Parana Clube Still Searching for First Victory

There is no let-up in the Brazilian Serie A this week and the games continue to come thick and fast.  This week we have a meeting on Tuesday night between Parana Clube and Fluminense at the Estádio Durival de Britto e Silva, Curitiba.

Parana Clube were promoted from Serie B last season and have been finding life tough in the top flight of Brazilian football.  They will start this match bottom of the league, with 3 points from their 8 matches.

Fluminense start the week in 7^th place and have 14 points from their 8 games.  With things looking tight at the top of the table, a win could see them move as high as 1^st place depending on other results.

Parana Clube Form

Parana Clube have started their Serie A campaign in the worst way possible following promotion from Serie B last season.  They finished 4^th in Serie B in 2017 but are very unlikely to come anywhere near that position in Serie A as they continue to search for their first win.

Having played 8 league games, Parana Clube have drawn 3 and lost 5, failing to pick up a single win.  The draws have come in their two most recent home matches against Gremio and Atletico PR and away from home at Chapecoense.

The main problem for Parana Clube this season has been scoring goals and they have scored just three times in 8 matches.  They have failed to find the back of the net in each of their last 3 Serie A games but have kept a clean sheet in their last 2 home matches.

Fluminense Form

Fluminense were held to a 0-0 draw at Gremio in their last match on Thursday and they have gone 3 games without defeat in Serie A.

They have recently picked up home wins against Atletico PR and Chapecoense and have lost only 1 of their last 7 Serie A games.  However, Fluminense have struggled to pick up wins on the road and they have claimed maximum points in only one of their 4 away league games this season.

Fluminense have lost at Corinthians and Botafogo, although both look much stronger than Parana Clube.  Fluminense have scored at least once in 3 of their 4 away Serie A games this season.

Team News

Parana Clube have got discipline problems ahead of this game and both midfielder Jhonny Lucas and centre-back Neris are suspended and will miss the game.  Goalkeeper Richard is rated as doubtful.

Fluminense have three players on the treatment table and Pedro, Ayrton Lucas and Marquinhos Calazans are all expected to miss the match.  Gum, Pablo Dyego and Marcos Junior are also struggling to make the game.

Top Betting Tips

Fluminense have won just 1 of their 4 away matches this season but this game against the bottom club provides the perfect opportunity to double their win total on the road this season.  Fluminense are 15/8 with Ladbrokes to win the game.

Parana Clube have not been very exciting to watch in recent weeks and their previous two home games ended without a goal.  If Fluminense do go on to win this game it could be by the narrowest of margins.  Fluminense to win 1-0 is 6/1 at William Hill.

Without the injured Pedro, who has been in good goal scoring form, the duty will fall to someone else to the goals and Marcos Junior is one of only three other attackers to find the back of the net this season.  Marcos Junior is 9/4 with Ladbrokes to score any time but keep an eye on the team news to make sure he is starting the match.