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Match info:
Atletico Mineiro vs Ponte Preta
Competition – Compeonato Brasileiro
Stadium – Estádio Independência
Date: 3rd October 2013
Kick-off time – 23:30 GMT+1
7th position Atletico Mineiro host 19th place Ponte Preta this Thursday evening at the Estádio Independência in the Compeonato Brasileiro.
Recent form:
Atletico Mineiro – W D W L W W D
Ponte Preta – L W W L W D L
Atletico Mineiro have lost just 1 of their last 7 while Ponte Preta have lost 3 of their last 7.
The Compeonato Brasileiro table currently looks like this:
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | G | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Botafogo | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 52 | 26 | +26 | 69 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 34 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 56 | 28 | +28 | 67 |
| 3 | Fortaleza | 33 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 47 | 32 | +15 | 63 |
| 4 | Flamengo | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 53 | 38 | +15 | 62 |
| 5 | Internacional | 34 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 47 | 28 | +19 | 62 |
| 6 | São Paulo | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 48 | 35 | +13 | 58 |
| 7 | Cruzeiro | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 39 | 37 | +2 | 47 |
| 8 | Bahia | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 44 | 44 | +0 | 46 |
| 9 | Corinthians | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 41 | 42 | -1 | 44 |
| 10 | Vasco da Gama | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 36 | 50 | -14 | 43 |
| 11 | Atlético Mineiro | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 42 | 47 | -5 | 43 |
| 12 | Vitória | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 39 | 48 | -9 | 41 |
| 13 | Grêmio | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 40 | 44 | -4 | 40 |
| 14 | Athletico Para… | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 37 | 41 | -4 | 40 |
| 15 | Juventude | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 42 | 54 | -12 | 38 |
| 16 | Fluminense | 33 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 28 | 36 | -8 | 37 |
| 17 | Criciúma | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 39 | 49 | -10 | 37 |
| 18 | RB Bragantino | 34 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 35 | 41 | -6 | 37 |
| 19 | Cuiabá | 34 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 26 | 43 | -17 | 29 |
| 20 | Atlético Goian… | 34 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 52 | -28 | 26 |
Head-to-head
These two sides have met 7 times in recent years and Atletico Mineiro have come out on top most often (Atletico Mineiro 3 wins, Ponte Preta 1 wins, 3 draws).
The last 5 meetings between these two sides finished 2:2, 1:0, 1:0, 3:3 and 1:1.
Atletico Mineiro are odd-on favourites with bookmakers to win this tie.
Odds: Mineiro (2/5) Draw (10/3) Ponte Preta (15/2)Gamingtips Prediction – Mineiro 2:0 Ponte Preta
Atletico Mineiro finished 2nd in the Compeonato Brasileiro last season where they scored 64 goals in 38 matches and conceded just 37.
Ponte Preta finished 14th, just 7 points above the relegation zone.
They scored 37 goals in 38 matches and conceded 44.
Ultimately Mineiro should have enough quality to overcome Ponte Preta however odds of 2/5 are quite short from a betting perspective.
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