Criciuma vs Ponte Preta — Serie B 2026
Match Prediction
Statistical Prediction
Based on xG from last 9+ matches
Criciuma56%
Ponte Preta20%✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50% correct across 580,715 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.
Home picks 50.3% correct · Away picks 48.9% correct
Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
Expected goals in this match
What is xG?
Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.
The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.
Criciuma creates 90% more chances
Season form · 12 home / 9 away
creates per match
allows per match
finishing
Total goals
- Under52
- Over48
Close call
Both teams score
- No52
- Yes48
Close call
Score probability
Probability of each scoreline, %
Criciuma ↓
Most likely 1–0 (13%) · grid covers 97% of scorelines
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Combos
Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.
How is this calculated?
Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.
Recent form of each side
Criciuma at home — creates 1.56, concedes 0.91 · 12 matches
Ponte Preta away — creates 0.86, concedes 1.82 · 9 matches
⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.
Expected goals for this match
Criciuma attack 1.56 + Ponte Preta defence 1.82 → ÷2 → 1.69
Ponte Preta attack 0.86 + Criciuma defence 0.91 → ÷2 → 0.89
Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.
Chance of every scoreline
From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.
The answer to "why 56%?"
Criciuma at 56% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.
What the model can't see
It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:
- injuries & suspensions
- the matchday lineup
- motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
- weather & pitch condition
- in-game coaching decisions
So 56% does not mean "Criciuma will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."
Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.
Player of the match
Match Events
Head to Head
5 previous meetingsCriciuma
Operario-PR
Goias
Juventude
Avai
CRB
Fortaleza EC
Vila Nova
Londrina
Botafogo SP
Cuiaba
Atletico Goianiense
Novorizontino
Sport Recife
São Bernardo
Athletic Club
America Mineiro
Ceara
Nautico RecifePonte PretaIf points are equal: 1. Goal difference 2. Goals scored 3. Head-to-head
P = Played · W = Won · D = Drawn · L = Lost · GF = Goals for · GA = Goals against · GD = Goal difference · Pts = Points
Possession
Shots
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Statistics
Criciuma host Ponte Preta on Wednesday, 2 August 2023 at 22:00. The match is part of the Serie B 2026/2027 season.
Serie B: Criciuma 2–1 Ponte Preta
Criciuma beat Ponte Preta 2-1 in Serie B on August 2, 2023.
Goals: Eliel (5'), Rômulo (19'), Claudinho (31').
Criciuma controlled possession (61%) and registered 19 shots to 11.
The match was played at Estádio Heriberto Hülse in Criciúma, Santa Catarina.