This Brasileiro Série B clash sees Ponte Preta host Athletic Club with CheckLive favouring the home side slightly — a 52% win probability, though the signal is low so it's a tight call. Both sides are looking to climb the table, and a draw is very much on the cards.
Ponte Preta come into this on a difficult run — they've lost each of their last five league matches, conceding in every one: defeats to Operário-PR (2-3), Goiás (1-2), Criciúma (1-2), Fortaleza (0-2) and Atlético Goianiense (0-2). Athletic Club have a more mixed recent set: a win over São Bernardo (2-1), draws with Atlético Goianiense (0-0) and Ceará (0-0), a loss to Operário-PR (0-1), and a win against Avaí (1-0).
The two sides have met only once before in this competition — Athletic Club winning that encounter 2-1 back in March. Ponte Preta will need to turn around their recent slide, while Athletic Club have shown they can pick up points on the road. The key thing to watch is whether Athletic Club's solid recent form can hold off Ponte Preta's desire to end their losing streak.
