Santos vs Atlético Paranaense. Will the hosts break their losing streak this season?

On August 5, in the match of the 18th round of the Brazilian Serie A, the teams of Santos and Atlético Paranaense will meet. The match will be hosted by the Vila Belmiro Arena (Santos).

• Expert Predictions Analysis
• Santos vs Atlético Paranaense facts
• Odds
• Game Totals Prediction

Our Expert Predictions & Analysis on Santos vs Atlético Paranaense

Santos

Santos continues to be in a fever, the team cannot win for three meetings in a row in the national championship. In the last match, Odair Elman's guys also failed, losing on the road with a minimum score of 0:1 to Fluminense. "Pisces" had a very weak duel, for all the time without inflicting a single blow on target on the hosts' goal. At the same time, the guests themselves made the only mistake, thereby giving the victory to Fluminense.

Santos dropped to 15th in the Serie A standings with 17 points on a goal difference of 18:26.

Atlético Paranaense

Atlético Paranaense has been undefeated for three meetings in a row in the national championship, although in the last round the team lost points, drawing with Cruzeiro 3:3 at home. Guys Paulo Turra spent most of the time as a catch-up. Only in the very ending, the “hurricane” gained momentum, which made it possible to avoid defeat. Madson, Pablo and Fernandinho scored goals for the Red-Blacks.

Atlético Paranaense is 7th in Serie A with 27 points and a goal ratio of 25:21.

Santos vs Atlético Paranaense facts

• Santos have failed to win 10 of their last 11 Brazilian league matches;
• Goals over 2.5 played in 5 of Santos' last 6 matches in the Brazilian championship 2.46;
• Atlético PR have scored at least 2 goals in their last 3 league matches.

Odds from download 1xbet

Bookmakers believe in the home success of the "fish". For the victory of Santos, the quotes were 2.31. You can bet on a draw with a coefficient of 3.12. Quotes stopped at the Atlético Paranaense victory, at around 3.05. Bookmakers do not expect productive football from teams. The betting company 1xbet offers to bet on "Total less than 2.5" the coefficient is 1.55, "Total more than 2.5" with quotes - 2.46. Install the 1xbet app and place a bet on the favorite!

Game Totals Prediction

Santos continues his decline, the team is in danger of getting bogged down in the struggle for survival. Atlético Paranaense looks much more convincing, the team is in good shape, the gap from the top 3 is only 4 points. I expect goals from the upcoming game, the hosts need to win, the guests on the road play unsuccessfully, although in general they look more solid. Both teams will strive to win, so they will attack: total over 2.5 - 2.46.