FC Cascavel x Azuriz FC Betting tips for January 8 in Brazil Campeonato Paranaense

Our betting tip for FC Cascavel x Azuriz FC, Thursday, 8/1/2026

📅 8/1/2026 22:00

FC Cascavel 1.83

X 3.00

Azuriz FC 4.50

This is the tip that our machine learning model has selected for FC Cascavel x Azuriz FC:

🔮 FC Cascavel wins the match
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🔮 Azuriz FC wins the match
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The main points for the tip for FC Cascavel x Azuriz FC:

👉 In the last 3 FC Cascavel matches as the home team, it finished under 2.5 goals.
👉 In the last 3 head-to-head matches between FC Cascavel x Azuriz FC, with FC Cascavel as the home team, they finished under 2.5 goals.
👉 In the last 4 matches as the away team, Azuriz FC conceded at least 1 goal(s).

🤖 ChatGPT analysis on the prediction for FC Cascavel vs Azuriz FC:

Lets analyze the match between FC Cascavel and Azuriz FC that will take place at the Arnaldo Busatto Regional Olympic Stadium, home of FC Cascavel. The stadium has a capacity of about 10,000 spectators and is the usual venue for Cascavels games, giving a natural advantage to the home team.

📈 In terms of recent performance, FC Cascavel shows better form playing at home: scored 7 goals and conceded 4 in the last 5 games at their stadium, with a positive win balance (3) against only one loss. Additionally, they maintain a balanced average of goals scored and conceded (1 for and 1 against per game). Meanwhile, Azuriz FC away scored fewer goals (5) and conceded more (8), showing defensive fragility away from their field.

The median odds indicate a clear favoritism for FC Cascavel with around 1.81 odds for the home team to win, a draw at 3.0, and an away win at 4.5. Converting these odds into normalized implied probabilities gives approximately: home win ~53%, draw ~32%, away win ~15%. Considering recent offensive/defensive stats of the teams combined with the clear advantage of playing at home confirmed by the stadium, this distribution makes sense.

The Bets Kenya model suggests lower predicted odds for the home win (~1.65), indicating even greater confidence in the home team’s strength; the predicted odds for a draw (~6.6) are very high, suggesting a low probability for this outcome; while the predicted odds for the away team (~4.15) are slightly lower than the median betting house odds but still reflect a lower chance compared to the home team.

Evaluating expected value in bets based on our cross-statistics calculation:

• FC Cascavel Win: EV positive above 9%, reinforcing it as a value bet
• Draw: Significant negative EV
• Azuriz Win: EV close to 8%, also interesting but less than the home team

Therefore, my recommendation is to bet on the FC Cascavel victory, as recent statistics show clear superiority at their usual stadium — confirmed by the Stadium Info tool — and there is also backing from news about important reinforcements in the local squad aiming to overcome previous poor results in the state championship but maintaining a good recent national campaign.

However, be aware of the possibility that Azuriz might try to surprise as visitors, seeking to establish their presence in national competitions according to their goals described in the news; this justifies some residual value in the away bet but not enough to clearly surpass the Cascavel favoritism here.

📰 News highlights:
FC Cascavel is motivated after good national campaigns despite early elimination in the previous state; it has important reinforcements.
Azuriz seeks to confirm its presence in the state knockout stage, maintaining a solid base under stable technical command since the FPF Cup 2025.

Overall, I fully agree with the suggestion made by the Bets Kenya model, which indicates greater value in betting on the home team in this matchup! ⚽🔥

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Analysis from FC Cascavel x Azuriz FC for the Brazil Campeonato Paranaense – 8 of January

Latest news about FC Cascavel x Azuriz FC

FC Cascavel: FC Cascavel, known as “the Serpent,” enters 2026 with the mission to overcome last seasons disappointment in the Paranaense Championship, aiming to advance again to the knockout stage after an early elimination; the main squad includes André Luiz, Líbano, Geovane, Borech (Renan), and Paim in defense, with Pedro Peçanha, Robinho, and Garraty (Vitor Braga) in midfield, and Gabriel Lyra (Vanderlei), Gabryel Freitas, and Vitor Saci in attack, reinforced by new signings Léo Herrero, Gabryel Freitas (ex‑Cuiabá), and Vitor Saci (ex‑Patriotas). Under coach César Bueno, who took over in 2025, the club debuts in the Paranaense against Azuriz on Thursday at 7 PM at the Regional Olympic Stadium. Despite below‑expected results last season, they had a good run in the Copa do Brasil, eliminating the favorite América‑MG in the first round before falling to Aparecidense, and reached the second phase of Série D, where they were defeated by champion Barra‑SC.

