Ponte Preta v Palmeiras Betting Tips: 1 AH+0.5, 2017-06-25

Ponte Preta to hold their own against Palmeiras

Brazil Serie A Betting Tips

PONTE PRETA v PALMEIRAS

Sunday 25th June 2017 – Kickoff: 1600hrs

Football – Brazil – Serie A Betting Tips

Ponte Preta’s good start to the new Serie A season will be once again under heavy scrutiny when they play host to Palmeiras who are defending their Serie A title this season.

Ponte Preta are a team that consist of two very definite halves so far this term, with their home form remaining at a 100% record, while their away form has been very disappointing by contrast, failing to pick up a win on the road so far this term.

The hosts will therefore look to their form at their Estádio Moisés Lucarelli in Sao Paulo today where they’ve picked up wins in each of their four home matches to date with victories over Sport Recife, Sao Paulo, Chapecoense and Cruzeiro, amidst an overall record of  4-0-0  9/2.

Ponte Preta have actually won eight of their last nine on home turf ahead of this clash with the title holders.

Onto Palmeiras, and after a slow and sluggish start to their defence of the Serie A title, they’ve slowly regained last season’s form and they now sit in 9th place ahead of their crosstown trip to Ponte Preta.

Palmeiras had started with just one win from their first five league matches, which was a 4-0 thumping of Vasco da Gama at home, but had since slumped to three defeats from their next four matches.

However, the green shoots of recovery have begun to sprout as they’ve picked up three wins from their last four with important wins over Fluminense, Bahia and Atletico GO. The win at Bahia ended a run of four straight defeats on the road, so they now have an away record of  1-0-4  4/7.

Although Palmeiras have made recent improvements, I fancy the hosts to secure at least a point here.

Pick: Ponte Preta AH+0.5 @ 1.52 bet365