Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Novorizontino (6th, 33 pts) held a 24-point advantage over Ponte Preta (20th, 9 pts). Recent form told a different story for Novorizontino: only 10th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 6th.
7 games without a win framed Ponte Preta's arrival. Novorizontino's unbeaten run stood at 11. The last-five ledger: Ponte Preta 1/15, Novorizontino 9/15.
GioScore's database holds 5 meetings between the two: 2 for Ponte Preta, 2 for Novorizontino and 1 drawn, at 1.6 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 40% of those meetings. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 20% of the meetings went over two goals.
Goal scorers
Novorizontino: Robson (32'), Robson (59')
Key stats
Possession: Ponte Preta 26% · Novorizontino 74% · Total shots: 8-19 · On target: 0-7 · Corners: 4-6