Ponte Preta believe to fill the stadium for this game despite that the season has been rough so far with 19 points and a 16th spot in the Serie B table. Guests Brusque are in 13th place with 25 pts.
- Ponte Preta have the fewest clean sheets (3) in Serie B
- Brusque have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Serie B game only three days ago.
Ponte Preta form and stats
The Serie B results playing at home this season for Ponte Preta, who have the fewest clean sheets (3) in Serie B, are 4-3-2 (wins-draws-losses). Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Ponte, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.
Ponte lost their last game at Coritiba (placed 1st) after a 0-2 scoreline. The attacker Moisés was "man of the match" for Ponte Preta with a rating of 7.8/10. Moisés dribled passed the opponent 4 of 7 times and had 32 successful passes (of 36 total).
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Confianca in a game that was won 4-2.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Ponte Preta have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found twelve games) they have won five times, drawn five and lost two.
The Ponte Preta fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 12 in 9 matches. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 9 goals have been conceded.
Brusque form and stats
The visitors are W3-D2-L5 on the road this term. That's in the Serie B.
Brusque might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Goiás proved too strong as Brusque slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Estádio Augusto Bauer. Defender Claudinho was the best team player with a rating of 7.43. Claudinho won 3 of 5 duels.
Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Operário PR.Brusque are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is three wins, four draws and nine defeats. From a total of 16 matches.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Brusque have scored 10 goals in 10 league games away. Brusque's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 17 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
The two teams in this fixture also played each other earlier on this match year: Brusque - Ponte 2-1.Top Goalscorers
  E. Nascimento da Silva Junior 11 goals |  M. Vieira da Veiga 4 goals | L. Marques Lima 4 goals |
Ponte Preta missing players
Brusque missing players
| Ponte Preta | Brusque | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 19 |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 16 | 12 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 21 | 9 | 4 | Conceded | C | 3 | 17 | 25 |
| 84% | 78% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 89% |
| 63% | 67% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 80% | 68% |
| 32% | 56% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 60% | 58% |
| 5% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 20% | 16% |
| 5% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 11% |
| 53% | 67% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 70% | 58% |
| 16% | 22% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 20% | 32% |
| 47% | 33% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 10% | 21% |
| 5.2 | 5.7 | 6.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.7 | 4 | 4.6 |
| 4.6 | 3.6 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.3 | 7.2 | 6.4 |
| 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.4 | 12.2 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.3 | 10.3 | 11.8 |
| 3 | 3.8 | 2.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
| 28% | 35% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 27% | 28% |
- Brusque have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Brusque haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Ponte Preta have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Ponte Preta have the fewest clean sheets (3) 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 | Coritiba | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 36 |
| 2 | Goiás | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
| 3 | Avai | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 33 |
| 4 | CRB | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 33 |
| 5 | Sampaio Corrêa | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 30 |
| 6 | Guarani | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 30 |
| 7 | Nautico | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 30 |
| 8 | Botafogo | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 29 |
| 9 | Operário PR | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -4 | 29 |
| 10 | CSA | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 28 |
| 11 | Vasco da Gama | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 28 |
| 12 | Remo | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -3 | 26 |
| 13 | Brusque | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -4 | 25 |
| 14 | Cruzeiro | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -5 | 21 |
| 15 | Vila Nova | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 10 | -4 | 19 |
| 16 | Ponte Preta | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -5 | 19 |
| 17 | Londrina | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -6 | 19 |
| 18 | Vitória | 19 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 16 |
| 19 | Confianca | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 18 | -13 | 13 |
| 20 | Brasil de Pelotas | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 13 | -11 | 12 |