Ponte Preta vs Botafogo SP — Serie B 2026
Match Prediction
Statistical Prediction
Based on xG from last 10+ matches
Ponte Preta45%
Botafogo SP29%✓ 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: 50.3% correct across 585,131 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.
Home picks 50.6% correct · Away picks 49.3% 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.
Ponte Preta creates 32% more chances
Season form · 10 home / 19 away
creates per match
allows per match
finishing
Total goals
- Under55
- Over45
Fewer than 3 goals likely
Both teams score
- No51
- Yes49
Close call
Score probability
Probability of each scoreline, %
Ponte Preta ↓
Most likely 1–1 (13%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines
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Total goals
Double chance
Winning margin
Team goals
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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
Ponte Preta at home — creates 1.41, concedes 1.32 · 10 matches
Botafogo SP away — creates 0.80, concedes 1.38 · 19 matches
⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.
Expected goals for this match
Ponte Preta attack 1.41 + Botafogo SP defence 1.38 → ÷2 → 1.40
Botafogo SP attack 0.80 + Ponte Preta defence 1.32 → ÷2 → 1.06
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 45%?"
Ponte Preta at 45% 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 45% does not mean "Ponte Preta 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 meetings
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Goias
Juventude
Operario-PR
Avai
Fortaleza EC
Vila Nova
LondrinaBotafogo SP
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Atletico Goianiense
CRB
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
Pass accuracy
Statistics
Ponte Preta host Botafogo SP on Tuesday, 2 May 2023 at 22:00. The match is part of the Serie B 2026/2027 season.
Match Recap: Ponte Preta vs Botafogo SP
Ponte Preta beat Botafogo SP 2-0 in Serie B on May 2, 2023.
Goals: Maílton (62'), Felipinho (72').
Ponte Preta controlled possession (53%) and registered 13 shots to 5.
The match was played at Estádio Moisés Lucarelli in Campinas, São Paulo.