CRB vs Ponte Preta Live Stream, Predictions

📊 Form Guide

CRB

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CRB go into this match after a 1-1 Serie B drawn game versus Ponte Preta.

In that game, CRB managed 46% possession and 8 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. On the other side, Ponte Preta had 9 shots at goal with 3 on target.

It’s been seldom in recent times where CRB have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. The facts show that CRB have seen their defence breached in 6 of their previous 6 clashes, letting in 10 goals along the way. That sort of pattern isn’t assured to be continued into this match, however.

Analysis of their past results shows that CRB:

• have not emerged victorious against Ponte Preta in their last 4 league games.
• are unbeaten in their last 9 home league matches. Visiting teams have certainly not had an easy time of it here.

Ponte Preta

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A run of dependable showings by the Ponte Preta defensive players has resulted in their ‘goals against’ tally standing at 3 from their last 6 fixtures in total. In that period, their own forwards have managed to score 7.

↔️ Head to head

An examination of their most recent head to head clashes going back to 16/11/2019 shows us that CRB have won 2 of these and Ponte Preta 3, with the number of drawn matches being 1.

11 goals were scored between them in these games, with 5 from Galo and 6 being from Macaca. That’s an average goals per game of 1.83.

The last league clash between these clubs was Serie B match day 3 on 23/04/2022 and the score finished Ponte Preta 1-0 CRB.

On that day, Ponte Preta managed 44% possession and 16 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. Their only player to score was Lucca (24').

At the other end, CRB had 7 attempts on goal with 2 on target.

🗞️ Team News: CRB

The CRB manager Roberto Fernandes will be thankful to have no fitness worries whatsoever ahead of this clash owing to a fully healthy group ready to go.

🗞️ Team News: Ponte Preta

Thanks to a fully injury-free squad available to choose from, the Ponte Preta boss João Brigatti has zero fitness concerns to report before this game.

💭 Prediction

Ponte Preta are likely to find the net against this CRB team, however that probably won’t quite be enough to prevent defeat.

We’re tipping a very close game with a 2-1 win for CRB at the end of the 90 minutes. It really should be an interesting one.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Lucas Pereira, 23:39 31/07/2022