On the 16th of April, in this week 2 match, Operário PR plays host to Ponte Preta in a meeting of these two Serie B teams. Operário PR sits at 7th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Tombense. Ciel scored the first goal for Tombense in the 58th minute from the penalty spot, then Felipe Saraiva tied it up for Operário PR in the 87th minute from the penalty spot squeezing out at least the one point for Operário PR. Operário PR looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 0 of their last 10, while in their last match, 12th placed Ponte Preta, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Grêmio. Ponte Preta had 7 on net, and Grêmio had 11, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Ponte Preta looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Ponte Preta won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Ponte Preta’s most prolific scorer has been Moises. The Brazilian attacker has netted two goals over the last five matches. Operário PR’s most prolific scorer has been Paulo Sérgio. The Brazilian attacker has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches.