CSA vs Ponte Preta betting preview: Even match expected

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Competition: Brazil Serie B
Competition: Thu 30.September
Match begins: 00:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Universitário da UFAL (5000 seats)

All the points stay with the home side, the away team claims the win or an exciting draw? Anything can happen when the mid-table inhabitants CSA and Ponte Preta battle at Estádio Universitário da UFAL.

Insights:
  • CSA have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Ponte Preta have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

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.

It's quite the trip for Ponte Preta when visiting CSA as the cities are 2400 kilometers apart.

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CSA form and stats

The story so far in the Serie B for CSA at their home stadium (Estádio Universitário da UFAL) is 5 wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats.

It's back home for CSA, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Cruzeiro away with the result 2-1. Iury and Yuri found the net in that victory. Yuri (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.31/10. Yuri scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Botafogo in a game that was won 2-0.

This is expected to be a close game, with CSA perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with CSA as a small favourite), we find 18 games. CSA has won eight of these, drawn five and lost five.

The manager M. Batista Junior will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to CRB in only three days.

CSA has scored 14 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. CSA have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Ponte Preta form and stats

There's been little loot from Ponte Preta's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 13 away games in the Serie B. Ponte Preta only have 1 win to counter their 8 defeats and 4 draws.

Ponte won their last game, 1-0 versus Brasil de Pelotas played at home. Defender Rafael Santos was the best team player with a rating of 7.93. Santos served one assist, hit three key passes and won 3 of 4 duels.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Operario PR at their stadium, the result 2-1.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 14 similar matches played by Ponte in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Ponte Preta, two draws and nine defeats.

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

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Ponte's away games in the league this season with only 6 goals from 13 matches. As opposed to that, Ponte have seen the ball go into their own net 16 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

CSA and Ponte Preta have faced off before this season: Ponte Preta - CSA 2-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last five matches): CSA one win, one draw and Ponte Preta three victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

CSAI. Freitas de Castilho
I. Freitas de Castilho
7 goals
Ponte PretaM. Vieira da Veiga
M. Vieira da Veiga
5 goals
CSAG. Santana Pinto
G. Santana Pinto
4 goals

CSA missing players

Ponte Preta missing players

Total First Half Second Half
CSA Ponte Preta
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
26 13 3 Played P 4 13 26
11 5 0 Won W 1 1 8
5 5 2 Drew D 1 4 8
10 3 1 Lost L 2 8 10
27 14 2 Scored S 3 6 25
22 9 3 Conceded C 5 16 27
92% 85% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 85%
58% 54% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 62% 62%
27% 31% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 15% 35%
8% 8% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 8%
4% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 8%
31% 38% 33% BTTS BTTS 50% 38% 46%
35% 38% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 8% 23%
42% 38% 67% Failed to Score F T 50% 62% 46%
 
4.8 4 4.3 Corners for (avg) C F 4.5 4.9 5.5
4.8 4.7 2.7 Corners against (avg) C A 5.8 5.2 4.8
2.7 2.8 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 1.8 1.8
1 0 0 Red cards R C 2 3 3
 
