Ponte Preta - Coritiba: Small difference between teams in Serie B clash

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Competition: Brazil Serie B
Competition: Fri 26.November
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Moisés Lucarelli (19722 seats)

Both these squads are doing all right, Coritiba enjoying a 18 point edge on Ponte Preta in the standings. Game on!

Insights:
  • Ponte Preta have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Coritiba have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Ponte can neither be promoted or relegated from Serie B. Coritiba is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.

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Ponte Preta form and stats

A strong away win for Ponte against Confianca the last match, as Moisés were on target. Moisés (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.65/10. Moisés scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 4 of 4 times.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Londrina (1-2).

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 Ponte have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eleven matches with the results: Won two, drawn five and lost four.

Ponte are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 23 goals in 18 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Ponte Preta are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estádio Moisés Lucarelli in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 15 from 18 matches. 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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Coritiba form and stats

Coritiba has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

Coritiba might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. CSA proved too strong as Coritiba slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Estádio Major Antônio Couto Pereira. Midfield player Rafinha was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.03/10. Rafinha hit five key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 47 successful passes (of 53 total).

Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Brasil de Pelotas.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Coritiba playing away and similar expectations, we found eleven relevant matches. Results were three Coritiba wins, four draws and four defeats.

Coritiba find the net regularly in their away games. 18 goals from 18 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, Coritiba have seen the ball go into their own net 18 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The two teams involved played each other earlier this season: Coritiba - Ponte 2-0. Ponte Preta-Coritiba H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Ponte five wins, Coritiba three wins, two draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

CoritibaL. Gamalho de Souza
L. Gamalho de Souza
16 goals
CoritibaW. da Silva Souza
W. da Silva Souza
9 goals
PonteM. Vieira da Veiga
M. Vieira da Veiga
7 goals

Ponte Preta missing players

Coritiba missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Ponte Preta Coritiba
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
37 18 5 Played P 6 18 37
11 8 3 Won W 3 7 18
13 7 2 Drew D 1 5 10
13 3 0 Lost L 2 6 9
36 23 5 Scored S 8 18 47
38 15 2 Conceded C 6 18 32
84% 72% 60% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 78% 89%
59% 56% 40% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 61% 68%
35% 44% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 39% 38%
11% 17% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 11% 14%
8% 17% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 11% 5%
49% 50% 40% BTTS BTTS 50% 39% 43%
30% 44% 60% Clean Sheets C S 50% 44% 41%
38% 33% 40% Failed to Score F T 17% 39% 27%
 
5.5 6.4 6.4 Corners for (avg) C F 3.8 4.1 4.6
5 4.7 3.8 Corners against (avg) C A 5.2 5.4 4.9
1.9 1.8 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.2 2.4
3 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
11.5 13.4 11.8 Shots (avg) S ( 10.7 9.6 11.8
3.8 4.4 3.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 2.9 3.8
26% 29% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 35% 34% 33%
 
