Football Bet of the Day: Parana to take a chunk out of hosts

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Figueirense v Parana
Friday 04 September, 23:15

Pyramids didn't quite reach the peak for us in Egypt last night. They missed a penalty in a 2-0 home defeat against Zamalek, leaving us a goal short.

We'll return to a country and indeed a club that has already brought us a winner this week. Parana did the business for us on Tuesday with a 2-1 win over Ponte Preta, and I fancy them to pick up another positive result at Figueirense in Brazil's Serie B.

Parana have lost just one of their first seven games in the league, and they are averaging two points per match. They have only conceded six goals, and they have drawn a blank just twice. If you stretch back into last season, they have only lost two of their last six away games in the second tier.

Figueirense have taken just five points from their first six games, and their only win was at Botafogo SP. They haven't even scored a goal at home, drawing 0-0 twice and losing 1-0 to Cruzeiro. If you go back into the last campaign, they haven't won any of their last eight second-tier matches at the Estadio Orlando Scarpelli.

I think Parana can at least avoid defeat here, and we can double that up with an Over 0.5 Goals bet using the Sportsbook's Same Game Multi at 2.11111/100. As long as there is at least one goal in the match and Parana don't lose, we pick up an odds-against winner.