The Serie B game at Estádio Germano Krüger on Wednesday will see hosts Operário Ferroviário take to the field against Ponte Preta.
For all of our match predictions, pre-game poll and statistics for Operário Ferroviário v Ponte Preta, scroll down - as well as the best betting odds.
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Operário Ferroviário
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Operário Ferroviário enter this match after a 2-2 Serie B stalemate vs Sport Recife.
In that match, Operário Ferroviário managed 45% possession and 16 shots at goal with 6 on target. For Operário Ferroviário, the goals were scored by Aylon (6') and Vinícius Diniz (86'). Sport Recife got 23 shots on goal with 8 on target. Biel (17') scored for Sport Recife.
Operário Ferroviário haven’t had any problems with scoring, finding the back of the net in one hundred percent of their last 6 games.
They have hit an aggregate of 9 during that period while seeing the number of goals scored against them stand at 4. That kind of trend isn’t assured to be sustained into this match, though.
A look at their previous results shows us that Operário Ferroviário:
- haven't been beaten in the league by Ponte Preta in their previous 2 matches.
- are undefeated in their previous 4 league matches at home.
Ponte Preta
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Following on from suffering a loss in their previous game against Goias in Serie B competition, Ponte Preta and their travelling supporters will be hoping that they can get a better result in this one.
In that match, Ponte Preta had 46% possession and 13 shots at goal with 4 on target. The scorer for Ponte Preta was Élvis (45'). At the other end, Goias got 8 shots at goal with 2 of them on target.
The attacking players from Ponte Preta have had real problems scoring goals in their past six games, recording the disappointing return of just 2. In those fixtures, Macaca have also seen the collective goal aggregate against them equal 13.
Leading up to this clash, Ponte Preta:
- haven't beaten Operário Ferroviário when having played them away from home in the previous 2 league games.
- haven’t won away from home in the past 5 league matches.
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Head to head
Checking out their prior head to head duels going back to 22/06/2021, neither club has come out on top overall with Operário Ferroviário winning 2 of those games, Ponte Preta 2 and 2 being drawn in normal time.
11 goals were scored between them throughout the course of those matches, with 5 for Fantasma and 6 created by Macaca. That’s an average goals per game figure of 1.83.
The previous league match featuring these sides was Serie B match day 23 on 24/08/2024 which ended up with the score at Ponte Preta 0-1 Operário Ferroviário.
On that day, Ponte Preta managed 51% possession and 8 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target.
Operário Ferroviário had 9 shots on goal with 3 of them on target.
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Prediction
Operário Ferroviário will most probably see a lot of the ball and convert quite a few goal-scoring opportunities.
At the other end, Ponte Preta could well struggle to score although we do reckon that they could well end up scoring.
We’re therefore expecting to see a pretty comfortable 3-1 victory for Operário Ferroviário at the end of the 90 minutes.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for this match?
Looking at the betting prices for the match in the WDW market, putting your money on Operário Ferroviário is available for 1.41, a wager on the draw is 4.2 and staking on victory for Ponte Preta comes in at 7.5. These are the top bets available at present.
Renata Leite,
06:21 21/07/2026
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
Operário Ferroviário
Formed: 1912
Stadium: Estádio Germano Krüger (10,632)
Chairman: Álvaro Góes
Manager: Luizinho Lopes
Competitions: Serie B position 4