Sao Joseense vs Operario Prediction & Betting Tips (8 February)

Sao Joseense last graced the top-flight, ending that campaign by losing eight of their last 11 matches of the regular season, so a return to this level could represent a significant step up in class. Operario are probably not the opponents that they would have chosen to face, with Sao Joseense boasting eight wins from ten games of late.

Sao Joseense have played 17 home games during the current Paranaense campaign, with no fewer than 12 of these encounters serving up under 2.5 goals. Not only that, but ten of the last 13 Operario away matches at this level have also produced no more than a couple of goals, meaning that more of the same is expected when the sides go head-to-head at the Sao Joseense Stadium.

Over the course of their last 15 away matches at the top table of the Paranaense, Operario have been involved in just a couple of encounters in which the net has bulged at both ends. Given that Sao Joseense have pitched a shutout in 13 of their most recent 20 Paranaense home games, it would come as a surprise were they not to repeat the trick in this clash.