Open game expected at Estádio Moisés Lucarelli: Ponte Preta vs Botafogo preview

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Competition: Brazil Serie B
Competition: Thu 11.November
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Moisés Lucarelli (19722 seats)

This league campaign has been gruelling for Ponte Preta so far, while Botafogo have done well. Will the travellers chalk up another victory at Estádio Moisés Lucarelli?

Insights:
  • Ponte Preta have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Botafogo have the most scored goals (51) in Serie B

It's no vacation for neither Ponte nor Botafogo 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.

Relegation threatens Ponte who should definitely be looking for some points here. Botafogo are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

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Ponte Preta form and stats

8-6-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Serie B numbers at home for Ponte Preta so far this season.

The Ponte Preta supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host CRB in Serie B and win 1-0. Leo Naldi (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.35/10. Naldi scored one goal.

2-2 away at Goias before that.

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

Ponte Preta has scored 23 league goals at home this season, in 17 matches. Ponte Preta have only conceded 15 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Botafogo form and stats

As the visiting team in Serie B matches, Botafogo, who have the most scored goals (51) in Serie B, have produced an overall stat of 4-7-6 so far.

The Botafogo goalkeeper Diego Terra Loureiro is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 265 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

Two travels in a row for Botafogo, whose manager E. Alves Moreira could celebrate last time after the Serie B win against Vasco da Gama. As you can tell from the results above, Botafogo was very dominant against Vasco da Gama, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 4-0 (!) with Diego Gonçalves, Marco Antônio (2) and Rafael Navarro providing the goals. Midfield player Marco Antônio was the top player of the team with a match rating of 10.0/10. Antônio scored two goals, served one assist and hit two key passes.

A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Confianca.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Operario PR in just four days.

The attacking power of Botafogo when travelling is not overwhelming with 16 goals scored from 17 league matches away. 18 goals have been conceded by Botafogo in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The latest registered meeting featuring both these teams is the Botafogo - Ponte 2-0 played not long ago this season. Head-to-head statistics (for the preceeding ten meetings): Ponte Preta won four games, two matches ended in a draw and Botafogo got four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / seven

Top Goalscorers

BotafogoR. Navarro Leal
R. Navarro Leal
13 goals
BotafogoM. Rosa Furtado Junior
M. Rosa Furtado Junior
8 goals
BotafogoC. Medeiros Oliveira Santos
C. Medeiros Oliveira Santos
8 goals

Ponte Preta missing players

Botafogo missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Ponte Preta Botafogo
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
34 17 4 Played P 5 17 34
10 8 3 Won W 2 4 18
12 6 1 Drew D 2 7 8
12 3 0 Lost L 1 6 8
34 23 5 Scored S 5 16 51
36 15 2 Conceded C 4 18 28
85% 76% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 88% 94%
62% 59% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 40% 65% 74%
35% 47% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 29% 35%
12% 18% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 18% 21%
9% 18% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 6%
50% 53% 50% BTTS BTTS 40% 47% 35%
26% 41% 50% Clean Sheets C S 60% 35% 53%
38% 29% 25% Failed to Score F T 20% 29% 18%
 
5.5 6.4 6.2 Corners for (avg) C F 3.8 5.2 5.7
5 4.6 3.5 Corners against (avg) C A 4.6 4.7 4.3
1.9 1.8 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.1 1.8
3 0 0 Red cards R C 2 2 2
 
11.7 13.6 12.2 Shots (avg) S ( 9.8 10.9 12
3.8 4.6 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.4 4 4.9
26% 29% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 42% 24% 31%
 
