Cuiabá vs Ponte Preta — match summary
Brazil · Serie B · kick-off 4 Oct 2026 03:00
Full time · score 2-0
pPS pre-match readiness (0-100): Cuiabá 46 · Ponte Preta 9
mPS in-play performance (0-100): Cuiabá 53 · Ponte Preta 25
Shots on target 7-0 · corners 7-0 · possession 74-26
NextGOAL tip: Cuiabá -2 · 2 stars
Cuiabá and Ponte Preta have met many times before, but this time the difference is clear. The two are on opposite sides of the table. Ponte Preta sit bottom of the league with 13 points from 30 matches, while Cuiabá have collected 43 points from the same number of matches. Cuiabá had just thrashed their opponents 3-0 in the league before stumbling to a 0-3 defeat, then returned to winning ways in the cup. Ponte Preta, meanwhile, have lost almost every match, most recently going down 0-2 again. The visitors' defence has been picked apart, conceding 64 goals in the league this season, while Cuiabá have conceded just 25. Ponte Preta sit deep and barely keep the ball at all over the last 10 matches. Cuiabá should be on the front foot from the start. If the hosts score early, the game could flow in one direction. What to watch is whether Cuiabá can break down a deep, compact defence from the very first minute.