Week 5 brings us a match on Apr 30th where Ponte Preta plays host to Brusque in a clash of the Serie B. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 11th placed Ponte Preta, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against CRB. Lucca scored the first goal for Ponte Preta in the 24th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed CRB couldn’t manage to score, and Ponte Preta took the shutout win. Ponte Preta is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Brusque recorded a 1-3 loss against Sampaio Corrêa. Eron struck first for Sampaio Corrêa in the 17th minute on a penalty shot, then André added another in the 57th minute. Brusque looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
Brusque is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Garcez and Airton Santos de Oliveira each only have 1 goal in their last five. Ponte Preta hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Pimentel Ferreira and Leonardo Naldi de Matos, and they each have 1 goal.