Soccer match preview: Palmeiras confident before travelling to Botafogo SP

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Competition: Brazil Paulista A1
Competition: Fri 20.January
Match begins: 00:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Santa Cruz (29292 seats)

This match has been long awaited by club members of both squads, as it's the premier Paulista A1 game of the season. Both Botafogo SP and Palmeiras are ready for a bright start to their league season.

This has all the signs of an entertaining game with lots of spark and excitement as both participants are well revitalized since they last played a game. Get this show on the road!

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Botafogo SP form and stats

Last season, Botafogo SP's league statistics were 10 wins, 2 draws and 7 losses, ending with 5th place in the Paulista A1. Over these 19 matches they scored {26 goals} and conceded 22. Playing at their own stadium in the previous season Botafogo SP produced 6-1-2 (win-draw-lost) with {12 goals} and 8 conceded.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Botafogo, as the Paulista A1 home game vs Mirassol is only three days away.

Botafogo SP have prepared for this season with one friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these one matches are 0 victories, 1 draws and 0 losses. In these games, Botafogo SP have scored {2 goals} and conceded 2 times.

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Palmeiras form and stats

Last season was a triumph for Palmeiras in the national league as they took home the Paulista A1 trophy. The championship was secured after 23 wins, 12 draws and only 3 defeats. As this is an away game, it's natural to look at the stats for away matches last season: Won 10, drew 8 and lost 1.

A new game in only three days for Palmeiras, the Paulista A1 home match versus São Paulo. Busy days.

Head 2 Head

Palmeiras have managed a sequence of 6 consecutive matches without losing (5-1-0) when facing Botafogo SP.

Top Goalscorers

PalmeirasR. da Silva Barbosa
R. da Silva Barbosa
12 goals
PalmeirasG. Gómez Portillo
G. Gómez Portillo
9 goals
Botafogo SPG. Vertuoso
G. Vertuoso
7 goals

Botafogo SP missing players

Palmeiras missing players

Botafogo SP Palmeiras
Total Home vs Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
1 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
2 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 100%
 
3 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 16
4 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 4
1 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 19
6 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 8
33% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
12 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 7
3 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 4
Botafogo SP Last season Palmeiras
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 12   Played P   19 38
13 7   Won W   10 23
3 2   Drew D   8 12
9 3   Lost L   1 3
37 18   Scored S   27 66
30 13   Conceded C   15 27
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   89% 89%
76% 75%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   68% 74%
56% 50%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   42% 50%
28% 25%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   21% 24%
8% 8%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 5%
64% 58%   BTTS BTTS   53% 45%
20% 25%   Clean Sheets C S   42% 50%
16% 17%   Failed to Score F T   16% 16%
 
5.2 6.5   Corners for (avg) C F   6.5 7.9
4 3.2   Corners against (avg) C A   4.2 4.1
2.6 2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.1 1.9
4 1   Red cards R C   1 3
 
10.2 11.7   Shots (avg) S (   14.5 17.8
4.9 4.5   Shots on Target (avg) S O   5 6.1
30% 33%   Goal Efficiency G E   28% 28%
 
10.7 9.4   Shots against (avg) S A   12.5 11.3
3.8 3.2   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.7 3.3

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Botafogo SP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Bragantino 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Inter de Limeira 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Santos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Palmeiras 38 23 12 3 66 27 19 13 4 2 39 12 19 10 8 1 27 15 39 81
2 Internacional 38 20 13 5 58 31 19 13 5 1 40 14 19 7 8 4 18 17 27 73
3 Fluminense 38 21 7 10 63 41 19 12 3 4 39 20 19 9 4 6 24 21 22 70
4 Corinthians 38 18 11 9 44 36 19 12 4 3 24 11 19 6 7 6 20 25 8 65
5 Flamengo 38 18 8 12 60 39 19 11 3 5 37 15 19 7 5 7 23 24 21 62
6 Atletico Mineiro 38 15 13 10 45 37 19 8 5 6 25 18 19 7 8 4 20 19 8 58
7 Athletico PR 38 16 10 12 48 48 19 11 6 2 31 17 19 5 4 10 17 31 0 58
8 Fortaleza 38 15 10 13 46 39 19 7 8 4 24 13 19 8 2 9 22 26 7 55
9 São Paulo 38 13 15 10 55 42 19 8 6 5 32 21 19 5 9 5 23 21 13 54
10 America Mineiro 38 15 8 15 40 40 19 9 4 6 22 18 19 6 4 9 18 22 0 53
11 Botafogo 38 15 8 15 41 43 19 6 4 9 18 19 19 9 4 6 23 24 -2 53
12 Santos 38 12 11 15 44 41 19 8 5 6 28 19 19 4 6 9 16 22 3 47
13 Goiás 38 11 13 14 40 53 19 6 8 5 20 22 19 5 5 9 20 31 -13 46
14 Bragantino 38 11 11 16 49 59 19 8 5 6 29 23 19 3 6 10 20 36 -10 44
15 Coritiba 38 12 6 20 39 60 19 11 4 4 25 16 19 1 2 16 14 44 -21 42
16 Cuiaba 38 10 11 17 31 42 19 6 8 5 17 15 19 4 3 12 14 27 -11 41
17 Ceara 38 7 16 15 34 41 19 4 8 7 20 22 19 3 8 8 14 19 -7 37
18 Atlético GO 38 8 12 18 39 57 19 6 5 8 22 23 19 2 7 10 17 34 -18 36
19 Avaí 38 9 8 21 34 60 19 7 4 8 24 26 19 2 4 13 10 34 -26 35
20 Juventude 38 3 13 22 29 69 19 2 9 8 18 27 19 1 4 14 11 42 -40 22