Ponte Preta vs Goiás betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Serie B match on August 16th, 2024

A Serie B match between Ponte Preta and Goiás will hold on August 16th, 2024, Friday at 22:00h (UTC), in Brazil, check the Ponte Preta vs Goiás betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Ponte Preta vs Goiás will occur

The game is set to 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.

Where to follow the live game

Including statistics, events and odds, you can follow the match live at Betarena, with access to all the information to help with your sports betting.

Introduction to the Ponte Preta vs Goiás 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 2.17 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.09 goals per game of the last championship.

Ponte Preta last match

In the last match they played, Ponte Preta collected a draw. The opposing team was Coritiba, and the match - which ended with the result of 1-1 - was valid for Serie B. Coach N. Baptista Júnior's disposed his team in a 4-2-3-1 formation.

For this match the rival team had all the favoritism, so considering that factor, the draw (odd 3.60) ended up being a good result.

Ponte Preta performance was certainly not typical of a top team, but some players still left a good mark on the match. Jeh, with an excellent sense of position and a precise foot, was one of the best players, and he gave a big contribution to the team to leave the field undefeated.

Goiás 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, Goiás, who used a 4-3-3 formation, faced the Ceará team with a final score of 2-1.

The forecast was that the match between the two teams would be quite close, hence the home win had odds of 2.63.

Ponte Preta vs Goiás h2h

Goiás was in 13th place in the Serie B while Ponte Preta was in 12th place, the last time these teams faced each other. Goiás team entered the field with the 5-4-1 formation, the same tactic Ponte Preta used in the match.

It was on 28-04-2024 when these two teams last clashed on the field. That match, which ended with the 3-0 win for Goiás, was valid for the 2024 season of the Serie B.

Ponte Preta

Serie B leaderboard now

Considering the home team Ponte Preta, standing in 11th place with 27 points in the Serie B competition in Brazil. Their performance statistics have been such as 7 wins, 7 losses and, 6 draws.

In the 21st round, the team has a small disadvantage of 1 point compared to Avaí which is just above, in 10th place.

Ponte Preta positioned in the middle of the league table in the Brazil Serie B without high expectations, or relegation concerns will try to take advantage of the home factor to get a win.

Ponte Preta analysis

After round number 20 in Serie B, Ponte Preta has 24 goals scored and 24 conceded.

Ponte Preta is not a team that imposes its rhythms on the field, it usually has a rather counterattacking game: in fact, during this league we see that it has an average ball possession of 47.74%. In the next match against Goiás a change of attitude on the field will be needed, Ponte Preta will have to try to maintain possession to create goal chances and win.

Best goalscorer from Ponte Preta

When we analyze the team's attack so far, the competition's performance at the individual level Jeferson Marinho dos Santos is the player to highlight. Helping Ponte Preta with 6 goals scored this season, the Attacker has been instrumental in achieving positive outcomes.

Goiás

Serie B leaderboard now

Goiás arrives in this game with 28 points, and in 9th place in the Serie B, having won 8 games in total and lost 7 times, making a total of 4 draws.

Which means that in the 21st round, the team has, the same score that the Avaí team who is in the position 10.

Goiás analysis

Goiás shows a very satisfactory ratio of goals scored to goals conceded. The team after 20 games has only conceded goals on 20 occasions, and has scored in 27.

Goiás is a more offensive team than Ponte Preta, having 1887 attacks vs. 1807 from Ponte Preta, having scored 27 times, in comparison, Ponte Preta converted into goal 24 times.

Goiás may struggle to maintain their level of play when facing a grueling schedule featuring multiple games in quick succession. Despite both teams having odds of over 2 to win, Goiás busy schedule could play a significant role in the final outcome against Ponte Preta.

Best goalscorer from Goiás

Until this stage of the season, in terms of individual exhibitions, the highlight is Marcão Silva. The Midfielder has scored 6 times in this competition and helped Goiás avoiding adverse outcomes 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 Ponte Preta is Jeferson Marinho dos Santos, who has already scored 6 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Goiás is Marcão Silva, he has scored in 6 opportunities.

75-90 minutes into the game is where most goals occur, a good time to bet if one is following the live game.

Taking into consideration that Goiás scores an average of 0.8 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 1.62.

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

By combining the number of corners of both teams, we can see an average of 4.42 corners per game, also a market to explore to obtain good results in sports betting.

Cards Top Betting Tips

These teams together have a combined average of 5.5 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

Both teams have the same number of red cards in the season, in this case 4. A market to evaluate to get some return on your bets!

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