Comments and predictions for Ceara vs Mirassol: Defensive fulcrum

Latest Ceara vs Mirassol team information

Ceara will continue to be without winger Fernandinho, who picked up a muscle injury against Corinthians last week. The 28-year-old is expected to return in August.

Veteran centre-back Luiz Otavio has yet to play this season and is unlikely to feature in the upcoming match.

On Mirassol's side, despite keeping a clean sheet in the previous round, the team was forced to change their defense because center-back Joao Victor was suspended after a red card.

Jemmes will need a new central defensive partner, with right-back Daniel Borges likely to be pulled into the role.

Mirassol also have two other injuries, Leo Gamalho and Matheus Sales. Both are aiming to return by the end of this month.

Latest expected lineup Ceara vs Mirassol

Ceara:

Bruno; Silva, Marllon, Machado, Bahia; Lima, Diego, Galeano, Araujo, Henrique; Raul

Mirassol:

Walter; Ramon, Borges, Jemmes, Reinaldo; Danielzinho, Neto, Chico; Negueba, Gabriel, Carioca

Latest football prediction Ceara vs Mirassol

After two years of struggling in Serie B, Ceara finally won a ticket back to the Brazilian National Championship (Brasileirao) at the end of the 2024 season, with the final promotion spot thanks to a goal difference advantage over the fifth-placed team.

Therefore, it is not surprising that the team nicknamed Vozao is facing the risk of falling into a relegation battle in the 2025 season. In the past week, they have lost two consecutive matches, causing their ranking in the highest tournament in Brazil to drop significantly.

Both defeats came against teams directly above and below them in the standings: Ceara lost to Corinthians (10th) last Wednesday night, then lost 0-1 to Internacional (12th) at the weekend.

Now just four points clear of the relegation zone, Ceara will need to maintain their impressive defensive record at home if they are to avoid a return to Serie B. After seven home games this season, they have conceded just four goals – a record only bettered by Flamengo (one goal).

On the attack front, striker Pedro Raul – who joined on loan from Corinthians – has found his scoring touch after difficult seasons at Deportivo Toluca and Vasco de Gama. The 28-year-old has scored 12 goals in 23 official matches so far in 2025.

Having competed in Serie D and Serie C in 2020 and 2022, Mirassol has made an impressive breakthrough to appear on the biggest stage of Brazilian football. And in their first time participating in the Brasileiro, they did not just "fill their numbers".

The Leaozinho outfit are on a six-game unbeaten run, most recently a 3-0 win over relegation-threatened Santos on Saturday night, thanks to second-half goals from Chico, Reinaldo and Cristian Renato.

With 14 points won after the last 6 matches in the National Championship, Mirassol has risen to 7th place in the rankings after 13 rounds, only 4 points behind Bahia (6th) and 5 points behind Palmeiras (last place in the Copa Libertadores group).

However, only a third of their 21 points this season have come from away games, so Mirassol fans are not expecting much from a win at Ceara – especially since they have won just one of their seven away games this season.

However, Leaozinho has also had impressive results away from home during his current unbeaten run, including a 2-0 win over city rivals Sao Paulo on 24 May and a draw with Club World Cup-bound Palmeiras on 16 July.

Latest Ceara vs Mirassol score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Ceara vs Mirassolas follows:

• Sportsmole:Ceara 1-0 Mirassol

• WhoScore:Ceara 0-0 Mirassol
• Our newspaper predicts:Ceara 0-0 Mirassol

When and where to watch Ceara vs Mirassol live?

To watch the Ceara vs Mirassol match live in the Brasileiro tournament taking place at 5:00 a.m. on July 24, viewers can watch it on online sports channels. Wishing you happy football watching moments.

Luong Dam