Copa do Brasil, Ponte Preta has performed like this (both home and away): 3 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses. Ponte has recorded two wins in a row here at Estádio Moisés Lucarelli, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
The Ponte Preta goalkeeper Ivan Quaresma da Silva is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 181 minutes without conceding a goal in the Serie B.
Happy days for Ponte Preta in their previous game, a Serie B match away at Avaí that ended with a 1-0 victory. Before that, Ponte had a Serie B home game versus Botafogo SP which ended with a victory 1-0.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Serie B game versus Operario PR in only three days. This game is also played here at Estádio Moisés Lucarelli.
A decent goal production from Ponte in their home games so far, with 6 goals from 4 league matches. Ponte Preta's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 5 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
América Mineiro form and stats
Last season their Copa do Brasil adventure ended in the 2nd round.3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. That’s the product of América Mineiro playing as the away team in the Serie B this season. Total Copa do Brasil statistics for América Mineiro: 2 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses.
It's the second away game in a row for América Mineiro, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Parana in the Serie B last time out. Prior to that match, the América Mineiro manager L. Cirne Lima de Lorenzi faced defeat when travelling to Sampaio Correa and losing 0-1.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Figueirense in just three days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting América Mineiro as they have only managed to score 4 times from 5 away games in the league. América are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 2 away goals have been conceded so far.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last eight meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Ponte, two draws and four wins for América Mineiro. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Top Goalscorers
  J. da Silva Alves 6 goals | M. Vieira Campos Peixoto 3 goals |  R. da Silva Bardella 2 goals |
Ponte Preta missing players
América Mineiro missing players
| Ponte Preta | América Mineiro | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Won | W | 9 | 14 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 35 | 15 | Scored | S | 18 | 31 | ||
| 26 | 10 | Conceded | C | 7 | 17 | ||
| 96% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 87% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 53% | 64% | ||
| 52% | 45% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 27% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 9% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 8% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 56% | 45% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 60% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 20% | ||
| 5.6 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 5.5 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.4 | 3.2 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.3 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 328 | 162 | Total Shots | T S | 178 | 343 | ||
| 104 | 55 | Shots on Target | S O | 59 | 120 | ||
| 34% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 26% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Parana | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 20 |
| 2 | Ponte Preta | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 17 |
| 3 | América Mineiro | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 |
| 4 | Chapecoense | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 16 |
| 5 | Juventude | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 16 |
| 6 | Operario PR | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
| 7 | Cuiaba | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| 8 | Vitoria | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 14 |
| 9 | Nautico | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 13 |
| 10 | CRB | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 13 |
| 11 | Brasil de Pelotas | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 12 | Avaí | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 13 | Cruzeiro | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 14 | Botafogo SP | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 8 |
| 15 | Guarani | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 8 |
| 16 | Confiança | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -4 | 7 |
| 17 | Figueirense | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 6 |
| 18 | Oeste | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -7 | 6 |
| 19 | Sampaio Correa | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 4 |
| 20 | CSA | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -7 | 4 |