America Mineiro vs Ceara Match Analysis and Prediction

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Sitting fifth in the Brasileiro, America Mineiro will be looking to secure back-to-back victories when they host Ceara on Thursday.

Meanwhile, the visitors are 15th-placed and have the chance to extend their current unbeaten run to eight matches across all competitions.

America Mineiro have enjoyed a promising start to their Brasileiro campaign, having won four and drawn two of their opening nine league matches.

Although they recorded a poor performance in the Copa Libertadores, finishing bottom of their group, Mineiro have lost just one of their last five Brasileiro matches.

They played their latest league match at the weekend, and it proved to be a successful game for Coelho, who edged out Cuiaba.

Ale put Vagner Mancini’s side ahead just over halfway through the first half before parity was restored in the 42nd minute through Andre.

Despite being pegged back before the break, America Mineiro needed only eight second-half minutes tor restore their lead, with Felipe Azevedo scoring the winning goal, extending Coelho’s unbeaten home Brasileiro run to 14 games.

Meanwhile, Ceara may sit much further down the league table than their opponents, but they can close the gap to their hosts to one point with a win on Thursday.

Alvinegro Cearense carry a five-game unbeaten league run into the midweek fixture, although four of those encounters ended in draws.

The latest of those draws came at the weekend, with Dorival Junior’s side held to a 1-1 draw by Coritiba after John Mendoza’s first-half goal was cancelled out by Adrian Martinez.

As Ceara now turn their attention to an away fixture against America Mineiro, they will look to draw confidence from their impressive away record this season.

Their five away league matches have ended in two wins, two draws and one defeat, while they also have the chance to secure back-to-back away victories on Thursday.

America Mineiro vs Ceara head to head

The two teams have previously met on 22 occasions across all competitions, where Mineiro have claimed eight victories while Ceara have won four, and they have drawn in 10. Mineiro have scored 33 goals and conceded 29. In their last five meetings, Mineiro have won one while they have drawn four.

Ceara 1-1 America Mineiro 16/09/17

Ceara 2-2 America Mineiro 15/05/18

America Mineiro 0-0 Ceara 09/09/18

America Mineiro 2-0 Ceara 29/08/21

Ceara 0-0 America Mineiro 06/12/21

America Mineiro latest home form

Mineiro have recently been on a relatively good run of form at home, having lost just one of their five most recent matches. They managed to defeat Cuiaba 2-1 in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored seven goals and conceded four.

America Mineiro 1-0 Athletico Paranaense 30/04/22

America Mineiro 1-2 Atletico Mineiro 04/05/22

America Mineiro 2-0 CSA 11/05/22

America Mineiro 1-1 Botafogo 22/05/22

America Mineiro 2-1 Cuiaba 04/06/22

America Mineiro latest away form

Mineiro have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having won just one of their six most recent matches. They drew 1-1 with Corinthians in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored five goals and conceded eight.

Atletico Mineiro 1-2 America Mineiro 07/05/22

Coritiba 1-0 America Mineiro 15/05/22

Deportes Tolima 2-2 America Mineiro 19/05/22

Independiente Valle 3-0 America Mineiro 26/05/22

Corinthians 1-1 America Mineiro 30/05/22

Ceara latest home form

Ceara have recently been on a good run of form at home, having been unbeaten in their five most recent matches. They played out a 1-1 draw with Coritiba in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored 14 goals and conceded three.

Ceara 3-0 Deportivo La Guaira 04/05/22

Ceara 2-0 Tombense 12/05/22

Ceara 2-2 Flamengo 14/05/22

Ceara 6-0 General Caballero JLM 18/05/22

Ceara 1-1 Coritiba 05/06/22

Ceara latest away form

Ceara have recently been on a relatively good run of form on the road, having been unbeaten in their four most recent matches. They managed to defeat Fortaleza 0-1 in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored five goals and conceded three.

Athletico Paranaense 1-0 Ceara 08/05/22

Santos 0-0 Ceara 22/05/22

Independiente 0-2 Ceara 26/05/22

Sao Paulo 2-2 Ceara 29/05/22

Fortaleza 0-1 Ceara 02/06/22

America Mineiro news

America Mineiro are unable to call upon Orlando Berrio and Paulinho Boia, who are ruled out due to knee and thigh problems respectively.

Iago Maidana and Juan Pablo Ramirez are also ruled out through injury, although Everaldo could come into the starting line up after returning from injury to feature against Cuiaba.

Ceara news

Ceara have a long injury list which includes Lima, Luiz Otavio and Jael, but Mendoza will continue to operate on the flank after scoring in each of his last three appearances.

Dorival Junior could make an alteration at right-back, with Nino Paraba set to replace Michael Macedo in the back four.

Prediction and Odds

America Mineiro have recently had a relatively better run of form at home, and will fancy their chances of recording a positive result.

However, Ceara have drawn four of their opening nine league matches, and with four of the last five meetings between the two sides ending level, we predict another draw here.

Odds: 1 2.15 X 2.05 2 2.30