Ponte Preta vs São Paulo – Preview, Prediction and Betting Tips 10/02/2024

Ponte Preta and São Paulo face each other at Moisés Lucarelli stadium, in the city of Campinas, in the 7th round of the group stage of the Campeonato Paulista. The duel will be played on the night of this Saturday, February 10, 2024, starting at 6 pm.

Ponte Preta

With the advantage of playing in front of their fans, the Ponte Preta team arrives for this match with the status of a great underdog for facing a very strong candidate for the title.

However, Ponte Preta managed to fill themselves with confidence with the crushing victory over Botafogo-SP in the last round, winning 3-0 in Ribeirão Preto.

Furthermore, the black and white team has not lost for four consecutive rounds and wants to take advantage of the good phase to continue adding important points to increase its chances of advancing to the next stage in the competition.

In the last 5 times they entered the field officially during the season, they recorded 2 wins, 2 draws and only 1 defeat. During this period they beat Botafogo-SP and Portuguesa, drew with São Bernardo and also with Inter de Limeira, in addition to losing to Santos.

The club is currently in second place on the leaderboard of Group B of the Campeonato Paulista, with 9 points achieved so far, two above Água Santa, the first team outside the access zone to the next phase.

Playing as home team, at Moisés Lucarelli stadium, the Ponte Preta team recorded a recent campaign with only 1 win, 5 draws and 4 defeats in the last 10 matches played.

São Paulo

And on the visitors’ side there is the São Paulo squad, which remains undefeated this season and also boosted its confidence significantly by becoming champions of the Brazilian Super Cup last weekend, by beating Palmeiras on penalties after a draw in regular time.

Their most recent match was a crushing 3-0 victory over Água Santa, runner-up in the previous edition, but which failed to offer any balance to the São Paulo Tricolor.

In the last 5 games played officially this season, there were 3 wins, 2 draws and no defeats. During this period they beat Água Santa, Corinthians and Portuguesa, in addition to drawing with Mirassol and also with Palmeiras.

At the moment, the São Paulo team is in first place on the leaderboard of Group D of the Campeonato Paulista, with 13 points achieved so far, having only two above São Bernardo, which appears in second place.

Playing away from home, the São Paulo team recorded a performance of 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats in the last 10 matches played in this condition.

Conclusion:

Still undefeated this season and leading Group D with a small advantage over São Bernardo, who appears in second place, São Paulo has everything it takes to give the opposing defense a hard time, but they should also encounter difficulties against a strong opponent, in a match that has everything to have at least three goals over the 90 minutes.