On Saturday Aug 20th, Ponte Preta will play host to Guarani in a Serie B match in the ever popular Campinas derby. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 13th placed Ponte Preta is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Brusque. Alex Sandro struck first for Brusque in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time on a feed from Fernandinho, then Elvis got the equalizer for Ponte Preta in the 64th minute on a feed from Naldi de Matos. Ponte Preta is looking for direction having 4 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 18th placed Guarani, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Náutico. Jenison struck first for Guarani in the 50th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Náutico couldn’t manage to score, and Guarani took the shutout win. Guarani looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Guarani and Ponte Preta battled to a 0-0 draw. Guarani had 9 on net, and Ponte Preta had 12, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,.
Guarani hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Diogo Mateus and Nicolas Careca, and they each have 1 goal. Ponte Preta’s most prolific scorer has been Wallisson Luiz. The Brazilian midfielder has netted 3 goals over the last five matches.