Ceará is scheduled to line up against Atlético Mineiro at Estádio Governador Plácido Castelo in the 12 game week of the Brasileiro Serie A clash on Wednesday.
Ceara sits 13th with 14 points in the Brasileiro Serie A table, two points above the relegation zone and three points behind the top six. They now face a challenging contest against the reigning champions Atletico Mineiro, although they can take confidence into Wednesday’s fixture as they have claimed four points from their last two home meetings against them. Ceara are on a long unbeaten run and are finding the back of the net consistently. And at home they have been on an even more dominant run.
Ceará shared spoils 1-1 Serie A with Goias in their previous game. In that match, Ceará had 49% possession, 20 shots with six of them on target and a goal scored by Stiven Mendoza 9’. Goias got 12 shots with four of them on target and a goal by Pedro Raul 85’ (P).
Meanwhile, Atletico mineiro is placed sixth with 17 points in the table, the reigning Brasileiro Serie A champions Atletico Mineiro will be looking to turn their fortunes around following three game winless run in the league. Mineiro have recently suffered a dip in form, winning only one of their last five matches and conceding nine goals in the process, but they will be hoping to bounce back with a victory against Ceara, who they beat 3-1 at home in their most recent encounter against them in October last year.
Atlético Mineiro held each other to 1-1 Serie A drawn match with Santos in their last fixture. In that match, Atlético Mineiro had 68% possession, 16 shots with four of them on target and a goal scored by Sávio (6′). Santos got 12 shots with six of them on target and a goal by Rwan (84′).
Ceara vs Atletico Mineiro head to head
Since 2010 these two teams have had 12 direct encounters.Atletico Mineiro claims five victories, Ceara four victories and three matches ended all square.
- Atletico Mineiro 3-1 Ceara 09/10/21
- Ceara 2-1 Atletico Mineiro 25/06/21
- Ceara 2-2 Atletico Mineiro 22/11/20
- Atletico Mineiro 2-0 Ceara 16/08/20
- Atletico Mineiro 2-1 Ceara 30/09/19
Home
- Goias 1-1 Ceara
- America FC MG 0-2 Ceara
- Ceara 1-1 Coritiba
- Fortaleza 0-1 Ceara
- Sao Paulo 2-2 Ceara
Away
- Atletico Mineiro 1-1 Santos
- Fluminense 5-3 Atletico Mineiro
- Palmeiras 0-0 Atletico Mineiro
- Atletico Mineiro 2-1 Avai
- Atletico Mineiro 1-2 Tolima
Ceara team news
The hosts will miss out the services of goalkeeper Richard, Luiz Otavio, Vinicius Lima, Dentinho and Leo Rafael who are all sidelined with thigh injuries, while Pacheco and will also be unavailable.
Atlético Mineiro team news
As for boss Antonio Mohamed forward Eduardo Vargas and midfielder Matias Zaracho are both ruled out with muscle injuries, while veteran defender Diego Godin is a doubt in this game.
Prediction and odds
We are backing a draw as; Ceara is on a 10-game unbeaten run, and they had scored two or more goals in 6 of their past 10 fixtures while Atletico MG were unbeaten in 44 of their former 50 overall games and in the process they had even gone on a 12-fixture winning streak.
- Draw
- Goals over 2.5
- Both teams to score