10.7 12.2 14.7 Shots (avg) S ( 9.5 9.6 11.5
3.7 4.2 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 2.6 3.5
28% 25% 13% Goal Efficiency G E 21% 18% 28%
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • CSA have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • CSA have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Ponte Preta have scored away.
  • 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 26 15 7 4 34 18 13 8 4 1 20 7 13 7 3 3 14 11 16 52
2 Botafogo 26 14 5 7 39 25 13 11 1 1 28 8 13 3 4 6 11 17 14 47
3 Goias 26 12 9 5 29 18 13 7 4 2 17 9 13 5 5 3 12 9 11 45
4 CRB 26 12 8 6 35 28 13 5 6 2 18 13 13 7 2 4 17 15 7 44
5 Avai 26 12 7 7 29 20 13 7 3 3 16 10 13 5 4 4 13 10 9 43
6 Guarani 26 11 8 7 36 28 13 7 3 3 18 12 13 4 5 4 18 16 8 41
7 CSA 26 11 5 10 27 22 13 5 5 3 14 9 13 6 0 7 13 13 5 38
8 Vasco da Gama 26 10 7 9 30 29 13 7 3 3 18 11 13 3 4 6 12 18 1 37
9 Remo 26 10 6 10 23 27 14 7 2 5 11 10 12 3 4 5 12 17 -4 36
10 Sampaio Correa 26 9 9 8 30 26 12 6 3 3 17 11 14 3 6 5 13 15 4 36
11 Nautico 26 9 8 9 29 29 13 5 5 3 19 14 13 4 3 6 10 15 0 35
12 Operario PR 26 9 7 10 20 28 13 6 2 5 14 15 13 3 5 5 6 13 -8 34
13 Ponte Preta 26 8 8 10 25 27 13 7 4 2 19 11 13 1 4 8 6 16 -2 32
14 Cruzeiro 26 6 13 7 30 34 13 3 7 3 18 20 13 3 6 4 12 14 -4 31
15 Vila Nova 26 7 9 10 18 21 13 3 7 3 4 5 13 4 2 7 14 16 -3 30
16 Brusque 26 7 8 11 23 35 13 4 5 4 11 9 13 3 3 7 12 26 -12 29
17 Londrina 26 6 9 11 19 30 14 3 4 7 9 16 12 3 5 4 10 14 -11 27
18 Vitória 26 4 13 9 18 22 13 3 6 4 11 11 13 1 7 5 7 11 -4 25
19 Confianca 26 5 6 15 24 37 13 4 2 7 13 17 13 1 4 8 11 20 -13 21
20 Brasil de Pelotas 26 2 10 14 15 29 12 2 5 5 8 12 14 0 5 9 7 17 -14 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 26 15 7 4 34 18 13 8 4 1 20 7 13 7 3 3 14 11 16 52
2 Botafogo 26 14 5 7 39 25 13 11 1 1 28 8 13 3 4 6 11 17 14 47
3 Goias 26 12 9 5 29 18 13 7 4 2 17 9 13 5 5 3 12 9 11 45
4 CRB 26 12 8 6 35 28 13 5 6 2 18 13 13 7 2 4 17 15 7 44
5 Avai 26 12 7 7 29 20 13 7 3 3 16 10 13 5 4 4 13 10 9 43
6 Guarani 26 11 8 7 36 28 13 7 3 3 18 12 13 4 5 4 18 16 8 41
7 CSA 26 11 5 10 27 22 13 5 5 3 14 9 13 6 0 7 13 13 5 38
8 Vasco da Gama 26 10 7 9 30 29 13 7 3 3 18 11 13 3 4 6 12 18 1 37
9 Remo 26 10 6 10 23 27 14 7 2 5 11 10 12 3 4 5 12 17 -4 36
10 Sampaio Correa 26 9 9 8 30 26 12 6 3 3 17 11 14 3 6 5 13 15 4 36
11 Nautico 26 9 8 9 29 29 13 5 5 3 19 14 13 4 3 6 10 15 0 35
12 Operario PR 26 9 7 10 20 28 13 6 2 5 14 15 13 3 5 5 6 13 -8 34
13 Ponte Preta 26 8 8 10 25 27 13 7 4 2 19 11 13 1 4 8 6 16 -2 32
14 Cruzeiro 26 6 13 7 30 34 13 3 7 3 18 20 13 3 6 4 12 14 -4 31
15 Vila Nova 26 7 9 10 18 21 13 3 7 3 4 5 13 4 2 7 14 16 -3 30
16 Brusque 26 7 8 11 23 35 13 4 5 4 11 9 13 3 3 7 12 26 -12 29
17 Londrina 26 6 9 11 19 30 14 3 4 7 9 16 12 3 5 4 10 14 -11 27
18 Vitória 26 4 13 9 18 22 13 3 6 4 11 11 13 1 7 5 7 11 -4 25
19 Confianca 26 5 6 15 24 37 13 4 2 7 13 17 13 1 4 8 11 20 -13 21
20 Brasil de Pelotas 26 2 10 14 15 29 12 2 5 5 8 12 14 0 5 9 7 17 -14 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.