Chapecoense travel to Minas Gerais to face Athletic Club with promotion hopes and defensive solidity. Athletic Club returned to Serie B this season but sit only three points clear of the relegation zone and are in their longest winless run of the campaign, failing to win in five straight matches. All five of Athletic Club’s recent fixtures have finished with under 2.5 goals. Chapecoense occupy third place and remain unbeaten in eight matches, including a recent 2-0 win over Paysandu. Chapecoense have not conceded an away goal in nearly 250 minutes. A low-scoring match under 2.5 goals is projected.
As for the visitors, while Chapecoense might have found themselves at the heart of their own Serie B relegation scrap last season, the Big Green have come roaring back in a remarkable fashion. Last seen putting in another routine display as they claimed a 2-0 victory at home against Paysandu, Gilmar Dal Pozzo's men have rightfully received a string of plaudits.
Getting Saturday's showdown underway sat in bronze medal position, the Santa Catarina-based outfit are in pole position to book what would be an iconic top-flight return. In fact, the former Avai boss has not seen his squad suffer a single defeat from any of their previous eight straight outings - a purple patch that stems all the way back to June 29th.
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