Botafogo RJAttacking momentumPalmeiras
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Botafogo vs Palmeiras Prediction: Abel Ferreira's Side Poised to Capitalise on Home Struggles
Botafogo host Palmeiras at the Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos on 6 September 2026. Botafogo are 12th with 30 points from 24 matches, three consecutive league defeats deep and operating under an interim coach who has had fewer than three weeks…
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- Week 26 of the 2026 Serie A sees Botafogo and Palmeiras collide on 2026-09-06 at 22:30 GMT.
- In their last 10 matches, Referee R. Pereira averaged 4-5 yellow cards and 0 red cards, and 27 fouls.
- With the data available to us, Franclim Carvalho and Abel Ferreira have not met as managers before.
- The current standings see Botafogo hold 12th place with 30 points, while Palmeiras occupy 1st with 52 points.
- Botafogo misses 4 players: J. Barrera (Injury), Kaio Pantaleao (Knee Injury), Paulinho (Injury), Alex Telles (Injury) and Palmeiras misses 4 players: Arthur Gabriel (Red Card), Jefte (Knee Injury), Paulinho (Muscle Injury), R. Sosa (Muscle Injury).
- Our forecast has Botafogo in a 4-man backline (4-2-3-1), with Palmeiras set to counter in 4-4-2.
- The previous match saw C. Arthur lead Botafogo with a 6.5 TheyScored rating, and J. Lopez top-rating for Palmeiras at 9.5.
- Botafogo suffered a 0-3 defeat to Flamengo, while Palmeiras managed a 0-0 draw versus Santos.
- Botafogo's form is 1-0-4 recently, but Palmeiras are on a roll with 3-2-0 in their last 5 matches.
- Palmeiras lead this rivalry - 20 wins from 42 matches versus Botafogo (who've won just 12 games), alongside 10 draws.
- Our algorithm actually favours an away win: Palmeiras to win 2-0, despite Botafogo's 4-4-3 home form - Palmeiras's strong 7-4-2 record away with 1.75 goals/game does the trick.
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Botafogo RJ
Palmeiras
Events
| 19' | A. Barboza | ||
| 20' | Arthur Cabral | ||
| 24' | Marcal | ||
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| 76' | A. Montoro | ||
| 77' | Marlon Freitas | ||
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| 90+3' | A. Barboza | ||
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Botafogo RJ is going head to head with Palmeiras on 6/9/2026 21:30 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 Botafogo RJ v Palmeiras H2H statistics!