America Mineiro lined up in a 4-3-3 in their last league match, with Paulo Victor, Guilherme Paredi and Gabriel Barros forming the front three, while Felipe Amaral operated as the holding midfielder. They took the lead in first-half stoppage time through midfielder Matias Zagovia, but after the opposition made several changes in the second half, America Mineiro could not hold out and eventually conceded in the middle stages before being forced to settle for a draw.
Ceara used a 3-5-2 in their previous league game, with Lucas Mugni and Luscao leading the attack. Bayern Borges and Fernando played as wing-backs, contributing at both ends of the pitch. Although Ceara created a similar number of shooting opportunities as their opponents, they produced few truly dangerous efforts, and the match ended goalless.
America Mineiro have no reported injuries or suspensions for this match.
Ceara will be without midfielders Guilherme and Vinicius Canelos due to injury, while they have no suspensions.
America Mineiro drew 1-1 at home to Londrina in their last league outing, ending a three-match losing run and their scoring drought. Even so, their attacking output remains weak, and they have not shown much cutting edge at home. Ceara also stopped a three-game losing streak with a 0-0 home draw against Athletic Club, but they have now failed to score in four straight league matches. Another low-scoring contest looks likely here, so the under is the preferred pick.
In the last three meetings between the sides, each team has one win, one draw and one defeat. Ceara won the previous meeting 1-0, and the last head-to-head produced 11 corners.