Ponte Preta will pray that their home support is enough to get a good result from this gruelling battle, vs high-octane Sampaio Corrêa.
- Ponte Preta have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sampaio Corrêa have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in Serie B
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 2800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Ponte Preta form and stats
Ponte Preta have played 10 Serie B games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-3-2 (wins-draws-losses). Ever since the Remo game Ponte has been unbeatable here at Estádio Moisés Lucarelli producing four straight wins.
The fans are hoping that Ponte will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the Serie B game against Vasco da Gama (placed 10th). Cleylton was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.3 out of 10. The defender Cleylton hit one key pass and won 5 of 10 duels.
Before that game, the 3-0 home victory against Brusque.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Ponte handle that role? We have found twelve games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are six wins, four draws and two defeats.
There will be little rest for Ponte after this match as they are travelling to Cruzeiro for a Serie B game in only four days.
A decent goal production from Ponte in their home games so far, with 15 goals from 10 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 9 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 9 from 10 matches.
Sampaio Corrêa form and stats
3-6-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Sampaio Corrêa in their Serie B matches away. Visiting Sampaio has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
Sampaio go into this game after a win, the home game against CSA that ended 2-0. Ciel, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.84. Ciel scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Before that, Sampaio travelled to Goias and returned home with a draw after the game finished 2-2.We have checked recent matches where Sampaio have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 16 games were three victories, nine draws and four defeats.
Sampaio are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 11 away goals from 11 games (in the league). It's not easy to score on Sampaio as they have only conceded 8 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The latest head-to-head game ended Sampaio Corrêa - Ponte 1-0, played this season. Data for the previous nine meetings featuring these two sides are: two wins for Ponte, five draws and two wins for Sampaio Corrêa. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.Top Goalscorers
  J. Ferreira da Silva 8 goals |   M. Vieira da Veiga 5 goals | J. Nascimento Brito 3 goals |
Ponte Preta missing players
Sampaio Corrêa missing players
| Ponte Preta | Sampaio Corrêa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 1 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 21 |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| 9 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 19 | 15 | 2 | Scored | S | 7 | 11 | 26 |
| 23 | 9 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 8 | 17 |
| 86% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 73% | 81% |
| 67% | 70% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 55% | 62% |
| 33% | 60% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 27% | 29% |
| 5% | 10% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 18% | 24% |
| 5% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 48% | 60% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 36% | 33% |
| 19% | 30% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 45% | 52% |
| 48% | 30% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 45% | 33% |
| 5.4 | 5.5 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.8 | 3.2 | 4.2 |
| 4.9 | 4.2 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.2 | 6.7 | 6 |
| 1.7 | 1.8 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10.7 | 12 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 8.2 | 9.2 |
| 3 | 3.7 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.9 | 3.3 |
| 30% | 41% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 58% | 34% | 37% |
- Ponte Preta have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sampaio Corrêa have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Sampaio Corrêa have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in Serie B
- Sampaio Corrêa have won significantly less corners away then 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 | Coritiba | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 39 |
| 2 | Goias | 21 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 38 |
| 3 | CRB | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 37 |
| 4 | Botafogo | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 35 |
| 5 | Sampaio Corrêa | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 34 |
| 6 | Nautico | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 34 |
| 7 | Guarani | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 33 |
| 8 | Avaí | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 33 |
| 9 | Operario PR | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -5 | 32 |
| 10 | Vasco da Gama | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 31 |
| 11 | CSA | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 28 |
| 12 | Remo | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 27 |
| 13 | Brusque | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 20 | -7 | 26 |
| 14 | Cruzeiro | 21 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 25 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -4 | 25 |
| 15 | Ponte Preta | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 14 | -4 | 22 |
| 16 | Vila Nova | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 13 | -4 | 22 |
| 17 | Londrina | 21 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -6 | 21 |
| 18 | Vitoria | 21 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -3 | 20 |
| 19 | Brasil de Pelotas | 21 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 13 | -11 | 14 |
| 20 | Confianca | 21 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 19 | -15 | 13 |