Coritiba vs Ponte Preta betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Serie B match on August 11th, 2024

Coritiba and Ponte Preta will meet each other on August 11th, 2024, Sunday at 19:00h (UTC), in a match counting for the Serie B in Brazil, check the Coritiba vs Ponte Preta betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Coritiba vs Ponte Preta will occur

The game takes place in the great Estádio Major Antônio Couto Pereira stadium, in the city of Curitiba, with a capacity for 43000 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

At Betarena, you can find everything about the match live, including statistics, events, odds, and everything else that can help with your sports betting.

Introduction to the Coritiba 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 2.14 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.09 goals per game of the last championship.

Coritiba last match

Coritiba comes from a defeat recorded in the last match played. The opponent was Botafogo SP, in a match valid for Serie B, and the two teams finished the match with a score of 2-0. On the field, F. Matias' team lined up with a 4-2-3-1.

A fairly even game was expected, with odds for the home defeat at 2.90.

The defense showed numerous shortcomings during the match. Natanael was on a bad day, never on time for his appointment with the ball, definitely one of the worst on the field.

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 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Avaí team with a final score of 1-0.

A win for the home team had odds of 2.38, which makes it clear that a close match was expected.

Coritiba vs Ponte Preta h2h

The last time these teams battled against each other in Serie B, Coritiba ranked 10th place while Ponte Preta was in 14th place. Coritiba took to the field with a 4-2-3-1 tactic, while Ponte Preta deployed in a 4-4-2 formation.

The last time these teams met was in a Serie B themed match that took place on the 21-04-2024 during the 2024 football season, it ended in a 1-1 draw, a competitive one it was.

Last time a draw between these teams, what to expect now?

The performance of the Ponte Preta team in their five recent games to date has been relatively good, unlike the Coritiba team.

Coritiba

Serie B leaderboard now

Unfortunately, Coritiba comes into this game with only 23 points. The team occupies 15th place in the Serie B, saddled with a negative balance of 6 wins, 8 losses, and 5 draws.

In the 20th round, the team is having an 1 point advantage over the Botafogo SP team, which is placed just below in 16th place. It also has 1 point less than Paysandu team that is in the 14th place.

Coritiba analysis

Coritiba after 19 matchdays have scored 16 goals and conceded 19 goals, and therefore shows a negative goal difference.

The Coritiba team comes from a defeat in the Serie B, and its coach Jorge José de Amorim Campos wants to counter this trend by imposing a loss on his opponent, using the advantage of playing at home.

Coritiba seems to be facing a problem in scoring goals, as they have recorded a low number of goals and a high number of matches where they failed to score. This could be an indication that they are struggling to generate good scoring opportunities and need to improve their attacking performance.

The average ball possession of Coritiba in this league is 49.39%, which means that the team has a rather wait-and-see attitude and does not often take over the ball of the game. Therefore, for the match against Ponte Preta they should do something to reverse the trend and try to impose their game on their opponents if they want the win.

Best goalscorer from Coritiba

At the individual level in the team's offensive line, we have to highlight Matheus Frizzo. With 4 goals on his own, the Midfielder has been instrumental in helping the Coritiba team achieving several victories this season.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Ponte Preta

Serie B leaderboard now

Ponte Preta arrives in this game with 26 points, and in 9th place in the Serie B, having won 7 games in total and lost 7 times, making a total of 5 draws.

This means that Goiás team, in 10th place, is close behind in the 20th round with a disadvantage of 1 point.

Ponte Preta analysis

Currently, in the Serie B, Ponte Preta sums 23 goals for and a total of 23 goals against, after 19 rounds played.

Ponte Preta has been playing in a topsy-turvy manner lately, with alternating results of wins and losses. They will need to find a way to string together consistent performances if they want to challenge for the top spots in the league.

Best goalscorer from Ponte Preta

In this season, the individual highlight is Jeferson Marinho dos Santos that has dominated the offensive side. The Attacker has already scored 6 times this season, becoming crucial in the positive results that Ponte Preta achieved in several matches.

Bet suggestions for this game:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Coritiba is Matheus Frizzo, who has already scored 4 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Ponte Preta is Jeferson Marinho dos Santos, he has scored in 6 opportunities.

Most goals are scored between 75-90 as some study shows, which makes this a good time to bet for those following the live game.

The market with less than 2.5 goals can also be a good alternative since Ponte Preta has an average of 0.3 goals per game when playing away from home. This option is an alternative considering that Ponte Preta often does not concede goals when playing away from home.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.57.

Corners Top Betting Tips

Good betting results could be obtained if one notes that there is an average of 5.16 corners per game.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Coritiba has an average of 2.1 yellow cards per game over the 19 rounds, while Ponte Preta has an average of 2.8. In other words, these teams together are averaging 5.11 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 4 time this season, very different from Coritiba who only saw the red card once. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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