Azuriz FC: Azuriz FC enters the 2026 Paranaense Championship under the leadership of Everson Cerisoli, who led the team in the 2025 FPF Cup and secures the club’s second participation in the Copa do Brasil; the main squad was maintained with some reinforcements, including new forwards and full-backs, with the goal of confirming their presence in the knockout stage of the state tournament and consolidating their stay in national competitions. Their debut is against Cascavel, scheduled for January 8 at 7 PM at the ABC Stadium.

Brazil Campeonato Paranaense table analysis for FC Cascavel x Azuriz FC

FC Cascavel: FC Cascavel has not scored any points in Group A of the 2026 Paranaense Championship, holding 6th place (last in the group) with 0 points, goal difference 0, after the first match of the initial phase. Since only the top 4 from each group advance to the playoffs, the team is under pressure to win the game and secure points to stay firmly in the race for qualification. A victory could position the team among the qualifiers, avoiding the repechage zone or relegation. A draw or loss complicates Cascavels situation, making the match decisive in the fight for qualification.

Azuriz FC: Azuriz FC is in Group B of the same tournament and has not yet played their match in the round, with 0 points. They are roughly in the middle of the table, with clear chances of qualifying for the playoffs. A win will keep Azuriz firmly in the title race and main spots; a draw still keeps chances alive but may require attention in upcoming rounds. A defeat does not eliminate but increases pressure in the short tournament, given the format with only 6 rounds in the group stage.

Summary: This is a high-importance game for both teams, especially for FC Cascavel, which needs points to avoid a difficult position on the table. Azuriz, on the other hand, wants to ensure a good start to facilitate qualification. A victory for both is essential for their objectives in the 2026 Paranaense group stage.

Tips for the Match Odds market for FC Cascavel x Azuriz FC

Even though it may not seem intuitive, a good betting model should not seek to get the result for FC Cascavel x Azuriz FC right, but instead show us in which events we have a positive expected value opportunity.

Therefore, to find the numbers, our artificial intelligence has colected information from around 1460537 matches on our betting database, in order to calculate the probabilities of this match ending with a home team victory, a tied match or even an away team victory. Check out the results:

Is it worth betting on FC Cascavel?

🔵 FC Cascavel: our artificial intelligence has calculated that the probability of this event happening is around 56.34%, meanwhile the bookies are offering avarage odds of 1.83. This means that if you made 1000 bets of $1 like this, you:

• Would hit 560 times – profiting $464.80;
• And would lose other 440 times – having a loss of -$440.00 with them.

It is a value bet, since after all you would have an expected final profit of 💰$24.80.

Is betting on draw worth it?

⚪ draw: the model predicted that the probability of this event happening is 16.79% and we know that avarage odds offered by the bookies are 3.00. In other words, this means that if you made 1000 bets of $1 like this, you:

• Would hit 170 times – this would give you a profit of $340.00
• And would lose other 830 times – losing -$830.00 with them.

Mathematically speaking, it is a negative expected value bet, because you would have an expected final loss of 💰-$490.00.

Is betting on Azuriz FC worth it?

🔴 Azuriz FC: our artificial intelligence has calculated that the probability of this event happening is around 26.87%, meanwhile the bookies are offering avarage odds of 4.50. That is, when you make 1000 bets of $1 like this one, you:

• Would have hit 270 times – having a profit of $945.00;
• And would lose other 730 times – losing -$730.00 with them.

It is a value bet, since after all you would have an expected final profit of 💰$215.00.

Handicaps analysis for the match FC Cascavel x Azuriz FC

Another important market to analyse is the Asian handicaps one, our algorithm is also going to help you with that. If you have no idea what a handicap is, do not worry! We have a complete article about the Asian handicap on sporting betting that will answer all your questions. You can click on it and leave it open on another tab so you can read later.

These are the handicaps that our algorithm analysed for you:

⚖ Handicap 1×2: +0.25 FC Cascavel
⚽ Expected goals: 2.75 goals

Tips for the Handicap 1×2 market for FC Cascavel x Azuriz FC

⚖ Handicap 1×2: our model believes that the ideal handicap is +0.25 FC Cascavel and the available handicap to bet at the moment is -0.5 FC Cascavel.

We can notice that the difference between the handicap predicted by the model and the one available to bet at the bookmaker is 0.75. Therefore, the recommended bet for the Handicap 1×2 is on: 0.5 Azuriz FC.

Tips for the Goals Handicap market for FC Cascavel x Azuriz FC

⚽ Goals Handicap: our model believes that the ideal handicap is 2.75 goals and the available handicap to bet at the moment is 2.00 goals.

We can notice that the difference between the handicap predicted by the model and the one available to bet at the bookmaker is 0.75. Therefore, the recommended bet for the Goals Handicap is on: + 2.00 goals.