Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Novorizontino (3rd, 50 pts) held a 37-point advantage over Ponte Preta (20th, 13 pts). Against a league average of 1.17 goals per team per game, Ponte Preta ran at 0.59 scored and 2.14 conceded, Novorizontino at 1.69 and 0.93.
7 games without a win framed Ponte Preta's arrival. Novorizontino's unbeaten run stood at 7. 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.
Estádio Moisés Lucarelli staged the fixture, a ground that holds 19,722. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Novorizontino led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-2.
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