Goiás and Ponte Preta meet, in a match for the 28 th round of Serie B. In the last direct match for this edition of the league, on 06-06-2018, Ponte Preta won at home by (2-1) . Unlike what would be expected, the record of recent direct confrontations is favorable to Ponte Preta, which in the last 3 matches won 2 and drew 1. The home / away condition deserves particular attention, because despite this being a match between 3rd and 11th of the league table, it is actually a match between the 4th classified in home matches and the 4th as a visitor.
Goiás:
The home team is currently in the 3 rd position, with 45 points won, after 14 wins, 3 draws and 10 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Boa, by (1-0). In the last match, they won in a home match against Atlético GO, by (2-1). This is a team little affected by the house factor, since it conquered similar results at home and abroad. In the last 10 home league matches Goiás has a record of 8 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, so they have won 25 points out of 30 possible.
In this competition, he won the last 5 home matches. In the matches played in their stadium there are some more frequent results: at the end of the first 45 ‘1-1 (5 in 14 matches) and at the end of the match 2-1 (5 in 14 matches). They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 12 of the last 14 matches for this competition have ended with Over 1,5 goals. In 27 matches in the competition, he suffered the first goal 17 times, but got the comeback in 6.
Goiás is a club that has already conquered the B Series of the Brazilian Championship twice throughout its history, being the most recent title expired in 2012, as well as a final of the Brazilian Cup, in 1990. In the current season, The team has been making a good campaign in the B Series of the Brazilian championship, winning 45 of the 81 points, occupying the third position of the competition, two points behind the first classified and two points ahead of the first team outside of the competition. the zone of descent. In the last five games that the Goiás played in their stadium, in all of them the team scored goals and came out with the victory. We believe that in this confrontation, by playing at home and against an opponent who does not live a good time in form, Goiás will once again score one or more goals.
Ponte Preta:
After 9 wins, 9 draws and 9 losses, the away team is currently in the 11 th position of the league, with 35 points won. In the last match, they tied in an away match against West by (0-0), after in the previous match they tied at home, against Sampaio Corrêa, by (0-0). This is a team that usually gets more positive results in away matches than at home, since they have won 20 points in away matches and 15 at their stadium, with 15 goals scored and 10 conceded in away matches, against 13 goals scored and 13 conceded at home. For the championship, Ponte Preta won 14 points out of 30 possible, after 4 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses in the last 10 home matches. In their away matches for this competition there is a tendency for few goals, since 11 of the last 14 matches have ended with less than 3 goals. In 27 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 12 times and only managed 2 comebacks. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 14 away matches for this competition: they have suffered 4 of their 10 goals between minutes (16’-30 ‘).
The Ponte Preta is a club that has not yet conquered the Serie B Brazilian championship, having as best campaigns two second positions, achieved in the years of 1997 and 2014, in addition to having been runner-up in the Copa Sudamericana in 2013. In the current season , the team has been doing an irregular campaign in the B Series of the Brazilian Championship, winning only 36 of the 81 points played so far, occupying the tenth position, far from the relegation zone and the first classified. In the fourteen games that Ponte Preta played as a visitor so far for the Serie B, eight scored more than 1.5 goals. We believe that in this match the Ponte Preta, for being playing away from home and against a difficult opponent will end up suffering goals and will play another offensively intense game.
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / NO @ 1.70
