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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 | 33 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 52 | 26 | +26 | 68 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 33 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 54 | 27 | +27 | 64 |
| 3 | Fortaleza | 33 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 47 | 32 | +15 | 63 |
| 4 | Flamengo | 33 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 51 | 37 | +14 | 59 |
| 5 | Internacional | 33 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 46 | 28 | +18 | 59 |
| 6 | São Paulo | 33 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 47 | 34 | +13 | 57 |
| 7 | Cruzeiro | 33 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 38 | 35 | +3 | 47 |
| 8 | Bahia | 33 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 43 | 42 | +1 | 46 |
| 9 | Vasco da Gama | 33 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 36 | 49 | -13 | 43 |
| 10 | Atlético Mineiro | 32 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 42 | 46 | -4 | 42 |
| 11 | Corinthians | 33 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 39 | 41 | -2 | 41 |
| 12 | Grêmio | 33 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 38 | 42 | -4 | 39 |
| 13 | Vitória | 33 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 38 | 48 | -10 | 38 |
| 14 | Fluminense | 33 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 28 | 36 | -8 | 37 |
| 15 | Criciúma | 33 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 39 | 48 | -9 | 37 |
| 16 | Juventude | 33 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 40 | 52 | -12 | 37 |
| 17 | RB Bragantino | 33 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 34 | 40 | -6 | 36 |
| 18 | Athletico Para… | 32 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 34 | 41 | -7 | 34 |
| 19 | Cuiabá | 33 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 25 | 41 | -16 | 29 |
| 20 | Atlético Goian… | 33 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 50 | -26 | 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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