Serie B: Figueirense - Ponte Preta preview and statistics

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Competition: Brazil Serie B
Competition: Sat 30.January
Match begins: 00:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Orlando Scarpelli (19908 seats)

Figueirense hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 39 points and a 17th position in the Serie B table. Visiting Ponte Preta holds 8th place with 54 pts.

Insights:
  • Ponte Preta has the most points from losing position (19) in Serie B

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

Figueirense are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. For Ponte most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.

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Figueirense form and stats

Figueirense have collected 25 points from their Serie B home games so far after 6-7-5.

Figueirense are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Juventude. Heartbreak before that as Figueirense lost 1-5 at CRB's place.

Rodolfo had a busy but productive day in the Juventude match. Despite making eight saves the loss could not be prevented. The defeat against Juventude was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored five minutes into stoppage time (by Rogerio).

Figueirense has scored 19 league goals at home this season, in 18 matches. From these home matches, Figueirense have conceded only 11 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Ponte Preta form and stats

5 wins, 4 draws and 9 losses. That’s the product of Ponte Preta playing as the away team in the Serie B this season.

Ponte are travelling after their nice 3-1 home win in the Serie B against CRB (placed 10th). A 0-1 defeat away at Chapecoense before that.

The visiting Ponte have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 18 goals from 18 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Ponte have seen the ball go into their own net 22 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Ponte Preta - Figueirense 2-1, played this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Figueirense two wins, two draws and Ponte Preta six victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.

Figueirense missing players

Ponte Preta missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Figueirense Ponte Preta
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
37 18 6 Played P 6 18 37
9 6 2 Won W 3 5 15
12 7 1 Drew D 1 4 9
16 5 3 Lost L 2 9 13
33 19 8 Scored S 9 18 47
42 11 6 Conceded C 6 22 47
81% 72% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 94% 97%
59% 50% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 72% 78%
41% 28% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 50% 54%
14% 11% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 6% 16%
5% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 5%
38% 28% 33% BTTS BTTS 67% 61% 65%
41% 56% 33% Clean Sheets C S 33% 17% 19%
41% 44% 33% Failed to Score F T 17% 28% 19%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.4 2.5 2.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.5 2.3
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
9.1 9.2 8.8 Shots (avg) S ( 11.2 10.7 11.8
3.4 3.8 2.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 3.2 4.1
26% 28% 47% Goal Efficiency G E 43% 31% 31%
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Ponte Preta has the most points from losing position (19) in Serie B

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 América Mineiro 37 19 13 5 41 22 18 10 5 3 27 15 19 9 8 2 14 7 19 70
2 Chapecoense 37 19 13 5 39 20 18 11 6 1 17 5 19 8 7 4 22 15 19 70
3 Cuiabá 37 17 10 10 47 36 19 12 5 2 31 13 18 5 5 8 16 23 11 61
4 Juventude 37 16 10 11 51 42 19 11 6 2 30 14 18 5 4 9 21 28 9 58
5 CSA 37 16 9 12 49 36 19 12 3 4 32 16 18 4 6 8 17 20 13 57
6 Avaí 37 16 7 14 44 47 19 9 3 7 25 25 18 7 4 7 19 22 -3 55
7 Sampaio Correa 37 16 6 15 49 38 18 9 0 9 22 17 19 7 6 6 27 21 11 54
8 Ponte Preta 37 15 9 13 47 47 19 10 5 4 29 25 18 5 4 9 18 22 0 54
9 Operario PR 37 14 12 11 39 34 19 10 6 3 29 14 18 4 6 8 10 20 5 54
10 CRB 37 14 7 16 44 46 18 10 5 3 26 12 19 4 2 13 18 34 -2 49
11 Brasil de Pelotas 37 11 16 10 31 32 18 7 9 2 18 10 19 4 7 8 13 22 -1 49
12 Cruzeiro 37 14 12 11 39 32 19 6 7 6 23 18 18 8 5 5 16 14 7 48
13 Guarani 37 13 9 15 41 47 18 8 5 5 26 19 19 5 4 10 15 28 -6 48
14 Confiança 37 12 10 15 37 43 19 7 6 6 21 21 18 5 4 9 16 22 -6 46
15 Nautico 37 10 13 14 34 41 18 8 8 2 24 14 19 2 5 12 10 27 -7 43
16 Vitoria 36 9 15 12 43 45 18 7 6 5 21 15 18 2 9 7 22 30 -2 42
17 Figueirense 37 9 12 16 33 42 18 6 7 5 19 11 19 3 5 11 14 31 -9 39
18 Parana 36 9 9 18 34 49 18 6 6 6 19 17 18 3 3 12 15 32 -15 36
19 Botafogo SP 36 8 10 18 26 37 18 6 4 8 19 19 18 2 6 10 7 18 -11 34
20 Oeste 36 6 8 22 27 59 18 4 3 11 12 25 18 2 5 11 15 34 -32 26

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 América Mineiro 37 19 13 5 41 22 18 10 5 3 27 15 19 9 8 2 14 7 19 70
2 Chapecoense 37 19 13 5 39 20 18 11 6 1 17 5 19 8 7 4 22 15 19 70
3 Cuiabá 37 17 10 10 47 36 19 12 5 2 31 13 18 5 5 8 16 23 11 61
4 Juventude 37 16 10 11 51 42 19 11 6 2 30 14 18 5 4 9 21 28 9 58
5 CSA 37 16 9 12 49 36 19 12 3 4 32 16 18 4 6 8 17 20 13 57
6 Avaí 37 16 7 14 44 47 19 9 3 7 25 25 18 7 4 7 19 22 -3 55
7 Sampaio Correa 37 16 6 15 49 38 18 9 0 9 22 17 19 7 6 6 27 21 11 54
8 Ponte Preta 37 15 9 13 47 47 19 10 5 4 29 25 18 5 4 9 18 22 0 54
9 Operario PR 37 14 12 11 39 34 19 10 6 3 29 14 18 4 6 8 10 20 5 54
10 CRB 37 14 7 16 44 46 18 10 5 3 26 12 19 4 2 13 18 34 -2 49
11 Brasil de Pelotas 37 11 16 10 31 32 18 7 9 2 18 10 19 4 7 8 13 22 -1 49
12 Cruzeiro 37 14 12 11 39 32 19 6 7 6 23 18 18 8 5 5 16 14 7 48
13 Guarani 37 13 9 15 41 47 18 8 5 5 26 19 19 5 4 10 15 28 -6 48
14 Confiança 37 12 10 15 37 43 19 7 6 6 21 21 18 5 4 9 16 22 -6 46
15 Nautico 37 10 13 14 34 41 18 8 8 2 24 14 19 2 5 12 10 27 -7 43
16 Vitoria 36 9 15 12 43 45 18 7 6 5 21 15 18 2 9 7 22 30 -2 42
17 Figueirense 37 9 12 16 33 42 18 6 7 5 19 11 19 3 5 11 14 31 -9 39
18 Parana 36 9 9 18 34 49 18 6 6 6 19 17 18 3 3 12 15 32 -15 36
19 Botafogo SP 36 8 10 18 26 37 18 6 4 8 19 19 18 2 6 10 7 18 -11 34
20 Oeste 36 6 8 22 27 59 18 4 3 11 12 25 18 2 5 11 15 34 -32 26

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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.