Separated by five points, Londrina and Ponte Preta face each other this Friday, at 21:30 (Brasília time), at the Café stadium, for the 31st round of Série B of the Brazilian Championship.
Londrina is in fifth place and remains firm in the fight for access. Tubarão has 45 points, three below Vasco, who opens the G-4. In the last round, the team alviceleste drew 1-1 with Tombense, away from home.
Adilson Batista will have the return of striker Douglas Coutinho. He had been out against Tombense because of lower back pain, but returned to training this week. With that, the coach Adilson Batista left the possibility of again withdrawing Gegê to form the duo in the middle with João Paulo. With that, Mandaca can leave the team, and Danilo Peu will be kept.
Ponte is still trying to feed the dream of fighting for the G-4 in the final stretch. Unbeaten for two games, they have 40 points, eight of Vasco, and consider the direct duel with Londrina crucial to have a chance to seek access in the remaining commitments. If it wins, Macaca also practically guarantees the first objective in Serie B: permanence in the division.
Hélio dos Anjos has Igor Formiga recovered from a problem in his right shoulder and back after missing the team against Ituano, Hélio dos Anjos has the chance to send Macaca’s “ideal formation” to the field since Everton’s injury. In principle, all considered holders are available.
guess:
Match Result – Draw
According to the website the goal, there were, on average, 16 games only for Série B and few played between two clubs ended in a tie. Having played a total of 16 games, only three ended in a draw. For next Friday’s clash, fans expect many goals. Since there were 40 goals in total in this dispute. With that, we already expect that it will be a beautiful match between the two teams.
Last 5 matches
In the last five games, Londrina has a good streak, as they have three wins, one defeat and two draws. However, it is necessary to improve this sequence to continue dreaming as the first division. Since their next confrontation will be like the current 4th place, which is Vasco. Now, in the next match, it will be a direct and decisive dispute to know how this G4 will look.
On the other hand, Ponte Preta has a sequence of two wins, two draws and one defeat. In the last games, it was possible to observe that Macaca is only achieving a good performance when the matches take place in their home field with the help of the crowd. So, the team will need to overcome this new challenge, which is to improve its performance as a visitor.
Retrospect Londrina X Ponte Preta
Londrina and Ponte Preta have already faced each other 15 times, this only for the Brasileirão Série B. At first, the first confrontation between the two clubs for the took place in 1971, being the winner of the match to Macaca, by the score of 4 x 0 second site Memorias albiceleste . An interesting fact is that, despite having several games, none of them ended the score 0 x 0.
The two teams scored, on average, 40 goals in all games already played, 20 for each side. With this, it is very likely that this number will increase in the next match.
