Ponte Preta vs Ceará betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Serie B match on June 25th, 2024

Ponte Preta and Ceará will play on Tuesday, June 25th, 2024, at 00:00h (UTC), in a Serie B game to be held in Brazil, check the Ponte Preta vs Ceará betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Ponte Preta vs Ceará will occur

The game will be played in the small Estádio Moisés Lucarelli stadium, in the city of Campinas, with a capacity for 19722 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

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Introduction to the Ponte Preta vs Ceará 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 2.16 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.09 goals per game of the last championship.

Ponte Preta last match

Ponte Preta comes from a loss in the last match played. On that occasion the opponent was Botafogo SP, in a match valid for Serie B, and the match ended 2-0. Coach N. Baptista Júnior's team lined up with this formation: 4-3-3.

The match between the two teams was expected to be quite close, as evidenced by the fact that the home team's defeat had odds of 2.25.

This was certainly not the best performance of the season for the defense. Igor leads the departmental disaster: with his late interventions and bad passes he allowed many chances to the opposing team's attacks.

Ceará last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a draw in the last round. In a dispute valid for Serie B, Ceará, who used a 4-1-4-1 formation, faced the Sport Recife team with a final score of 0-0.

The game had all the elements to be an even game between both teams, for that reason it was logical that the draw was one of the most expected results, with odds around 3.20.

Ponte Preta vs Ceará h2h

The last time these teams faced off against each other in Serie B, Ponte Preta was in 14th place while Ceará was in the 10th place. Ponte Preta opened with a 4-3-3 arrangement while Ceará charged with a 5-3-2 formation.

The last time these teams met was for a Serie B match, on 20-08-2023, referring to the 2023 season, in a competitive game that ended with a 1-1 draw.

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

Ponte Preta

Serie B leaderboard now

The Ponte Preta team has 12 points being in the 15th place in the Serie B competition in Brazil. The overall balance is not favorable, with 5 losses, 3 wins wins and 3 draws.

In the 12th round, the team has the same score that the 16th place ranked Amazonas team. The team also has the same points that the CRB team that is placed in the 14th place.

Ponte Preta analysis

Currently, in the Serie B, Ponte Preta sums 11 goals for and a total of 15 goals against, after 11 rounds played.

The Ponte Preta team comes from a defeat in the Serie B, and its coach Nélson Baptista Júnior wants to counter this trend by imposing a loss on his opponent, using the advantage of playing at home.

Ponte Preta 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.

Over the course of the tournament, Ponte Preta recorded an average ball possession of 49.2%. This indicates that the team usually does not impose its schemes, but adopts more guarded and defensive tactics. For the next game that Ponte Preta will play against Ceará, fans would like to see more aggressive soccer from their team, and especially a few more goals.

Best goalscorer from Ponte Preta

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Gabriel Novaes. He has scored 3 times in the current season and has helped Ponte Preta come out with a positive result on several occasions.

Ceará

Serie B leaderboard now

Ceará arrives in this game with 16 points, and in 10th place in the Serie B, having won 4 games in total and lost 3 times, making a total of 4 draws.

Which means that Botafogo SP team, at position 11, is in close pursuit of the team, that has the same score number, in the 12th round.

Ceará analysis

After round 11 of Serie B we count 15 goals scored by Ceará and 12 conceded.

As we approach the Regular Season, Ceará is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 4.73 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

Ceará is a more offensive team than Ponte Preta, having 1082 attacks vs. 971 from Ponte Preta, having scored 15 times, in comparison, Ponte Preta converted into goal 11 times.

The adaptation of Jorge Recalde with the new jersey has not been the best. He had another disappointing performance in Ceará last game of the season, against Sport Recife. In the clash, the midfielder failed to be effective and did little for the team. Despite the good expectations for the player, his performance is starting to worry.

Best goalscorer from Ceará

There are always individualities that stand out in a squad and in the team's attack Facundo Barcelo has held that position so far in the competition. Serving Ceará with 4 goals this season, the Attacker has been a key player in winning triumphs.

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Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Ponte Preta is Gabriel Novaes, who has already scored 3 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Ceará is Facundo Barcelo, he has scored in 4 opportunities.

For those looking to bet, noting that most goals occur 75-90 minutes into the game could be helpful.

Taking into consideration that Ceará scores an average of 1.4 goals per match when playing away, we should consider the under 2.5 betting market, especially because this team usually does not concede goals when playing out of their stadium.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.5.

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

To obtain good betting results, remembering that there is an average of 6 corners per game when the corners numbers of both teams are combined.

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 7.55 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

Ponte Preta has an average of 2.7 yellow cards per game over the 11 rounds, while Ceará has an average of 4.1. In other words, these teams together are averaging 7.36 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 Ceará side, we know that it is a more aggressive team having received the red card 3 time this season, very different from Ponte Preta who only saw the red card twice. 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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