Portuguesa and Ponte Preta return to the field for the São Paulo state championship, when they face each other at Canindé, on Wednesday night.
Although it is still early in the competition, some situations are becoming more delicate and these teams need urgent recovery.
Portuguesa
Portuguesa is part of Group A, and today occupies second place with 3 points, 3 less than Santos, tied with Ituano and one ahead of Santo André.
Although it is in the classification zone, everything can change, as the teams are very close and due to a terrible moment Portuguesa is approaching the bottom of the table.
We have to remember that in addition to trying to guarantee classification, teams can also be relegated, as the 2 worst campaigns in the first phase relegate the clubs.
Portuguesa achieved a great victory in the first round, beating Internacional de Limeira away from home, 3-2, presenting a great offensive game.
But now the team comes from 2 consecutive defeats, losing at home to Bragantino 2-1, and in the last round, at Morumbi, they were beaten by São Paulo.
They played an intense, competitive game and even managed to limit São Paulo to just one successful shot, but that ended up yielding the defeat goal.
Now the team returns to playing at home against Ponte Preta and at least in theory, it tends to be a team with a lot of possession and a good offensive volume, since Ponte Preta is not characterized by a proposition game.
Ponte Preta
Ponte Preta is part of Group B, and is in last place with just 2 points, behind Água Santa, Guarani and Palmeiras.
The Campinas team is chasing its first victory and so far has one defeat and 2 draws.
The game in which they were defeated was away from home, losing to Santos 3-1 and in the 2 times they played as home team, they were unable to overcome their opponents.
In the first game, it was a one-to-one draw against Mirassol and in the last round, the game ended with a blank score against Internacional de Limeira.
Once again, Ponte Preta had a certain obligation to be a purposeful team, even in terms of command on the field.
Even though they have a slight superiority in ball possession, they only had 7 shots against 18 from the visiting team, which shows that they will not be an aggressive team in this game, away from home, against the Portuguesa team.
The Campinas team must play with low lines, which could make it difficult for the home team to build an attack.
Still, bookmakers place Ponte Preta as favorites and I don’t believe their lines have any value.
Conclusion:
The Portuguesa showed a good offensive volume in other matches played and I believe that a handicap line could be the best betting option for this duel.