Ponte Preta will do battle with visiting team Coritiba at Estádio Moisés Lucarelli in this Serie B match on Sunday.
Our Ponte Preta v Coritiba tips, poll and stats can be seen in full below including the latest game odds.
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Form Guide
Ponte Preta
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Ponte Preta will be looking for another win after a 3-0 Serie B triumph over CRB.
In that game, Ponte Preta managed 49% possession and 11 shots on goal with 7 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Ponte Preta was Pablo Dyego (21', 47'). At the other end, CRB had 8 attempts on goal with 1 of them on target.
Under three goals per match were scored during 5 of the last 6 meetings where Ponte Preta have been involved. In terms of the goal weighting during this period, opposition teams scored a total of 3 and Ponte Preta managed a tally of 4.
Coritiba
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After a losing effort in their last game against Águia de Marabá in Copa do Brasil competition, Coritiba will be hoping to turn things around here.
The only name on the scoresheet from Coritiba was Bruno Melo (96').
Looking at their form, and Coritiba have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, conceding 9 goals in total. Defensively, Coritiba have clearly had some problems. Let’s find out if that trend will end up being continued on here.
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Head to head
A glance at their most recent head to head clashes stretching back to 20/07/2017 shows that Ponte Preta have won 3 of these games & Coritiba 2, with the tally of drawn results being 1.
16 goals were yielded between them throughout the course of those matches, with 9 of them from Macaca and 7 coming from Coxa. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.67.
The previous league clash featuring these clubs was Serie B match day 38 on 26/11/2021 when it ended Ponte Preta 3-2 Coritiba.
In that game, Ponte Preta had 48% possession and 23 attempts on goal with 7 of them on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Josiel (52').
Coritiba had 9 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target.
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Team News: Ponte Preta
The Ponte Preta boss João Brigatti will be grateful to have no fitness worries at all coming into this game with a completely healthy group to pick from.
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Team News: Coritiba
Owing to a completely injury-free group ready to go, the Coritiba boss Guto Ferreira doesn’t have any fitness worries at all before this game.
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Prediction
Our feeling is that Coritiba are capable enough to find the net against this Ponte Preta lineup, but it realistically won’t be enough to prevent defeat.
We are anticipating a close game with a 2-1 winning score for Ponte Preta when the full-time whistle blows. We’ll have to see what happens.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Andre Moura,
22:09 19/04/2024
🏟️ Team Focus:
Ponte Preta
Formed: 1900
Stadium: Estádio Moisés Lucarelli (17,728)
Captain: Élvis Vieira Araújo
Chairman: Marco Antônio Eberlin
Manager: João Brigatti