Soccer betting preview: Ponte Preta welcomes CRB in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: Brazil Serie B
Competition: Sun 07.November
Match begins: 23:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Moisés Lucarelli (19722 seats)

Both Ponte Preta and CRB are craving for points in this fixture, even with the away side having a 15 point lead from earlier matches.

Insights:
  • Ponte Preta have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • CRB have the most points (27) away in Serie B

There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Serie B game only three days ago.

It's quite the trip for CRB when visiting Ponte as the cities are 2400 kilometers apart.

CRB are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

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Ponte Preta form and stats

Ponte Preta have played 16 Serie B games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 7-6-3 (wins-draws-losses).

The home team returns to Estádio Moisés Lucarelli after being equal after 90 minutes with Goias (placed 5th) on their last time out; the Serie B game ended 2-2. A disappointing finish for Ponte Preta in their match versus Goias as their 2-0 lead was destroyed and replaced with a 2-2 full time score. Defender Rafael Santos got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.63/10. Santos hit two key passes and won 5 of 7 duels.

Before that, Ponte drew at home versus Vitoria.

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 Preta have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found nine matches with the results: Won one, drawn four and lost four.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Botafogo are coming to town in four days.

Ponte has scored 22 league goals at home this season, in 16 matches. Ponte have only conceded 15 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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CRB form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team, who have the most points (27) away in Serie B, on their Serie B travels is 8 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats.

CRB are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the Serie B against Sampaio Corrêa (placed 14th). Midfielder Emerson Negueba was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.02. Negueba scored one goal, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times and had 30 successful passes (of 35 total).

A 1-2 defeat away at Moto Club MA before that.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 15 similar matches played by CRB in our archives, and the results are: five wins for CRB, four draws and six defeats.

After this away game CRB return home for a Serie B game against Londrina. That game is only three sleeps after this.

The visiting CRB have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 20 goals from 16 games. 18 goals have been conceded by CRB in these games.

Head 2 Head

The squads have met each other already this season, with the match result CRB - Ponte 1-1 written in the official records. Ponte-CRB H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Ponte Preta five wins, CRB four wins, one draw. two of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

CRBD. Torres
D. Torres
8 goals
Ponte PretaM. Vieira da Veiga
M. Vieira da Veiga
5 goals
Ponte PretaR. Gomes dos Santos
R. Gomes dos Santos
5 goals

Ponte Preta missing players

CRB missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Ponte Preta CRB
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
33 16 3 Played P 5 16 33
9 7 2 Won W 4 8 14
12 6 1 Drew D 1 3 12
12 3 0 Lost L 0 5 7
33 22 4 Scored S 9 20 42
36 15 2 Conceded C 4 18 34
85% 75% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 88%
64% 62% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 62% 67%
36% 50% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 38% 42%
12% 19% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 19% 18%
9% 19% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 12% 9%
52% 56% 67% BTTS BTTS 60% 44% 55%
24% 38% 33% Clean Sheets C S 40% 25% 27%
39% 31% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 38% 30%
 
5.6 6.5 7 Corners for (avg) C F 3 3.6 4.8
5.1 4.8 4 Corners against (avg) C A 5.8 5.2 4.4
1.9 1.8 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.6 2.2 2.2
3 0 0 Red cards R C 0 3 4
 
11.8 13.8 12.7 Shots (avg) S ( 10 9.1 10.9
3.8 4.6 3.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.6 3.3 4
27% 30% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 39% 38% 32%
 
