Ponte Preta vs Vila Nova betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Serie B match on July 23rd, 2024

Ponte Preta and Vila Nova will be playing against each other on Tuesday, July 23rd, 2024, at 00:30h (UTC), in a Serie B football game in Brazil, check the Ponte Preta vs Vila Nova betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Ponte Preta vs Vila Nova 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.

Where to follow the live game

You can find all the follow-up to the match live on Betarena, bringing odds, events, statistics, and more to help with your sports betting.

Introduction to the Ponte Preta vs Vila Nova 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 2.15 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.09 goals per game of the last championship.

Ponte Preta last match

Ponte Preta come from a defeat in the last match. The game against Paysandu, valid for the Serie B, ended with a 1-0. The team coached by N. Baptista Júnior lined up in the last match with a 4-3-3 formation.

This defeat was something that was already predicted before the game. The odds for them to win, of 5.75 indicated as much.

The defense certainly did not have an easy time in this match. The worst in the department is perhaps Joilson, who was missing in the most important moments of the match. One of the worst on the field.

Vila Nova 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, Vila Nova, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Santos team with a final score of 1-1.

A very balanced game was expected, so a draw was somewhat anticipated, with odds around 3.00.

Ponte Preta vs Vila Nova h2h

Vila Nova was in 5th place when they last went head-to-head in Serie B against Ponte Preta, who was in 14th place. Vila Nova formed a 4-3-3 arrangement while Ponte Preta took to the pitch with a 4-4-2 formation.

The last time these teams played against each other during the 2023 season in a Serie B themed match was a hard-fought battle as it ended in a 1-1 draw.

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

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

Teams with different capacities and aspirations.

Ponte Preta

Serie B leaderboard now

Unfortunately, Ponte Preta comes into this game with only 20 points. The team occupies 14th place in the Serie B, saddled with a negative balance of 5 wins, 6 losses, and 5 draws.

In the 17th round, the team has the same amount of points of the Amazonas team which is just below, in 15th place and the same score than Coritiba team that is in the 13th place.

Ponte Preta analysis

After 16 rounds, Ponte Preta has conceded more goals than has scored. They conceded a total of 20 goals so far and scored 19 times.

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.

The performances of Ponte Preta in recent matches suggest that they are having difficulty scoring goals, with a low number of goals and a high number of matches where they failed to score. This indicates that their attacking play is not creating enough quality chances and needs improvement.

The average ball possession of Ponte Preta in this league is 47.47%, 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 Vila Nova 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 Ponte Preta

Individually, the team's main offensive standout in the competition so far is Jeferson Marinho dos Santos. The Attacker has already scored 4 times this season and has helped Ponte Preta come away with the positive result on several occasions.

Vila Nova

Serie B leaderboard now

The Vila Nova team with 28 points currently occupies the 2nd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion, with a campaign of 8 wins, 4 draws, and 4 losses.

Vila Nova analysis

After 16 rounds, Vila Nova has a positive goal difference, with 20 goals scored and only 17 goals taken by their goalkeeper.

This is a top 5 team in the Serie B that wants to keep up with the good performances!

Vila Nova is a more offensive team than Ponte Preta, having 1475 attacks vs. 1410 from Ponte Preta, having scored 20 times, in comparison, Ponte Preta converted into goal 19 times.

Best goalscorer from Vila Nova

At the individual level in the team's offensive line, we have to highlight Henrique Almeida. With 6 goals on his own, the Attacker has been instrumental in helping the Vila Nova team achieving several victories this season.

For bettors some entries may be relevant for this match, namely:

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 4 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Vila Nova is Henrique Almeida, 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.

The bet on 2.5 goals less seems to be a good option, considering that Vila Nova has an average of 0.71 goals per game as a visitor. This market is an option to use since Vila Nova does not concede goals 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

By combining the number of corners of both teams, we can see an average of 4.34 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 5.81 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 3 times this season, very different from Vila Nova who only saw the red card once. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.

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