This is match day, this is Serie B and this is Ponte Preta - Novorizontino. Get our thorough guide!
- Ponte Preta have not yet lost a game at home.
- Novorizontino have not yet lost a game away.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Ponte Preta form and stats
Ponte Preta have collected seven points from their first three Serie B games here at Estádio Moisés Lucarelli, a promising start. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Estádio Moisés Lucarelli.
The Ponte goalkeeper Caique Franca Godoy is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 239 minutes without conceding a goal in the Serie B.
Ponte Preta drew their last game, 0-0 away at Guarani (placed 16th). França, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 7.95 out of 10 in that game. França topped it up with a clean sheet.
Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Brusque.At Estádio Moisés Lucarelli, Ponte Preta has the goal stats of 3-0 (for/against) from 3 league fixtures.
Novorizontino form and stats
Things could have gone better for Novorizontino in their Serie B away matches, but 3 points from 3 games is all right. Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in ten away games in a row.
Novorizontino had fun at their own home (Estádio Moisés Lucarelli) last time out, beating Ituano 2-1. Welliton and Baggio scored. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager Aal when Welliton scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 35th minute. Baggio got a match rating of 8.22 in that game, top player of the team. Baggio scored one goal, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times and had 23 successful passes (of 27 total).
A home win before that, celebrating 3-1 vs CRB.A new game in only four days for Novorizontino, the Serie B home match versus Sport Recife. Busy days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Novorizontino as they have only managed to score 2 times from 3 away games in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (2 so far).
Head 2 Head
Statistics for the last seven meetings involving these two contenders are: two wins for Ponte, three draws and two wins for Novorizontino. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: six games.Top Goalscorers
  L. Borges De Brito 2 goals |   D. Baggio de Oliveira Costa 2 goals |  N. Pereira Marinho Neto 1 goals |
Ponte Preta missing players
Novorizontino missing players
| Ponte Preta | Novorizontino | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 67% | 67% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 67% | 83% |
| 33% | 33% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 83% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 67% |
| 67% | 100% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 33% | 17% |
| 67% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 33% | 33% |
| 5.2 | 6 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 2 | 4.2 |
| 5.3 | 4.3 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.7 | 5.2 |
| 2.7 | 2.7 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.3 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10.8 | 12.7 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 9.7 | 11 |
| 2.8 | 4.3 | 8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 2.3 | 3.2 |
| 18% | 23% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 29% | 37% |
| 11.7 | 10.3 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 14 | 11.3 |
| 3.7 | 3 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 5.7 | 4.7 |
- Novorizontino have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Novorizontino have not yet lost a game away.
- Novorizontino have scored more than double the goals of Ponte Preta.
- Novorizontino have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Novorizontino have yet to win a game away.
- Ponte Preta have not yet lost a game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bahia | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 2 | Cruzeiro | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| 3 | Sport Recife | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 4 | Gremio | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | Vasco da Gama | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | Chapecoense | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 7 | Novorizontino | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 8 | Ituano | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 9 | Operario PR | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 10 | Ponte Preta | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 11 | Vila Nova | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| 12 | Nautico | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 7 |
| 13 | Brusque | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -2 | 7 |
| 14 | Criciuma | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 6 |
| 15 | CSA | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 6 |
| 16 | Guarani | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 6 |
| 17 | Sampaio Correa | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 5 |
| 18 | Tombense | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 5 |
| 19 | Londrina | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -4 | 5 |
| 20 | CRB | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 4 |
