Both Ponte Preta and Sport Recife are itching for points in this fixture, even with the away side holding a 9 point lead in the standings.
- Sport Recife have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Sport Recife, who are travelling more than 2600 kilometers to play this game.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Ponte Preta form and stats
The total Serie B stats at home this season for Ponte Preta are 2-3-1 (wins-draws-losses). When Ponte Preta hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Novorizontino, Vila Nova, Vitória, Criciúma and Mirassol), they have won 1 of 2 matches! Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
Ponte Preta are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 270 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by dos Santos).
The home supporters saw a 1-1 draw versus Sport Recife last time out and are looking for a victory here. Elvis, who plays in attack, was the declared top player for the team in that match, and was presented with a rating of 7.43 (out of 10). Elvis hit four key passes.
Before that, Ponte Preta drew at home versus ABC.Not much happening? In this club's last 10 league games, 9 have produced two goals or less.
Ponte Preta aren't scoring a lot here at Estádio Moisés Lucarelli in the league, with only {5 goals} from 6 games. From these home matches, Ponte have conceded only 3 goals.
Sport Recife form and stats
1-2-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Sport Recife in their Serie B matches away.
Sport Recife are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Ponte Preta (placed 15th). Midfielder Juba was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.42. Juba scored one goal, hit one key pass and had 22 successful passes (of 25 total).
Before that, Recife secured a home win against Avaí with the score 2-1.Many goals are not expected from the visiting Sport Recife as they have only managed to score 3 times from 4 away games in the league. It's not easy to score on Recife as they have only conceded 3 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - two - four (Ponte Preta wins - draws - Sport Recife wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less. The games between these sides sometimes lean towards being a bit wild, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten duels.
Top Goalscorers
  V. Silva de Souza 7 goals |   M. Sousa de Jesus 5 goals | P. da Silva Rosa 5 goals |
Ponte Preta missing players
Sport Recife missing players
| Ponte Preta | Sport Recife | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 6 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 4 | 18 |
| 12 | 4 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 75% | 71% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 90% |
| 58% | 57% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 60% | 80% |
| 25% | 14% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 20% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 33% | 43% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 60% | 60% |
| 42% | 57% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 30% |
| 50% | 29% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 40% | 20% |
| 4 | 4.3 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 5.2 | 6.1 |
| 6.2 | 5.6 | 6.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.6 | 4.8 |
| 3.4 | 3 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.4 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13.2 | 14.4 | 17.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 8.6 | 12.1 |
| 3.9 | 4.4 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.8 | 4.2 |
| 15% | 19% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 29% | 43% |
| 14.2 | 9.9 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 13.4 | 13 |
| 3.8 | 2.6 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
- Sport Recife have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Sport Recife have scored more than double the goals of Ponte Preta.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Novorizontino | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 26 |
| 2 | Vitória | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 25 |
| 3 | Vila Nova | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 24 |
| 4 | Sport Recife | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| 5 | Criciúma | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 20 |
| 6 | Mirassol | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 19 |
| 7 | Ceara | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | -1 | 19 |
| 8 | Juventude | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 18 |
| 9 | Botafogo SP | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -4 | 17 |
| 10 | Atletico GO | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 17 |
| 11 | Guarani | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 16 |
| 12 | Sampaio Correa | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | -4 | 15 |
| 13 | Ituano | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 | -2 | 14 |
| 14 | CRB | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 14 |
| 15 | Ponte Preta | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -5 | 11 |
| 16 | Chapecoense | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -2 | 10 |
| 17 | Londrina | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -7 | 10 |
| 18 | Avaí | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -12 | 8 |
| 19 | Tombense | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -7 | 6 |
| 20 | ABC | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | -13 | 6 |
