Delightful dogfight as daring Avaí duel with determined Ponte Preta

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Competition: Brazil Serie B
Competition: Tue 05.October
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Aderbal Ramos da Silva (17800 seats)

Avaí - Ponte Preta. 2nd place against 15th place. Nothing is certain - get a full preview here!

Insights:
  • Avaí is in the best form (5-0-1)
  • Ponte Preta have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Avaí and Ponte Preta.

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Avaí form and stats

When playing at home in the Serie B, Avaí have managed 8 wins, 3 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 14 games. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Avaí has won four games in a row. The Remo match was the last time out without a victory.

Avaí enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Botafogo's place. The match ended 2-1 with Bruno Silva and Jean Cleber scoring. Alemão, defender, was given a rating of 7.34/10 in that game, top of the team. Alemão won 5 of 8 duels.

Before that, Avaí had a home game versus Londrina which ended with a victory 2-0.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Avaí handle that role? We have found 13 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are six wins, four draws and three defeats.

Avaí has scored 18 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. Avaí are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estádio Aderbal Ramos da Silva in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 10 from 14 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Ponte Preta form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Ponte Preta so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 1-4-9 (win-draw-lose).

Ponte Preta played 1-1 against Vila Nova in their previous match. Camilo got a match rating of 7.3 in that game, top player of the team. Camilo had 19 successful passes (of 21 total).

Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting CSA's place.

We have checked recent matches where Ponte Preta have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those twelve games were one victory, three draws and eight defeats.

Ponte are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 7 goals from 14 away games. 18 goals have been conceded by Ponte Preta in these games.

Head 2 Head

The teams involved played each other earlier this campaign: Ponte Preta - Avaí 0-0. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Avaí victories, four draws and three Ponte Preta wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

AvaíG. Silva Timoteo
G. Silva Timoteo
5 goals
Ponte PretaM. Vieira da Veiga
M. Vieira da Veiga
5 goals
AvaíJ. Moreira Rosa Junior
J. Moreira Rosa Junior
4 goals

Avaí missing players

Ponte Preta missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Avaí Ponte Preta
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
28 14 5 Played P 4 14 28
14 8 2 Won W 0 1 8
7 3 2 Drew D 1 4 9
7 3 1 Lost L 3 9 11
33 18 7 Scored S 1 7 27
21 10 5 Conceded C 7 18 30
86% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 86%
64% 64% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 64% 64%
36% 29% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 21% 36%
7% 7% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 7%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 7%
39% 50% 80% BTTS BTTS 25% 43% 50%
46% 43% 20% Clean Sheets C S 0% 7% 21%
29% 7% 0% Failed to Score F T 75% 57% 43%
 
5.3 6 5.8 Corners for (avg) C F 6 5.1 5.5
5.2 3.7 3.6 Corners against (avg) C A 4.2 5.2 4.9
2.3 2.4 2.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.8 2 1.9
2 1 1 Red cards R C 1 3 3
 
