Paraná and Oeste meet at Estádio Durival de Brito and Silva, in a match for the 6 th round of Serie B. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations indicates total equilibrium between these two teams, as there were 2 draws and 1 win for each team in the last 4 matches. However, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 10.31.2017, for Serie B, which ended with the victory of the West by (1-2). The goals of the match were scored by Vinicius Kiss (45 ‘), for Paraná, and Gabriel Vasconcelos (67′ and 87 ‘), for the West.
Parana:
After 1 win, 3 draws and 1 loss, the home team is currently in the 13 th position, with 6 points won. In the last match, they have lost in an away match against Ponte Preta by (4-2), after in the previous match they have tied (0-0) at home, against Guarani. In the last 10 home matches the Paraná has 4 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses. Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 4 of the last 5 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 34 of the last 52 matches have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 15 games, he suffered the first goal 4 times and never got the comeback. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 20 home matches for all competitions: they have suffered 8 of their 21 goals between minutes (76’-90 ‘).
The Paraná Club fell of performance in the last parties, it does not win 3 days ago, in which it tied 2 parties and it lost 1, reason why it goes in search of a recovery, because it fell places in the qualifying table. The team is characterized by a somewhat inefficient attack, which usually creates a good number of goal chances, but lacks quality in the completions, while the defense, despite lousy performance in the last match, is usually solid, both He did not suffer goals in 2 of his 5 matches played here and in 2 he suffered only 1 goal in each game. At home, as in this Saturday’s match, the Paraná Club accumulates 1 win and 1 draw in Serie B, being that it did not suffer goals in any of these games, but scored only 1 goal in total, needing to be more effective offensively and to take better advantage of the chances of scoring that appear, so much so that in the last match in his stadium he finished 17 times and did not manage to balance the nets. For the game against the West, coach Dado Cavalcanti has no problems in the starting lineup and goes to the field with maximum strength.
Oeste:
After 1 win, 3 draws and 1 loss, the away team is currently in the 11 th position, with 6 points won. In the last match, they have lost in an away match against San Bento by (1-0), after in the previous match they have tied at home, against Cuiabá, by (1-1). In the last 10 away matches West has 1 win, 3 draws and 6 losses. In 15 games, he never got the comeback in the 8 games in which he suffered the first goal. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 20 away matches for all competitions: they have scored 9 of their 25 goals between minutes (76′-90 ‘).
The West is doing a lackluster campaign in Serie B, does not win 3 games ago, in which they drew 2 and lost 1, and need to rediscover the path of victories to get away from the bad phase they are in. The team has a low quality attack, which scored only 4 goals in 5 games, being the fourth worst in the championship, but the defense, on the other hand, suffered only 3 goals and is the third best, being a team that little believes , but does not allow many spaces in its defense. As a visitor, as in this Saturday’s game, the West has 2 draws and 1 loss in Serie B, since they did not score goals in 2 of these games and in another scored only once and all these 3 matches had, maximum, 2 goals on the scoreboard, again showing offensive inefficiency and defensive strength. For the match with Paraná Club, coach Renan Freitas has no problems in the starting lineup and goes to the field with what he has better.
PREDICTION: Parana to win @ 2,00



