In this 1st week match, on Sat Apr 9th, Ponte Preta and Grêmio will play a match in Campinas in a meeting of these two mismatched Serie B teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 24 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Ponte Preta is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Cascavel. da Silva Giaretta struck first for Cascavel in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Ponte Preta couldn’t manage to score, and Cascavel took the shutout win. Ponte Preta looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while grêmio is fresh off their 2-3 loss against Mirassol. Camilo scored the first goal for Mirassol in the 5th minute, then Diego Souza tied it up for Grêmio in the 20th minute , but luckily for Mirassol it didn’t end there. They were able to keep scoring to earn themselves the victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 1 of their last 10.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.
Grêmio is fortunate enough to have Diego Souza in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored 4 goals. Moises has been the most prolific scorer on Ponte Preta in the last 5 matches with two goals.