Ceará vs Ponte Preta betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Serie B match on October 12th, 2024

Ceará and Ponte Preta will play on Saturday, October 12th, 2024, at 20:00h (UTC), in a Serie B game to be held in Brazil, check the Ceará vs Ponte Preta betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Ceará vs Ponte Preta will occur

The game takes place in the great Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo stadium, in the city of Fortaleza, with a capacity for 63903 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

Take the opportunity to check out the match live in Betarena, bringing much information to your bets, including statistics, events and odds.

Introduction to the Ceará vs Ponte Preta betting tip 2024

Despite the season change, the Serie B has not changed much regarding goals. Today's average goals in the competition are still similar to what was seen in the tournament's last edition. The current mark is 2.11 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.09 goals per game of the last championship.

Ceará last match

Ceará in its last official match lost (2-1) against Sport Recife, in a match valid for Serie B. Coach L. Condé's lined up a 4-3-3 formation.

The odds for them to win, of 4.50 left no room for doubt. The defeat was clear before the match started.

If the entire defensive department of the team had considerable difficulties, the one who suffered the most is certainly Rafael Ramos. The player made a lot of mistakes throughout the match, and he will have to work hard over the course of the season if he wants to help his team win and climb the standings.

Ponte Preta last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for Serie B, Ponte Preta, who used a 4-3-3 formation, faced the Botafogo SP team with a final score of 1-0.

A very even game was expected, with odds for the home win at 2.30.

Ceará vs Ponte Preta h2h

Ponte Preta was in 16th place in the Serie B while Ceará was in 11th place, the last time these teams faced each other. Ponte Preta team entered the field with the 4-3-3 formation, the same tactic Ceará used in the match.

The last preceding match between these two teams was from 26-06-2024. The match was valid for the 2024 season of the Serie B, and it ended with a 3-1 win for Ponte Preta.

Ceará

Serie B leaderboard now

Considering the home team Ceará, standing in 7th place with 45 points in the Serie B competition in Brazil. Their performance statistics have been such as 13 wins, 11 losses and, 6 draws.

In the 31st round, the team holds a small disadvantage of 1 point as opposed to Vila Nova team which is just above, in the 6th place.

Ceará analysis

At the end of round 30 of Serie B, Ceará collected 47 goals scored and 37 goals conceded.

The Ceará team comes from a defeat in the Serie B, and its coach Leonardo Rodrigues Condé wants to counter this trend by imposing a loss on his opponent, using the advantage of playing at home.

his average possession rate in the league is 49.03%, which means that the team usually can't take the initiative in the game and has a more reactive style of play. Therefore, for this match Ceará vs Ponte Preta 2024, the team should make an effort to keep the possession and be able to attack the opponent.

Being naturally stronger at home than as a visiting team, having won 3 games away from home. At home the team proves to be better, having positive results, with 10 wins against 2 losses, and 3 draws.

While Ponte Preta has only managed to convert 32 of their 2632 attacks into goals, Ceará has been much more successful with 2786 attacks and 47 goals.

Best goalscorer from Ceará

There are always individualities that stand out in a squad and in the team's attack, Erick da Costa Farias has held that position so far in the competition. Serving Ceará with 10 goals this season, the Attacker has been a key player in winning triumphs.

Ponte Preta

Serie B leaderboard now

Ponte Preta arrives in this game with 35 points, and in 13th place in the Serie B, having won 9 games in total and lost 13 times, making a total of 8 draws.

Which means that the team has an advantage of 1 point, in the 31st round, with the Chapecoense team in hot pursuit at 14th place.

Ponte Preta analysis

After round 30 of Serie B we count 32 goals scored by Ponte Preta and 40 conceded.

Best goalscorer from Ponte Preta

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Jeferson Marinho dos Santos. He has scored 7 times in the current season and has helped Ponte Preta come out with a positive result on several occasions.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Ceará is Erick da Costa Farias, who has already scored 10 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Ponte Preta is Jeferson Marinho dos Santos, he has scored in 7 opportunities.

75-90 minutes into the game is a good time to bet with most goals being made in this period.

The under 2.5 goals market can also be a good alternative since Ponte Preta scores an average of 0.6 goals per match when playing away from home, and considering that often does not suffer when playing away, it will be a betting market to explore.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.85.

In this game, our system found another interesting opportunity for a successful bet. Both teams score and usually suffer the first goal between the 30-40 minute. With this convergence, it is typically a value market!

Corners Top Betting Tips

Something to explore in order to get favorable betting results is noting the average of 5.52 corners per game which one can get by combining the number of corners of both teams.

Ceará is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 6.87 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Ceará in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Ceará has an average of 3.2 yellow cards per game over the 30 rounds, while Ponte Preta has an average of 2.9. In other words, these teams together are averaging 6.23 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

On the Ponte Preta side, we know that it is a more aggressive team having received the red card 8 time this season, very different from Ceará who only saw the red card 5 times. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.

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