Athletico-PR vs Cascavel – Preview, Prediction and Betting Tips 07/02/2024

Athletico Paranaense returns to the field in the Paraná state league on Wednesday night, when they face Cascavel, with the mission of winning the game to try to take the lead in the competition.

Athletico

In yet another season, the team enters as a big favorite to win the trophy and so far has had a well-balanced campaign, being one of the only undefeated teams in the championship.

The team has 4 wins and 2 draws, 10 goals scored and 2 conceded. They have exactly the same campaign as the leader, Maringá, but lose on the criteria of goals scored.

After drawing 2 times in a row, Athletico now has 3 wins in a row, beating Galo Maringá at home 2-1, Cianorte as a visitor 1-0, and in the last round a rout over PSTC.

A game that also took place at home and “Furacão” won 4-0. At the beginning of the game there was some difficulty, they opened the scoring just a few minutes before the break, with an own goal scored by the PSTC team.

Athletico expanded at the beginning of the second half with their main attraction for the confrontation, center forward Gonzalo Mastriani, acquired from América Mineiro.

The score changed again only in second-half stoppage time, in the space of 2 minutes, when Zapelli scored the third and Julimar the fourth.

It is a team that tends to play a very aggressive game, with possession of the ball, volume of shots and asserting control of the field.

For this season the club decided to put its maximum strength into the competition, unlike other seasons. The coaching staff changed, the squad was reformulated, but even so, it has shown itself to be a team that absolutely controls its opponents and has great offensive power.

Cascavel

Cascavel, in turn, is trying to consolidate in the playoff group and today appears in sixth place, with 9 points.

Of the 12 teams that make up the state league, the top 8 placed advance to the next phase and the team will be able to have a good advantage for the first team outside the zone.

There are 4 points of advantage for Galo Maringá, in 9th place, so the tendency is for Cascavel to be able to advance to the next stage.

In 6 games the team has 2 wins, 3 draws and a single defeat, with 6 goals scored and 5 conceded.

In the last match, Cascavel at home failed to beat Londrina, a team from the relegation zone, in a match that ended in a one-one draw.

After leaving at a disadvantage, they had a lot of difficulty with the opponent’s low lines and only managed to get a draw in second-half stoppage time, with Victor Daniel.

Playing as a visitor, Cascavel has 2 draws in 2 games, finishing one-on-one against Maringá and by the same score they drew with Galo Maringá.

But facing the strongest team in the competition, especially playing away from home, the tendency is for Cascavel to play in a completely reactive way.

Conclusion:

If Athletico manages to impose the strong offensive game it has been presenting, the tendency is to win even with some ease, just like in the last round. Therefore, the handicap line will be our betting choice.