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Goias vs Ponte PretaSerie B 2026

Goias
Goias
FT
22
HT: 12
Ponte Preta
Ponte Preta
9/21/2018Serie BSerie B · Round 28Serra Dourada

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 18+ matches

Goias54%
×Draw25%
Ponte Preta21%
Correct in 49 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
48.6%
Always home
43.8%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 48.6% correct across 15,072 matches, vs 43.8% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.1% correct · Away picks 45.3% 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.

Goias
1.61
Ponte Preta
0.89

Goias creates 81% more chances

Season form · 35 home / 18 away

creates per match

Goias
1.40
Ponte Preta
0.78

allows per match

Goias
1.00
Ponte Preta
1.83

finishing

Goias+0.00on par
Ponte Preta+0.00on par

Total goals

54%Under
  • Under54
  • Over46

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

53%No
  • No53
  • Yes47

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Goias

Ponte Preta
0
1
2
3
4
0
008%
017%
023%
031%
040%
1
1013%
1112%
125%
132%
140%
2
2011%
219%
224%
231%
240%
3
306%
315%
322%
331%
340%
4
402%
412%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (13%) · grid covers 97% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
92%8%1.5
71%29%2.5
46%54%3.5
24%76%4.5
11%89%

Double chance

Goias or draw
79%
Goias or Ponte Preta
75%
Draw or Ponte Preta
46%

Winning margin

Goias wins by 2+
29%
Ponte Preta wins by 2+
7%

Team goals

Goias 1+ goals
80%
Goias 2+ goals
48%
Goias 3+ goals
22%
Ponte Preta 1+ goals
59%
Ponte Preta 2+ goals
22%
Ponte Preta 3+ goals
6%

Draw no bet

Goias (draw refunded)
72%
Ponte Preta (draw refunded)
28%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
35%
Both score & under 3
12%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Goias at homecreates 1.40, concedes 1.00 · 35 matches

Ponte Preta awaycreates 0.78, concedes 1.83 · 18 matches

Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Goias attack 1.40 + Ponte Preta defence 1.83 → ÷2 → 1.61

Ponte Preta attack 0.78 + Goias defence 1.00 → ÷2 → 0.89

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 54%?"

Goias scores more
54%
level
25%
Ponte Preta scores more
21%

Goias at 54% 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 54% does not mean "Goias 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.

Possession

64%Goias

Shots

24Goias

Pass accuracy

53%Goias

Statistics

GoiasPonte
Overview
64%Possession36%
24Total Shots10
10Corners3
11Fouls16
Shots
24Total Shots10
10On Target4
8Off Target5
6Blocked1
12Inside Box8
12Outside Box2
Passing
64%Possession36%
536Total Passes308
462Accurate Passes231
86%Pass Accuracy75%
Goalkeeping
2Saves8
Discipline
11Fouls16
4Yellow Cards5
0Red Cards1
1Offsides1

Goias 2 – 2 Ponte Preta

Goias and Ponte Preta drew 2-2 in Serie B on September 21, 2018.

Goals: Junior Santos (5'), André Luis (23'), Tiago Luis (27'), David Duarte (86').

Goias controlled possession (64%) and registered 24 shots to 10.

The match was played at Serra Dourada in Goiania.