Match Report
14 points and 12 places separated them: Portuguesa 4th with 15, Ponte Preta 16th with 1. Scoring rates set the scale: Portuguesa 1.38 scored and 0.88 conceded per game, Ponte Preta 0.38 and 1.75, with the league averaging 1.16.
A win had eluded Ponte Preta for 6 matches. The five-game form split read 9/15 points for Portuguesa against 1/15 for Ponte Preta.
The sides have met 7 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for Portuguesa, 2 draws and 3 for Ponte Preta, at 2.43 goals per meeting. Where history says 2.43 goals per meeting, the last five say 1.4.
The match was played at Estádio Dr. Oswaldo Teixeira Duarte (capacity 21,004). Portuguesa led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Portuguesa: Gabriel Pires (43'), Matheus Cadorini (53')
Key stats
Possession: Portuguesa 56% · Ponte Preta 44% · Total shots: 23-9 · On target: 8-1 · Corners: 7-7




