Ponte Preta vs Náutico betting preview: Even match expected

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Competition: Brazil Serie B
Competition: Sat 16.October
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Moisés Lucarelli (19722 seats)

Ponte Preta hope to fill the stadium for this game even though the season has been back-breaking up to now with 34 points and a 15th place in the Serie B table. Opponents Náutico own 9th place with 41 pts.

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

Both sides have had a decent time to rest since their last exertion in an official match. Let's wish for an animated match!

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 2600 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

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Ponte Preta form and stats

Ponte Preta have collected 26 points from their Serie B home games so far after 7-5-2.

The home team returns to Estádio Moisés Lucarelli after being equal after 90 minutes with Avai (placed 3rd) on their last time out; the Serie B game ended 1-1. Kevin was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.32 out of 10. The defender Kevin served one assist, hit four key passes and won 3 of 9 duels.

In the match before that, Ponte hosted Vila Nova and drew the game 1-1.

This is expected to be a close game, with Ponte Preta perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Ponte Preta as a small favourite), we find ten games. Ponte Preta has won one of these, drawn five and lost four.

Ponte are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 20 goals in 14 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Ponte are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estádio Moisés Lucarelli in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 12 from 14 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Náutico form and stats

As the visiting team in Serie B matches, Náutico have produced an overall stat of 5-3-6 so far.

Náutico won their last game, 3-2 versus Goias played at home. Midfield player Vinicius was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.15/10. Vinicius hit the woodwork once, signed up for two assists and hit four key passes.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Operario PR at their stadium, the result 2-1.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 16 similar matches played by Náutico in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Náutico, four draws and nine defeats.

The attacking power of Náutico when travelling is not overwhelming with 12 goals scored from 14 league matches away. 16 goals have been conceded by Náutico in these games.

Head 2 Head

Here's the end result when the teams faced each other previously this campaign; Náutico - Ponte 1-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: six - two - two (Ponte Preta wins - draws - Náutico wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

NáuticoJ. Vicente
J. Vicente
10 goals
NáuticoV. Santos Silva
V. Santos Silva
6 goals
PonteM. Vieira da Veiga
M. Vieira da Veiga
5 goals

Ponte Preta missing players

Náutico missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Ponte Preta Náutico
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
29 14 6 Played P 3 14 29
8 7 1 Won W 2 5 11
10 5 3 Drew D 1 3 8
11 2 2 Lost L 0 6 10
28 20 6 Scored S 3 12 35
31 12 7 Conceded C 1 16 35
86% 79% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 93% 97%
66% 64% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 57% 72%
34% 50% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 29% 38%
7% 14% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 21% 28%
7% 14% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 7%
52% 57% 67% BTTS BTTS 33% 43% 55%
21% 36% 17% Clean Sheets C S 67% 29% 24%
41% 29% 33% Failed to Score F T 33% 36% 24%
 
5.4 6 4.8 Corners for (avg) C F 5.3 5.9 6.9
4.9 4.6 5.3 Corners against (avg) C A 6.3 5.7 4.3
1.8 1.8 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.5 2.5
3 0 0 Red cards R C 0 3 7
 
