Can Rio Claro defeat Ponte Preta in Estádio Dr. Augusto Schmidt Filho clash?

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Competition: Brazil Paulista A2
Competition: Wed 08.February
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Dr. Augusto Schmidt Filho (8198 seats)

A total of seven rounds of matches have been played and both Rio Claro and Ponte Preta are up there with the best. Get ready!

Insights:
  • Rio Claro have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Ponte Preta have the most points from losing position (7) in Paulista A2

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.

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Rio Claro form and stats

Rio Claro have collected 4 points from their Paulista A2 home games so far after 1-1-1.

It's back home for Rio Claro, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Primavera SP away with the result 1-0. Belli found the net in that victory.

Before that, Claro drew at home versus Monte Azul.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Rio Claro, as the Paulista A2 home game vs Velo Clube is only three days away.

The Claro fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 5 goals in 3 league matches.

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Ponte Preta form and stats

It's gone fairly well in the Paulista A2 away games so far for Ponte Preta with six points collected from three matches.

Ponte Preta played 2-2 against Juventus in their previous match.

Prior to that match, the Ponte Preta manager dos Anjos faced defeat when travelling to Novorizontino and losing 0-3.

Possible goal fest! This club have played 7 consecutive league fixtures all having three or more than three goals (over 2.5 goals).

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Oeste in just three days.

Ponte Preta have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 3 league away games 4 goals have been scored. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Ponte have conceded 5 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Ponte Preta have not lost in the last 5 fixtures (3-2-0) against Rio Claro.

Top Goalscorers

Ponte PretaE. Vieira Araújo
E. Vieira Araújo
4 goals
Rio ClaroJ. Oliveira da Silva Vale
J. Oliveira da Silva Vale
3 goals
ClaroM. Belli
M. Belli
1 goals

Rio Claro missing players

Ponte Preta missing players

Rio Claro Ponte Preta
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
7 3 1 Played P 1 3 7
3 1 0 Won W 0 2 5
2 1 0 Drew D 0 0 1
2 1 1 Lost L 1 1 1
7 5 0 Scored S 0 4 13
4 3 1 Conceded C 3 5 9
86% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
29% 67% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
29% 67% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 100% 100%
14% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 14%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
14% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 67% 71%
57% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 14%
43% 33% 100% Failed to Score F T 100% 33% 14%
 
4.4 6.7 6 Corners for (avg) C F 3 8.7 9.3
6.3 8 8 Corners against (avg) C A 7 4.7 3.3
2.7 2.7 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 2.7 2.1
1 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 2
 
10.4 11.7 10 Shots (avg) S ( 12 11.7 13.6
3.3 4.3 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 4.7 5.3
30% 38% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 29% 35%
 
11.7 13.7 15 Shots against (avg) S A 9 8 8.9
4.4 6.3 8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 3 3.9
Key stats in Paulista A2 this season:
  • All of Ponte Preta's matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Ponte Preta have created more than twice as many corners as Rio Claro.
  • Ponte Preta have the fewest matches under the total-line (0) in Paulista A2
  • Ponte Preta have the most matches over the total-line (7) in Paulista A2
  • Ponte Preta have the most points from losing position (7) in Paulista A2
  • Ponte Preta have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Ponte Preta haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Rio Claro have won significantly more corners at home than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Portuguesa Santista 7 5 1 1 14 6 3 3 0 0 10 4 4 2 1 1 4 2 8 16
2 Ponte Preta 7 5 1 1 13 9 4 3 1 0 9 4 3 2 0 1 4 5 4 16
3 Novorizontino 7 4 1 2 13 9 4 3 1 0 8 2 3 1 0 2 5 7 4 13
4 Rio Claro 7 3 2 2 7 4 3 1 1 1 5 3 4 2 1 1 2 1 3 11
5 Primavera SP 7 3 2 2 9 9 4 2 1 1 7 5 3 1 1 1 2 4 0 11
6 Juventus 7 2 4 1 7 4 3 1 1 1 2 2 4 1 3 0 5 2 3 10
7 CA Linense 7 2 4 1 6 4 4 1 3 0 4 3 3 1 1 1 2 1 2 10
8 Velo Clube 7 3 1 3 11 12 4 2 1 1 7 6 3 1 0 2 4 6 -1 10
9 Noroeste 7 3 1 3 10 11 3 1 0 2 4 6 4 2 1 1 6 5 -1 10
10 Taubaté 7 2 2 3 7 6 3 1 0 2 3 2 4 1 2 1 4 4 1 8
11 Comercial 7 2 2 3 4 6 4 2 1 1 4 2 3 0 1 2 0 4 -2 8
12 XV de Piracicaba 7 1 4 2 9 9 4 0 2 2 2 4 3 1 2 0 7 5 0 7
13 Oeste 7 1 3 3 10 10 4 0 2 2 1 4 3 1 1 1 9 6 0 6
14 São Caetano 7 1 3 3 7 11 3 0 2 1 4 5 4 1 1 2 3 6 -4 6
15 EC Lemense 7 2 0 5 8 16 3 2 0 1 6 5 4 0 0 4 2 11 -8 6
16 Monte Azul 7 0 3 4 7 16 3 0 1 2 2 7 4 0 2 2 5 9 -9 3

Read more about Paulista A2

There are 26 state football leagues in Brazil. Because of long distances in Brazil a very competitive football culture developed within each state. Therefore, Brazil remain one of the few countries who still run state championships alongside the national ones. Most of them run from January to May, outside the national season.