Ponte Preta vs Sao Paulo Betting Tips and Previews

Sao Paulo finished 4th in the Brazilian top flight last year while Ponte Preta ended up 11th, which marked solid seasons for both. They’ve made mixed starts to this campaign. Sao Paulo made it through their Libertadores 1st Round match against Cesar Vallejo to reach the group phase and sit top of their section of the Paulista. However a defeat to bitter rivals Corinthians and shock 1-0 home loss to Bolivian opposition in their first Libertadores group game is a cause for concern.

Ponte Preta have been fairly unconvincing too and have picked up only 6 points from their opening 6 Paulista matches having also finished last year poorly. However they picked up their first win of the campaign on Thursday away to Osasco Audax with a 3-1 success.

Reason for Betting Tips

Both teams have scored in none of Sao Paulo’s last 6 matches. They’ve been pretty good at the back conceding just 3 goals in that period but haven’t scored a huge number themselves. Both teams have scored in only 1 of Ponte Preta’s last 7 home games so backing Both Teams to Score – NO at 4/5 could be the way to go here.

Recent Form

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Ponte Preta: WDDDLL

Sao Paulo: WWLLWW

Head-to-Head

Ponte Preta have won 3 of the last 6 meetings and won 1-0 when Sao Paulo last visited.

Statistics

Both teams have scored in only 3 of Sao Paulo’s last 20 Paulista games. Ponte Preta won 6 of their 8 home games in this competition last year but are yet to win at home this.

Team News

Both teams could make several changes having played less than 72 hours ago and with rotation common in the early stages of this tournament.

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