11.5 13.1 13 Shots (avg) S ( 10 11.4 13.6
3.4 4.4 3.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 4.1 4.9
28% 33% 26% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 21% 24%
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • 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 29 15 9 5 35 22 15 8 5 2 21 11 14 7 4 3 14 11 13 54
2 Botafogo 29 15 6 8 42 27 15 12 1 2 31 10 14 3 5 6 11 17 15 51
3 Avai 29 14 8 7 34 22 15 8 4 3 19 11 14 6 4 4 15 11 12 50
4 Goias 29 13 9 7 34 23 14 8 4 2 20 9 15 5 5 5 14 14 11 48
5 CRB 29 13 9 7 38 31 14 5 7 2 18 13 15 8 2 5 20 18 7 48
6 CSA 29 13 6 10 33 24 15 7 5 3 20 11 14 6 1 7 13 13 9 45
7 Guarani 29 12 9 8 40 31 15 8 4 3 22 13 14 4 5 5 18 18 9 45
8 Vasco da Gama 29 12 7 10 34 31 14 8 3 3 20 11 15 4 4 7 14 20 3 43
9 Náutico 29 11 8 10 35 35 15 6 5 4 23 19 14 5 3 6 12 16 0 41
10 Sampaio Correa 29 10 10 9 33 30 14 7 4 3 19 12 15 3 6 6 14 18 3 40
11 Remo 29 10 8 11 24 29 15 7 3 5 11 10 14 3 5 6 13 19 -5 38
12 Cruzeiro 29 8 14 7 36 35 14 4 7 3 20 20 15 4 7 4 16 15 1 38
13 Vila Nova 29 9 10 10 22 23 15 5 7 3 7 6 14 4 3 7 15 17 -1 37
14 Operario PR 29 9 7 13 22 33 14 6 2 6 15 17 15 3 5 7 7 16 -11 34
15 Ponte Preta 29 8 10 11 28 31 14 7 5 2 20 12 15 1 5 9 8 19 -3 34
16 Brusque 29 9 8 12 28 39 14 5 5 4 13 9 15 4 3 8 15 30 -11 32
17 Londrina 29 7 9 13 22 36 15 4 4 7 12 17 14 3 5 6 10 19 -14 30
18 Vitoria 29 4 14 11 18 26 15 3 7 5 11 12 14 1 7 6 7 14 -8 26
19 Confianca 29 6 7 16 27 40 14 4 2 8 14 19 15 2 5 8 13 21 -13 25
20 Brasil de Pelotas 29 3 10 16 16 33 14 3 5 6 9 14 15 0 5 10 7 19 -17 19

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 29 15 9 5 35 22 15 8 5 2 21 11 14 7 4 3 14 11 13 54
2 Botafogo 29 15 6 8 42 27 15 12 1 2 31 10 14 3 5 6 11 17 15 51
3 Avai 29 14 8 7 34 22 15 8 4 3 19 11 14 6 4 4 15 11 12 50
4 Goias 29 13 9 7 34 23 14 8 4 2 20 9 15 5 5 5 14 14 11 48
5 CRB 29 13 9 7 38 31 14 5 7 2 18 13 15 8 2 5 20 18 7 48
6 CSA 29 13 6 10 33 24 15 7 5 3 20 11 14 6 1 7 13 13 9 45
7 Guarani 29 12 9 8 40 31 15 8 4 3 22 13 14 4 5 5 18 18 9 45
8 Vasco da Gama 29 12 7 10 34 31 14 8 3 3 20 11 15 4 4 7 14 20 3 43
9 Náutico 29 11 8 10 35 35 15 6 5 4 23 19 14 5 3 6 12 16 0 41
10 Sampaio Correa 29 10 10 9 33 30 14 7 4 3 19 12 15 3 6 6 14 18 3 40
11 Remo 29 10 8 11 24 29 15 7 3 5 11 10 14 3 5 6 13 19 -5 38
12 Cruzeiro 29 8 14 7 36 35 14 4 7 3 20 20 15 4 7 4 16 15 1 38
13 Vila Nova 29 9 10 10 22 23 15 5 7 3 7 6 14 4 3 7 15 17 -1 37
14 Operario PR 29 9 7 13 22 33 14 6 2 6 15 17 15 3 5 7 7 16 -11 34
15 Ponte Preta 29 8 10 11 28 31 14 7 5 2 20 12 15 1 5 9 8 19 -3 34
16 Brusque 29 9 8 12 28 39 14 5 5 4 13 9 15 4 3 8 15 30 -11 32
17 Londrina 29 7 9 13 22 36 15 4 4 7 12 17 14 3 5 6 10 19 -14 30
18 Vitoria 29 4 14 11 18 26 15 3 7 5 11 12 14 1 7 6 7 14 -8 26
19 Confianca 29 6 7 16 27 40 14 4 2 8 14 19 15 2 5 8 13 21 -13 25
20 Brasil de Pelotas 29 3 10 16 16 33 14 3 5 6 9 14 15 0 5 10 7 19 -17 19

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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.