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Ponte Preta

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Ponte Preta go into this match following a 1-1 Serie B draw versus Coritiba.

In that game, Ponte Preta had 59% possession and 13 shots on goal with 6 of them on target. The only player to score for Ponte Preta was Gabriel Novaes (90'). Coritiba had 12 shots on goal with 3 on target. Robson (44') was the scorer for Coritiba.

João Brigatti's Ponte Preta have netted 9 times in their preceding six outings. Conversely, the tally of goals that have been scored against them in those same games amounts to 7.

Their prior results show that Ponte Preta:

• haven't beaten Goias in their previous 2 league games.
• are undefeated in their last 6 league matches at home.

Goias

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Goias go into this encounter following a 2-1 Serie B win versus Ceará in their last match.

In that game, Goias had 60% possession and 15 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. The scorer for Goias was Tadeu (34', 90'). Ceará had 10 shots at goal with 1 on target. Aylon (13') scored for Ceará.

Looking at their form, and Goias have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, letting opponents get 8 goals overall. In defence, Goias have clearly had some problems. With no two games being the same, time will tell whether that pattern might be sustained in this next game.

Going into this one, Goias are winless against Ponte Preta in games played away from home for the previous 2 league games.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Checking out their prior head to head meetings going back to 13/11/2013, both clubs have shared the honours with Ponte Preta winning 2 of those games, Goias 2 and 2 being drawn in regulation time.

15 goals were shared by the two clubs throughout the course of those matches, with 6 for Macaca and 9 for Verdão. That’s an average goals per game of 2.5.

The last league contest between the two was Serie B match day 2 on 28/04/2024 when it finished Goias 3-0 Ponte Preta.

In that match, Goias managed 54% possession and 14 shots at goal with 8 of them on target. The goalscorers were Marcão (32'), Edson (62') and Breno Herculano (73').

On the other side, Ponte Preta got 8 attempts at goal with 4 on target.

⚡ Prediction

We believe that Goias and Ponte Preta could both find goals hard to come by here.

A scoreless draw looks like a real possibility, but we’ll see what happens. We’re therefore anticipating a very competitive game with a 0-0 score at the end of the 90 minutes.

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

Peter Guest, 21:05 16/08/2024