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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 | Athletico Para… | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 10 |
| 2 | Bahia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 10 |
| 3 | Botafogo | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 9 |
| 4 | Atlético Mineiro | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 9 |
| 5 | RB Bragantino | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 9 |
| 6 | Palmeiras | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 8 |
| 7 | Flamengo | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | +0 | 8 |
| 8 | São Paulo | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 7 |
| 9 | Internacional | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 7 |
| 10 | Cruzeiro | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | +0 | 7 |
| 11 | Grêmio | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 |
| 12 | Fortaleza | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 |
| 13 | Criciúma | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 5 |
| 14 | Corinthians | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 5 |
| 15 | Juventude | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 5 |
| 16 | Fluminense | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 5 |
| 17 | Vasco da Gama | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 3 |
| 18 | Vitória | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 1 |
| 19 | Atlético Goian… | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 1 |
| 20 | Cuiabá | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | -10 | 0 |
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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