Ponte Preta – Avai PREDICTION & TIPS
Ponte Preta and Avaí play in the Moisés Lucarelli Stadium in a match of the 30th round of the Serie A Brasileirao. In the final confrontation between these teams in this competition, on 02-07-2017, the final result was a 0-0 draw. The record of direct confrontations of the last 3 years between the two teams could not be more balanced, since there was 1 tie and 2 wins for each team of the last 5 times that they met. It is necessary to analyze with special attention the home / outside condition, as the Ponte Preta presents different results at home and abroad.
The home team is currently in 17th place with 32 points, after 8 wins, 8 draws and 13 losses. In the penultimate match, tied at home to Santos by (1-1). In the last match, lost out to Palmeiras by (2-0). This is a team affected by the home factor, stronger when you play in front of your fans, since in the last 30 matches you have 2 wins, 4 draws and 9 defeats as a visitor, with 11 goals scored and 24 conceded, against 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats at home, with 18 goals scored and 14 conceded. In the last 10 home games for the championship, Ponte Preta recorded 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses, having won 12 points out of 30. Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 games, but his attack has regularly scored as he has scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches in this competition. In 29 games in this competition, he suffered the first goal 12 times and never managed to turn the score.
Ponte Preta has not won for two rounds, has returned to the relegation zone and needs to start to present better football in this final stretch to escape the second division and it is essential to secure the points at home. The team has presented problems both in the offensive and defensive systems, having scored only 29 goals, being the fourth worst in the competition, and conceded 38 goals, having the sixth most-leaked defense, something that needs to be corrected urgently. Playing at home like the match on Sunday, Ponte Preta has only the tenth best national campaign and the most worrisome is that it has won only 1 of the last 4 matches, having only 4 times played in these games. For the confrontation against Avaí, coach Eduardo Baptista does not have problems with the team scaled in the last round and must repeat the initial 11.
The visiting team is currently in 19th place with 31 points, after 7 wins, 10 draws and 12 losses. In the penultimate match, he lost out to Fluminense by (1-0). In the last match, they tied at home to Botafogo for (1-1). This is a team that maintains the income when it plays outside its stadium, because in the last 30 games it registers 5 wins, 2 draws and 8 losses as a visitor; against 3 wins, 8 draws and 4 losses in his stadium. In the last 10 away games, Avaí has 4 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses, having won 14 points out of 30. In his league games as a visitor the most frequent result at the break was 1-0 (5 out of 14 matches). Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 games but his attack has scored regularly as he has scored goals in 8 of the last 10 games for this competition. In their away games there is a tendency towards few goals, since 12 of their last 14 games by the competition finished with Less than 2.5 goals. In 29 games in this competition, he never managed to get back on the scoring in the 13 games in which he conceded the first goal. In the last 14 away games for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: scored 5 of his 10 goals between the minutes (16′-30 ‘).
Avaí has been going through a bad moment in the Brazilian Championship, has not won 6 rounds and comes down with low morale for this game, after letting the victory escape in the additions in the last round against Botafogo. The big problem so far has been the inefficiency of his offensive system, since he scored only 18 goals, being the worst attack of the national with 9 goals less than the second less efficient, while the defense, on the other hand, suffered 34 goals and is the eighth least leaked, demonstrating the large imbalance between the two sectors. Played outside the home, such as this Saturday’s match, Avaí has the seventh worst Serie A performance with only 33% of the points won and 12 of the 14 away games ended up with a maximum of 2 goals on the scoreboard. For the clash against Ponte Preta, coach Claudinei Oliveira will not be able to count on striker Romulo, suspended.
Ponte Preta – Avai FREE TIPS
Ponte Preta – Win @ 2.60
Both teams to score / YES @ 1.75
Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.70
