Betting preview: Guarani vs Ponte Preta should be interesting

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Competition: Brazil Serie B
Date: Sat 09.November
Match begins: 19:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Brinco de Ouro (32453 seats)

Guarani hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 39 points and a 14th position in the Serie B table. Visiting Ponte Preta holds 11th place with 43 pts.

It's no vacation for neither Guarani nor Ponte Preta as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.

Guarani are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. For Ponte Preta most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.

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Guarani form and stats

9 victories, 1 draw and 6 defeats. That’s what Guarani have to build on here at Estadio Brinco de Ouro in the Serie B.

Guarani lost their last game at Bragantino (placed 1st) after a 1-3 scoreline. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Sport Recife in a game that was won 1-0.

Guarani's goalkeeper Jefferson Paulino was extremely busy against Bragantino, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning 6 saves.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Guarani have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 14 matches with the results: Won 5 Drawn 2 Lost 7.

There will be little rest for Guarani after this match as they are travelling to Vila Nova for a Serie B game in only four days.

Guarani are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 16 goals in 16 attempts. Guarani have only conceded 14 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Ponte Preta form and stats

Ponte Preta have only collected 16 points from their away games in the Serie B, after 3-7-6 (16 played). It's three draws from Ponte Preta's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.

Ponte Preta delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against São Bento (placed 20th) in their previous match; a Serie B game. Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to America Mineiro.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 18 similar matches played by Ponte Preta in our archives, and the results are: 6 wins for Ponte Preta, 5 draws and 7 defeats.

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

The attacking power of Ponte Preta when travelling is not overwhelming with 13 goals scored from 16 league matches away. As opposed to that, Ponte Preta have seen the ball go into their own net 17 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Ponte Preta - Guarani 1-0, played this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Guarani won 2, Ponte Preta won 6 and 2 draws. 6 games with over 2,5 goals, 4 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Ponte PretaRoger
Roger
13 goals
GuaraniMichel Douglas
Michel Douglas
5 goals
GuaraniArthur Rezende
Arthur Rezende
4 goals

Guarani missing players

Ponte Preta missing players

Guarani Ponte Preta
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
33 16 5 Played P 6 16 33
11 9 2 Won W 2 3 10
6 1 0 Drew D 4 7 13
16 6 3 Lost L 0 6 10
25 16 5 Scored S 5 13 35
33 14 7 Conceded C 2 17 32
88% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 69% 79%
42% 44% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 56% 55%
24% 25% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 17% 38% 36%
12% 12% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 19% 21%
9% 12% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 9%
30% 25% 40% BTTS BTTS 33% 50% 48%
39% 50% 20% Clean Sheets C S 67% 38% 36%
42% 31% 40% Failed to Score F T 50% 44% 36%
 
4.5 5.2 5.4 Corners For (avg) C F 4.7 4.4 4.6
5.5 4.9 6 Corners Against (avg) C A 6.3 5.8 5
2.5 2.3 2 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 3.3 3.1 2.8
2 1 1 Red Cards R C 0 1 4
Key stats this season:
  • Guarani have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Ponte Preta have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  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 33 19 8 6 56 23 17 12 5 0 37 11 16 7 3 6 19 12 33 65
2 Sport Recife 33 14 15 4 44 28 16 9 6 1 25 12 17 5 9 3 19 16 16 57
3 Atlético GO 33 13 15 5 36 25 17 8 7 2 24 13 16 5 8 3 12 12 11 54
4 Coritiba 33 14 11 8 41 32 17 10 4 3 23 13 16 4 7 5 18 19 9 53
5 Parana 33 13 11 9 28 27 16 6 8 2 10 5 17 7 3 7 18 22 1 50
6 America Mineiro 33 13 10 10 35 31 17 8 4 5 20 18 16 5 6 5 15 13 4 49
7 Operario PR 33 13 9 11 30 35 17 11 3 3 20 12 16 2 6 8 10 23 -5 48
8 Botafogo SP 33 13 8 12 32 29 16 6 5 5 17 14 17 7 3 7 15 15 3 47
9 CRB 33 13 8 12 38 38 16 5 5 6 17 19 17 8 3 6 21 19 0 47
10 Cuiabá 33 12 11 10 40 35 17 8 5 4 29 19 16 4 6 6 11 16 5 47
11 Ponte Preta 33 10 13 10 35 32 17 7 6 4 22 15 16 3 7 6 13 17 3 43
12 Brasil de Pelotas 33 11 9 13 26 34 16 7 4 5 11 11 17 4 5 8 15 23 -8 42
13 Vitoria 33 10 10 13 36 41 17 6 6 5 19 15 16 4 4 8 17 26 -5 40
14 Guarani 33 11 6 16 25 33 16 9 1 6 16 14 17 2 5 10 9 19 -8 39
15 Oeste 33 8 15 10 37 39 17 5 9 3 19 14 16 3 6 7 18 25 -2 39
16 Londrina 33 10 5 18 33 45 16 6 3 7 18 19 17 4 2 11 15 26 -12 35
17 Figueirense 33 6 16 11 26 35 16 4 6 6 16 20 17 2 10 5 10 15 -9 34
18 Vila Nova 33 6 14 13 23 37 16 1 9 6 9 18 17 5 5 7 14 19 -14 32
19 Criciúma 33 6 13 14 24 34 17 5 7 5 16 15 16 1 6 9 8 19 -10 31
20 São Bento 33 7 9 17 35 47 16 5 5 6 16 19 17 2 4 11 19 28 -12 30

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