11.5 9 9.4 Shots against (avg) S A 12.3 12.1 10.8
3.9 3.1 2.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.5 3.6 3.3
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Coritiba have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • 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 37 20 9 8 54 29 18 15 1 2 37 11 19 5 8 6 17 18 25 69
2 Coritiba 37 18 10 9 47 32 19 11 5 3 29 14 18 7 5 6 18 18 15 64
3 Goias 37 17 13 7 46 29 18 10 6 2 28 14 19 7 7 5 18 15 17 64
4 Avai 37 17 10 10 42 34 18 9 6 3 22 13 19 8 4 7 20 21 8 61
5 CRB 37 16 12 9 46 37 19 8 9 2 26 17 18 8 3 7 20 20 9 60
6 CSA 37 17 8 12 44 33 18 8 6 4 24 15 19 9 2 8 20 18 11 59
7 Guarani 37 16 11 10 52 39 19 10 4 5 28 17 18 6 7 5 24 22 13 59
8 Nautico 37 14 10 13 50 50 19 8 6 5 30 25 18 6 4 8 20 25 0 52
9 Vasco da Gama 37 13 10 14 43 49 19 9 4 6 25 24 18 4 6 8 18 25 -6 49
10 Vila Nova 37 11 15 11 34 36 19 6 10 3 13 11 18 5 5 8 21 25 -2 48
11 Sampaio Correa 37 12 11 14 40 40 19 9 5 5 25 16 18 3 6 9 15 24 0 47
12 Cruzeiro 37 10 17 10 42 44 18 5 9 4 24 24 19 5 8 6 18 20 -2 47
13 Ponte Preta 37 11 13 13 36 38 18 8 7 3 23 15 19 3 6 10 13 23 -2 46
14 Operario PR 37 12 9 16 33 45 18 8 4 6 20 20 19 4 5 10 13 25 -12 45
15 Brusque 37 13 8 16 42 54 19 9 5 5 25 16 18 4 3 11 17 38 -12 44
16 Remo 37 11 9 17 31 42 18 7 3 8 11 13 19 4 6 9 20 29 -11 42
17 Londrina 37 10 11 16 28 41 18 5 5 8 14 19 19 5 6 8 14 22 -13 41
18 Vitoria 37 8 16 13 31 31 18 5 7 6 18 13 19 3 9 7 13 18 0 40
19 Confianca 37 9 9 19 35 48 19 6 3 10 20 25 18 3 6 9 15 23 -13 36
20 Brasil de Pelotas 37 4 11 22 23 48 19 4 6 9 14 21 18 0 5 13 9 27 -25 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 37 20 9 8 54 29 18 15 1 2 37 11 19 5 8 6 17 18 25 69
2 Coritiba 37 18 10 9 47 32 19 11 5 3 29 14 18 7 5 6 18 18 15 64
3 Goias 37 17 13 7 46 29 18 10 6 2 28 14 19 7 7 5 18 15 17 64
4 Avai 37 17 10 10 42 34 18 9 6 3 22 13 19 8 4 7 20 21 8 61
5 CRB 37 16 12 9 46 37 19 8 9 2 26 17 18 8 3 7 20 20 9 60
6 CSA 37 17 8 12 44 33 18 8 6 4 24 15 19 9 2 8 20 18 11 59
7 Guarani 37 16 11 10 52 39 19 10 4 5 28 17 18 6 7 5 24 22 13 59
8 Nautico 37 14 10 13 50 50 19 8 6 5 30 25 18 6 4 8 20 25 0 52
9 Vasco da Gama 37 13 10 14 43 49 19 9 4 6 25 24 18 4 6 8 18 25 -6 49
10 Vila Nova 37 11 15 11 34 36 19 6 10 3 13 11 18 5 5 8 21 25 -2 48
11 Sampaio Correa 37 12 11 14 40 40 19 9 5 5 25 16 18 3 6 9 15 24 0 47
12 Cruzeiro 37 10 17 10 42 44 18 5 9 4 24 24 19 5 8 6 18 20 -2 47
13 Ponte Preta 37 11 13 13 36 38 18 8 7 3 23 15 19 3 6 10 13 23 -2 46
14 Operario PR 37 12 9 16 33 45 18 8 4 6 20 20 19 4 5 10 13 25 -12 45
15 Brusque 37 13 8 16 42 54 19 9 5 5 25 16 18 4 3 11 17 38 -12 44
16 Remo 37 11 9 17 31 42 18 7 3 8 11 13 19 4 6 9 20 29 -11 42
17 Londrina 37 10 11 16 28 41 18 5 5 8 14 19 19 5 6 8 14 22 -13 41
18 Vitoria 37 8 16 13 31 31 18 5 7 6 18 13 19 3 9 7 13 18 0 40
19 Confianca 37 9 9 19 35 48 19 6 3 10 20 25 18 3 6 9 15 23 -13 36
20 Brasil de Pelotas 37 4 11 22 23 48 19 4 6 9 14 21 18 0 5 13 9 27 -25 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.