11.7 9.3 11.3 Shots against (avg) S A 13 15.6 13.4
4.2 3.4 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.6 5.6 4.4
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • CRB have the most points (27) away in Serie B
  • CRB have won significantly less corners away then at 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 Coritiba 33 17 10 6 43 26 17 10 5 2 27 12 16 7 5 4 16 14 17 61
2 Botafogo 33 17 8 8 47 28 17 14 1 2 35 10 16 3 7 6 12 18 19 59
3 Avai 34 16 9 9 39 28 17 9 5 3 21 12 17 7 4 6 18 16 11 57
4 CSA 34 16 6 12 42 32 17 8 5 4 24 15 17 8 1 8 18 17 10 54
5 Goias 33 14 12 7 40 27 17 9 6 2 26 13 16 5 6 5 14 14 13 54
6 CRB 33 14 12 7 42 34 17 6 9 2 22 16 16 8 3 5 20 18 8 54
7 Guarani 33 14 10 9 45 35 17 9 4 4 24 15 16 5 6 5 21 20 10 52
8 Vasco da Gama 33 13 8 12 39 38 16 9 3 4 23 15 17 4 5 8 16 23 1 47
9 Nautico 33 12 9 12 45 46 16 6 6 4 25 21 17 6 3 8 20 25 -1 45
10 Vila Nova 33 10 13 10 28 28 16 5 8 3 7 6 17 5 5 7 21 22 0 43
11 Cruzeiro 34 9 16 9 39 40 17 4 9 4 22 24 17 5 7 5 17 16 -1 43
12 Remo 34 11 8 15 28 37 17 7 3 7 11 12 17 4 5 8 17 25 -9 41
13 Operario PR 33 11 8 14 29 39 16 7 3 6 17 18 17 4 5 8 12 21 -10 41
14 Sampaio Corrêa 33 10 10 13 33 36 16 7 4 5 19 14 17 3 6 8 14 22 -3 40
15 Ponte Preta 33 9 12 12 33 36 16 7 6 3 22 15 17 2 6 9 11 21 -3 39
16 Brusque 33 11 8 14 37 49 17 7 5 5 22 16 16 4 3 9 15 33 -12 38
17 Londrina 34 9 11 14 25 37 17 4 5 8 12 18 17 5 6 6 13 19 -12 38
18 Vitoria 34 6 16 12 24 28 17 4 7 6 15 13 17 2 9 6 9 15 -4 34
19 Confianca 33 8 7 18 32 45 16 5 2 9 17 22 17 3 5 9 15 23 -13 31
20 Brasil de Pelotas 33 4 11 18 21 42 17 4 6 7 14 19 16 0 5 11 7 23 -21 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 Coritiba 33 17 10 6 43 26 17 10 5 2 27 12 16 7 5 4 16 14 17 61
2 Botafogo 33 17 8 8 47 28 17 14 1 2 35 10 16 3 7 6 12 18 19 59
3 Avai 34 16 9 9 39 28 17 9 5 3 21 12 17 7 4 6 18 16 11 57
4 CSA 34 16 6 12 42 32 17 8 5 4 24 15 17 8 1 8 18 17 10 54
5 Goias 33 14 12 7 40 27 17 9 6 2 26 13 16 5 6 5 14 14 13 54
6 CRB 33 14 12 7 42 34 17 6 9 2 22 16 16 8 3 5 20 18 8 54
7 Guarani 33 14 10 9 45 35 17 9 4 4 24 15 16 5 6 5 21 20 10 52
8 Vasco da Gama 33 13 8 12 39 38 16 9 3 4 23 15 17 4 5 8 16 23 1 47
9 Nautico 33 12 9 12 45 46 16 6 6 4 25 21 17 6 3 8 20 25 -1 45
10 Vila Nova 33 10 13 10 28 28 16 5 8 3 7 6 17 5 5 7 21 22 0 43
11 Cruzeiro 34 9 16 9 39 40 17 4 9 4 22 24 17 5 7 5 17 16 -1 43
12 Remo 34 11 8 15 28 37 17 7 3 7 11 12 17 4 5 8 17 25 -9 41
13 Operario PR 33 11 8 14 29 39 16 7 3 6 17 18 17 4 5 8 12 21 -10 41
14 Sampaio Corrêa 33 10 10 13 33 36 16 7 4 5 19 14 17 3 6 8 14 22 -3 40
15 Ponte Preta 33 9 12 12 33 36 16 7 6 3 22 15 17 2 6 9 11 21 -3 39
16 Brusque 33 11 8 14 37 49 17 7 5 5 22 16 16 4 3 9 15 33 -12 38
17 Londrina 34 9 11 14 25 37 17 4 5 8 12 18 17 5 6 6 13 19 -12 38
18 Vitoria 34 6 16 12 24 28 17 4 7 6 15 13 17 2 9 6 9 15 -4 34
19 Confianca 33 8 7 18 32 45 16 5 2 9 17 22 17 3 5 9 15 23 -13 31
20 Brasil de Pelotas 33 4 11 18 21 42 17 4 6 7 14 19 16 0 5 11 7 23 -21 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.