Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Botafogo SP & Ponte Preta face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Paulista A1. All the pre-match information is available here!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Botafogo SP form and stats
Botafogo SP participated in Paulista A1 the last season, where they reached the troféu do interior - semi finals.6 victories, 6 draws and 7 defeats. That’s what Botafogo SP have to build on here at Estádio Santa Cruz in the Serie B. The last three games played by Botafogo SP, regardless of arena, have all ended draws.
The fans are hoping that Botafogo SP will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-4 away loss in the Paulista A1 game against Corinthians. A 3-3 draw away in the Serie B before that, with Parana the opponent.
The manager W. Lopes will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Ituano in only three days.
Botafogo SP are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 19 goals in 19 games. On the other hand, Botafogo SP have conceded 19 goals.
Ponte Preta form and stats
Last season their Paulista A1 adventure ended in the troféu do interior - finals.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Ponte Preta so far with only 17 points returning home. The records show 3-8-8 (win-draw-lose). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Ponte Preta have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone eleven consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Figueirense game.
The manager G. Kleina was unhappy after their last game, a Paulista A1 match played at their home ground Estádio Moisés Lucarelli. Ponte Preta suffered a 2-3 loss to Santo Andre. A home win before that, celebrating 4-0 vs Brasil de Pelotas.
After this away game Ponte Preta return home for a Paulista A1 game against Corinthians. That game is only four sleeps after this.
The attacking power of Ponte Preta when travelling is not overwhelming with 14 goals scored from 19 league matches away. As opposed to that, Ponte Preta have seen the ball go into their own net 21 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 2 - 4 - 4 (Botafogo SP wins - draws - Ponte Preta wins). As for goals, 4 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 6 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
![]() R. Rodrigues da Silva 15 goals | ![]() M. Pereira Rocha 9 goals | ![]() H. Faria Silveira 6 goals |
Botafogo SP missing players
Ponte Preta missing players
| Botafogo SP | Ponte Preta | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Drew | D | 6 | 9 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Lost | L | 5 | 10 | ||
| 21 | 10 | Scored | S | 6 | 26 | ||
| 27 | 10 | Conceded | C | 13 | 28 | ||
| 76% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 84% | ||
| 56% | 42% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 60% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 40% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 24% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 28% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 48% | ||
| 40% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 36% | ||
| 56% | 58% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 32% | ||
| 5 | 5.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 4.9 | ||
| 4.3 | 3.8 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 4.8 | ||
| 2.2 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.6 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Red Cards | R C | 3 | 4 | ||
| 298 | 147 | Total Shots | T S | 126 | 324 | ||
| 105 | 47 | Shots on Target | S O | 45 | 99 | ||
| 20% | 21% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 13% | 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 | Bragantino | 38 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 64 | 27 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 40 | 12 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 15 | 37 | 75 |
| 2 | Sport Recife | 38 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 49 | 29 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 28 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 20 | 68 |
| 3 | Coritiba | 38 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 48 | 34 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 14 | 66 |
| 4 | Atlético GO | 38 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 44 | 29 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 62 |
| 5 | America Mineiro | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 42 | 34 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 61 |
| 6 | Parana | 38 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 34 | 33 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 1 | 56 |
| 7 | CRB | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 44 | 43 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 55 |
| 8 | Cuiaba | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 43 | 40 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 23 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 52 |
| 9 | Botafogo SP | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 38 | 38 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 50 |
| 10 | Operario PR | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 32 | 41 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 25 | -9 | 50 |
| 11 | Ponte Preta | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 41 | 39 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 18 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 2 | 47 |
| 12 | Vitoria | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 42 | 48 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 29 | -6 | 45 |
| 13 | Guarani | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 37 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 22 | -10 | 44 |
| 14 | Brasil de Pelotas | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 31 | 47 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 30 | -16 | 44 |
| 15 | Oeste | 38 | 8 | 17 | 13 | 41 | 49 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 29 | -8 | 41 |
| 16 | Figueirense | 38 | 7 | 20 | 11 | 31 | 38 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -7 | 41 |
| 17 | Londrina | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 37 | 53 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 32 | -16 | 39 |
| 18 | Sao Bento | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 46 | 54 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 31 | -8 | 39 |
| 19 | Criciúma | 38 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 38 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 22 | -8 | 39 |
| 20 | Vila Nova | 38 | 7 | 18 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 19 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 20 | -13 | 39 |