PalmeirasAttacking momentumBotafogo RJ
Preview
- Matchweek 7 of the 2026 Serie A brings Palmeiras against Botafogo on 2026-03-18 (kick-off 22:00 GMT).
- With the data available to us, Abel Ferreira and Martin Anselmi have not met as managers before.
- Palmeiras are 2nd in the standings with 13 points, followed by Botafogo in 17th on 3 points.
- Palmeiras are missing 4 players: Figueiredo (Injury), Murilo (Inactive), Paulinho (Leg Injury), Vitor Roque (Inactive) whereas Botafogo are missing 7 players: Allan (Yellow Cards), A. Barboza (Red Card), Kaio Pantaleao (Inactive), Marcal (Knee Injury), C. Ramos (Knock), S. Rodriguez (Injury), Matheus Martins (Injury).
- Projected to use a four-defender base in 4-2-3-1, Palmeiras should be met by Botafogo's expected 4-2-3-1.
- The previous match saw Allan lead Palmeiras with a 7.7 TheyScored rating, and J. Correa top-rating for Botafogo at 8.9.
- Conflicting outcomes: Palmeiras triumphed 1-0 over Mirassol, while Botafogo went down 0-3 to Flamengo.
- Form edge goes to Palmeiras (4-0-1) against a faltering Botafogo (1-2-2) from their past 5 matches.
- Palmeiras have clearly got the edge H2H: in 41 meetings, they've beaten Botafogo 19 times, with 10 draws and only 12 losses.
- A tight contest is expected: our model tips a 1-1 draw, reflecting Palmeiras's 3-0-0 home form and Botafogo's 0-0-2 away record.
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Odds
Predictions
Summary
Match Info
Team Kits
Palmeiras
Botafogo RJ
Events
| 9' | 1 - 0 | ||
| 45' | C. Medina | ||
HT 1 - 0 | |||
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| 53' | 2 - 0 | ||
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| 59' | 2 - 1 | ||
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| 88' | R. Sosa | ||
| 89' | J. Correa | ||
| 90+6' | L. M. Villalba Jaume | ||
Stats
Lineups
Standings
Commentary
TV Channels
Palmeiras is going head to head with Botafogo RJ on 18/3/2026 22:00 GMT for the Brazil Serie A. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Palmeiras v Botafogo RJ H2H statistics!