Ponte Preta vs Fluminense Predictions, Betting Tips and Match Previews

This game is a mid-table battle between two sides that have had respectable seasons but little more than that. Things could improve though with a strong finish to the campaign, given that places in the South American continental competitions next term are still at stake for both these clubs.

Fluminense’s recent games have been good for the neutral with both teams scoring in all of their last eight games in all competitions. However, they’ve been conceding more than they’ve been scoring of late and they’ve failed to win any of the last 7. That contributed to the dismissal of coach Levir Culpi earlier in the month. Flu have let in 14 goals in their last 7 league games so there is clear potential for Ponte Preta to have some joy in front of goal here.

Ponte Preta aren’t in great form either though with only 1 point coming from their last 4 games. Their home record this season is quite strong, however, with 65% of their home games ending in victory and they’ve collected 2.06 points per game on average at the Estádio Moisés Lucarelli. They’ve scored at least once in all of their last 14 home games and with Fluminense struggling at the back, at least one home goal looks almost guaranteed here.

They don’t have a great defensive record though, conceding 1.46 goals per game on average in the league this season. Only 3 sides in the league have worse records and with Fluminense having scored at least once in 80% of their games this season in Serie A, backing Both Teams to Score at 4/5 looks a solid punt here.