Vasco da Gama v Atletico Paranaense

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Relegation threatened hosts, Vasco da Gama, face another tough fixture in the Brazilian top flight on Sunday evening when they play host to Athletico PR at their Estádio São Januário as the home side sit second from bottom in the Serie A table and head into this upcoming clash on the back of two defeats on the trot.

Vaco da Gama have been starved of success so far in this domestic top flight campaign as the hosts have managed to muster just two league wins throughout this season to date, picking up rare wins in the form of a 2-1 win away from home at Atletico Mineiro and a narrow 1-0 home win against Cuiaba.

The damage has been done though in the form of Vasco da Gama slipping to no fewer than nine defeats within their total of 14 matches played to date and this has left the hosts second from bottom in the division and four points adrift of safety ahead of these weekend's fixtures in Serie A.

Having also lost five of their seven home games so far this season already, the omens do not look good for Vasco da Gama here against Athletico PR as the hosts have also failed to score in four of these seven home games to date as well.

Athletico PR by contrast moved up into eighth place in the Serie A standings following last weekend's solid 2-0 home win against Bahia and the visitors will now turn their attentions to this upcoming trip to the Estádio São Januário where they will be looking for more of the same against a floundering Vasco da Gama outfit.

Despite recent results producing a mixed bag of returns, Athletico PR have managed to pick up important wins against the likes of Botafogo, Corinthians and Bahia which has lifted the visitors up into the top half of the division where they trail the top four pack and Sao Paulo by just a two-point margin ahead of this upcoming clash.

However, if Athletico PR are to be considered serious challengers for a possible top four finish this season then the visitors will need to start improving upon results away from home where they have collected just one win so far this season, while the bigger picture shows just one victory in their previous 15 outings on the road.

Vasco da Gama v Athletico PR Verdict

Vasco da Gama can't seem to catch a break from anywhere at the moment and the rot looks to have well and truly set in, while Athletico PR will be hoping this upcoming fixture with their lowly hosts provides them with the perfect opportunity to kick-start their season on the road.

Athletico PR have lost just once in their last eight meetings with Vasco da Gama.

Therefore, our main bet will be Athletico PR win @ 2.40

Other side bets worth considering:

Athletico PR win & Under 2.5 goals @ 4.50

Correct score: Athletico PR 1-0 @ 7.00