The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Ponte Preta are in the 7th position while the guesting Paraná worry at 15th.
- Ponte Preta has the most points from losing position (16) in Serie B
- Paraná is in the worst form (0-1-5)
It's no vacation for neither Ponte nor Paraná as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Ponte Preta form and stats
6-4-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Serie B numbers at home for Ponte Preta so far this season.
Ponte drew their last game, also a home match. Sampaio Corrêa (placed 3rd) was the opponent, 1-1 the score. A defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at CSA.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Ponte Preta as they are travelling to their away game against Botafogo SP in the Serie B. That match is four days after this one.
Ponte Preta are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 17 goals in 13 games. Ponte's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 18 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Paraná form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Paraná so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 2-3-7 (win-draw-lose). It's looking increasingly bleak for Paraná who now has to deal with a five game losing streak. Confiança was the last time a defeat was avoided. Bitter travels for Paraná as they have lost four games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Cuiaba match.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Serie B home defeat versus Vitória with 1-4 on the scoreboard. Prior to that match, the Paraná manager A. Aal faced defeat when travelling to Operario PR and losing 0-1.
The attacking power of Paraná when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored from 12 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Paraná have conceded 23 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Paraná - Ponte 2-1 earlier this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Ponte, five draws and one win for Paraná. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  J. da Silva Alves 7 goals |  B. Gomes de Oliveira Conceiçao 6 goals | L. de Souza Alves 4 goals |
Ponte Preta missing players
Paraná missing players
| Ponte Preta | Paraná | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 12 | 25 |
| 10 | 6 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 30 | 17 | 7 | Scored | S | 6 | 10 | 26 |
| 32 | 18 | 4 | Conceded | C | 7 | 23 | 34 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| 76% | 77% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 67% | 64% |
| 48% | 46% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 50% | 44% |
| 16% | 23% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 33% | 28% |
| 8% | 15% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 12% |
| 60% | 62% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 42% | 44% |
| 24% | 23% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | 28% |
| 20% | 15% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 50% | 40% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2.2 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.6 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.8 | 13.3 | 13.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.6 | 12.7 | 12.3 |
| 3.9 | 4.7 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| 31% | 28% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 20% | 25% |
- Paraná have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Paraná have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Paraná haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Paraná is in the worst form (0-1-5)
- Ponte Preta has the most points from losing position (16) in Serie B
- Ponte Preta haven’t played a single 0-0 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 | Chapecoense | 25 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 50 |
| 2 | America Mineiro | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 44 |
| 3 | Sampaio Corrêa | 25 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 36 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 41 |
| 4 | Juventude | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 40 |
| 5 | Cuiaba | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 3 | 40 |
| 6 | CSA | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 25 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 38 |
| 7 | Ponte Preta | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 14 | -2 | 37 |
| 8 | Avai | 25 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 28 | 33 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 17 | -5 | 36 |
| 9 | Confiança | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 36 |
| 10 | Guarani | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -1 | 34 |
| 11 | CRB | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 21 | -2 | 33 |
| 12 | Operario PR | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 33 |
| 13 | Brasil de Pelotas | 25 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 33 |
| 14 | Vitória | 25 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 31 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 32 |
| 15 | Paraná | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 23 | -8 | 29 |
| 16 | Cruzeiro | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 28 |
| 17 | Nautico | 25 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 20 | -9 | 24 |
| 18 | Figueirense | 25 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 18 | -11 | 22 |
| 19 | Botafogo SP | 24 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 13 | -11 | 19 |
| 20 | Oeste | 25 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 42 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 23 | -25 | 15 |