13 14.9 16 Shots (avg) S ( 9.8 9.8 11.4
4.1 4.6 4.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 2.6 3.5
29% 28% 32% Goal Efficiency G E 10% 19% 28%
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Avaí have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Ponte Preta have scored away.
  • Avaí have the most scored goals in the second half (22) in Serie B
  • Avaí haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Avaí is in the best form (5-0-1)
  • Ponte Preta have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored 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 Coritiba 27 15 8 4 35 19 14 8 5 1 21 8 13 7 3 3 14 11 16 53
2 Avaí 28 14 7 7 33 21 14 8 3 3 18 10 14 6 4 4 15 11 12 49
3 Botafogo 28 14 6 8 40 27 14 11 1 2 29 10 14 3 5 6 11 17 13 48
4 Goiás 28 13 9 6 32 20 14 8 4 2 20 9 14 5 5 4 12 11 12 48
5 CRB 28 13 9 6 38 29 14 5 7 2 18 13 14 8 2 4 20 16 9 48
6 Vasco da Gama 28 12 7 9 34 30 14 8 3 3 20 11 14 4 4 6 14 19 4 43
7 CSA 28 12 6 10 29 23 14 6 5 3 16 10 14 6 1 7 13 13 6 42
8 Guarani 28 11 9 8 37 31 14 7 4 3 19 13 14 4 5 5 18 18 6 42
9 Náutico 28 10 8 10 32 33 14 5 5 4 20 17 14 5 3 6 12 16 -1 38
10 Remo 27 10 7 10 24 28 14 7 2 5 11 10 13 3 5 5 13 18 -4 37
11 Sampaio Correa 27 9 10 8 31 27 13 6 4 3 18 12 14 3 6 5 13 15 4 37
12 Cruzeiro 28 7 14 7 33 35 14 4 7 3 20 20 14 3 7 4 13 15 -2 35
13 Operario PR 28 9 7 12 22 32 14 6 2 6 15 17 14 3 5 6 7 15 -10 34
14 Vila Nova 28 8 10 10 21 23 14 4 7 3 6 6 14 4 3 7 15 17 -2 34
15 Ponte Preta 28 8 9 11 27 30 14 7 5 2 20 12 14 1 4 9 7 18 -3 33
16 Brusque 28 9 8 11 27 35 14 5 5 4 13 9 14 4 3 7 14 26 -8 32
17 Londrina 27 6 9 12 19 32 14 3 4 7 9 16 13 3 5 5 10 16 -13 27
18 Vitoria 28 4 14 10 18 25 14 3 7 4 11 11 14 1 7 6 7 14 -7 26
19 Confianca 28 5 7 16 26 40 14 4 2 8 14 19 14 1 5 8 12 21 -14 22
20 Brasil de Pelotas 28 2 10 16 15 33 13 2 5 6 8 14 15 0 5 10 7 19 -18 16

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Coritiba 27 15 8 4 35 19 14 8 5 1 21 8 13 7 3 3 14 11 16 53
2 Avaí 28 14 7 7 33 21 14 8 3 3 18 10 14 6 4 4 15 11 12 49
3 Botafogo 28 14 6 8 40 27 14 11 1 2 29 10 14 3 5 6 11 17 13 48
4 Goiás 28 13 9 6 32 20 14 8 4 2 20 9 14 5 5 4 12 11 12 48
5 CRB 28 13 9 6 38 29 14 5 7 2 18 13 14 8 2 4 20 16 9 48
6 Vasco da Gama 28 12 7 9 34 30 14 8 3 3 20 11 14 4 4 6 14 19 4 43
7 CSA 28 12 6 10 29 23 14 6 5 3 16 10 14 6 1 7 13 13 6 42
8 Guarani 28 11 9 8 37 31 14 7 4 3 19 13 14 4 5 5 18 18 6 42
9 Náutico 28 10 8 10 32 33 14 5 5 4 20 17 14 5 3 6 12 16 -1 38
10 Remo 27 10 7 10 24 28 14 7 2 5 11 10 13 3 5 5 13 18 -4 37
11 Sampaio Correa 27 9 10 8 31 27 13 6 4 3 18 12 14 3 6 5 13 15 4 37
12 Cruzeiro 28 7 14 7 33 35 14 4 7 3 20 20 14 3 7 4 13 15 -2 35
13 Operario PR 28 9 7 12 22 32 14 6 2 6 15 17 14 3 5 6 7 15 -10 34
14 Vila Nova 28 8 10 10 21 23 14 4 7 3 6 6 14 4 3 7 15 17 -2 34
15 Ponte Preta 28 8 9 11 27 30 14 7 5 2 20 12 14 1 4 9 7 18 -3 33
16 Brusque 28 9 8 11 27 35 14 5 5 4 13 9 14 4 3 7 14 26 -8 32
17 Londrina 27 6 9 12 19 32 14 3 4 7 9 16 13 3 5 5 10 16 -13 27
18 Vitoria 28 4 14 10 18 25 14 3 7 4 11 11 14 1 7 6 7 14 -7 26
19 Confianca 28 5 7 16 26 40 14 4 2 8 14 19 14 1 5 8 12 21 -14 22
20 Brasil de Pelotas 28 2 10 16 15 33 13 2 5 6 8 14 15 0 5 10 7 19 -18 16

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The Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, or just Série B, is the second highest level of Brazilian football on a national level. It has changed format frequently, but currently holds 20 teams playing a double round-robin format. Top four are promoted to Série A while bottom four face relegation.