11.6 9.2 10.2 Shots against (avg) S A 12.4 11.9 10
4.1 3.2 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.8 3.9 3.4
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Botafogo have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (7) in Serie B
  • Botafogo have the most clean sheets (18) in Serie B
  • Botafogo have the most scored goals (51) in Serie B
  • Botafogo have the most scored goals in the first half (25) in Serie B
  • Botafogo have the the best goal difference (+23) in Serie B
  • Botafogo is in the best form (4-2-0)
  • Ponte Preta have played more matches over 2,5 goals 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 Botafogo 34 18 8 8 51 28 17 14 1 2 35 10 17 4 7 6 16 18 23 62
2 Coritiba 34 17 10 7 44 28 17 10 5 2 27 12 17 7 5 5 17 16 16 61
3 Avai 34 16 9 9 39 28 17 9 5 3 21 12 17 7 4 6 18 16 11 57
4 Goias 34 14 13 7 41 28 17 9 6 2 26 13 17 5 7 5 15 15 13 55
5 CSA 34 16 6 12 42 32 17 8 5 4 24 15 17 8 1 8 18 17 10 54
6 CRB 34 14 12 8 42 35 17 6 9 2 22 16 17 8 3 6 20 19 7 54
7 Guarani 34 14 11 9 47 37 17 9 4 4 24 15 17 5 7 5 23 22 10 53
8 Nautico 34 13 9 12 47 47 17 7 6 4 27 22 17 6 3 8 20 25 0 48
9 Vasco da Gama 34 13 8 13 39 42 17 9 3 5 23 19 17 4 5 8 16 23 -3 47
10 Vila Nova 34 10 14 10 30 30 17 5 9 3 9 8 17 5 5 7 21 22 0 44
11 Sampaio Corrêa 34 11 10 13 35 37 17 8 4 5 21 15 17 3 6 8 14 22 -2 43
12 Cruzeiro 34 9 16 9 39 40 17 4 9 4 22 24 17 5 7 5 17 16 -1 43
13 Operario PR 34 11 9 14 30 40 17 7 4 6 18 19 17 4 5 8 12 21 -10 42
14 Ponte Preta 34 10 12 12 34 36 17 8 6 3 23 15 17 2 6 9 11 21 -2 42
15 Remo 34 11 8 15 28 37 17 7 3 7 11 12 17 4 5 8 17 25 -9 41
16 Brusque 34 11 8 15 39 52 17 7 5 5 22 16 17 4 3 10 17 36 -13 38
17 Londrina 34 9 11 14 25 37 17 4 5 8 12 18 17 5 6 6 13 19 -12 38
18 Confianca 34 9 7 18 35 47 17 6 2 9 20 24 17 3 5 9 15 23 -12 34
19 Vitória 34 6 16 12 24 28 17 4 7 6 15 13 17 2 9 6 9 15 -4 34
20 Brasil de Pelotas 34 4 11 19 22 44 17 4 6 7 14 19 17 0 5 12 8 25 -22 23

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 Botafogo 34 18 8 8 51 28 17 14 1 2 35 10 17 4 7 6 16 18 23 62
2 Coritiba 34 17 10 7 44 28 17 10 5 2 27 12 17 7 5 5 17 16 16 61
3 Avai 34 16 9 9 39 28 17 9 5 3 21 12 17 7 4 6 18 16 11 57
4 Goias 34 14 13 7 41 28 17 9 6 2 26 13 17 5 7 5 15 15 13 55
5 CSA 34 16 6 12 42 32 17 8 5 4 24 15 17 8 1 8 18 17 10 54
6 CRB 34 14 12 8 42 35 17 6 9 2 22 16 17 8 3 6 20 19 7 54
7 Guarani 34 14 11 9 47 37 17 9 4 4 24 15 17 5 7 5 23 22 10 53
8 Nautico 34 13 9 12 47 47 17 7 6 4 27 22 17 6 3 8 20 25 0 48
9 Vasco da Gama 34 13 8 13 39 42 17 9 3 5 23 19 17 4 5 8 16 23 -3 47
10 Vila Nova 34 10 14 10 30 30 17 5 9 3 9 8 17 5 5 7 21 22 0 44
11 Sampaio Corrêa 34 11 10 13 35 37 17 8 4 5 21 15 17 3 6 8 14 22 -2 43
12 Cruzeiro 34 9 16 9 39 40 17 4 9 4 22 24 17 5 7 5 17 16 -1 43
13 Operario PR 34 11 9 14 30 40 17 7 4 6 18 19 17 4 5 8 12 21 -10 42
14 Ponte Preta 34 10 12 12 34 36 17 8 6 3 23 15 17 2 6 9 11 21 -2 42
15 Remo 34 11 8 15 28 37 17 7 3 7 11 12 17 4 5 8 17 25 -9 41
16 Brusque 34 11 8 15 39 52 17 7 5 5 22 16 17 4 3 10 17 36 -13 38
17 Londrina 34 9 11 14 25 37 17 4 5 8 12 18 17 5 6 6 13 19 -12 38
18 Confianca 34 9 7 18 35 47 17 6 2 9 20 24 17 3 5 9 15 23 -12 34
19 Vitória 34 6 16 12 24 28 17 4 7 6 15 13 17 2 9 6 9 15 -4 34
20 Brasil de Pelotas 34 4 11 19 22 44 17 4 6 7 14 19 17 0 5 12 8 25 -22 23

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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.