📏 Form Guide

Ponte Preta

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Ponte Preta will be wanting a better result here following a 2-0 Serie B defeat in their last game at the hands of Fortaleza.

Maílton (84') was the scorer for Fortaleza.

A recurring aspect of recent Ponte Preta games is the high number of scores with a nil in them.

From their prior sextet of matches leading up to this one, in 5 of them a wager on BTTS would've been a loser. That kind of pattern isn’t assured to follow through here, of course.

Their past results show that Ponte Preta:

• have not emerged victorious against Criciuma in their last 7 league matches.
• haven’t won at home in the past 5 league games. That's never good.

Criciuma

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Criciuma go into this clash after a 1-0 Serie B win with the downing of Sport Recife in their last game.

Over the course of 5 of the previous six clashes involving Criciuma, a comparatively low number of goals have been scored between them and their opponents. The overall average goals scored per game during that period works out to a mere 1.33, with the average goals for Tigrão equalling 1.

Going into this game, the form guide shows that Criciuma:

• remain undefeated by Ponte Preta in games played away from home for the previous 3 league matches.
• haven't been defeated in their previous 5 away league matches.

👥 Head to head

Looking at their prior head-to-head meetings stretching back to 04/09/2019 shows us that Ponte Preta have won 0 of them and Criciuma 2, with the tally of drawn results standing at 4.

A total of 12 goals were scored between them throughout the course of those matches, with 5 for Macaca and 7 being from Tigrão. That’s an average goals per game figure of 2.

The last league contest featuring these sides was Serie B match day 21 on 02/08/2023 when it finished Criciuma 2-1 Ponte Preta.

In that game, Criciuma managed 61% possession and 19 shots on goal with 4 of them on target.

Ponte Preta got 11 shots at goal with 2 of them on target.

⚡ Prediction

Ponte Preta may not find it easy to break down this Criciuma side who should do enough to score at the other end and edge ahead.

We’re therefore tipping a highly competitive game with a 0-1 victory for Criciuma at the end of the match.

Let’s see.

Andre Moura, 22:05 08/07/2026