Palmeiras get ready for another match following their 0-0 result vs Atletico Mineiro, a match that made them wiser. Will they show it against Botafogo?
- Palmeiras have the fewest conceded goals (5) in Serie A
- Botafogo have the most points from losing position (6) in Serie A
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Palmeiras form and stats
Palmeiras have played 5 Serie A games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-2-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Palmeiras are confident in defense, having played 367 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
The spoils were shared in Palmeiras's previous game, also at home. Visiting Atletico Mineiro (placed 3rd) travelled back with a draw after a 0-0 scoreline. Midfield player Scarpa got a match rating of 7.8 in that game, the max score being 10. Scarpa hit five key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.
Before that match, a win away at Santos.Palmeiras are traveling soon after this match as the Serie A match at Coritiba awaits in three days.
Palmeiras have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Allianz Parque with 8 goals in 5 league matches. From these home matches, Palmeiras have conceded only 4 goals.
Botafogo form and stats
The visitors are W2-D2-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Serie A.
Botafogo might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Goiás proved too strong as Botafogo slumped to a 1-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Estádio Nilton Santos. Defender Cuesta was the best team player with a rating of 7.41. Cuesta scored one goal, hit one key pass and won 5 of 8 duels.
Prior to that match, the Botafogo manager de Castro faced defeat when travelling to Coritiba and losing 0-1.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Avai in just four days.
Botafogo are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 6 away goals from 5 games (in the league). They concede less than a goal on average per away game (4 so far).
Head 2 Head
Data for the former ten meetings involving these two participants are: six wins for Palmeiras, two draws and two wins for Botafogo. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.Top Goalscorers
  M. Nascimento de Paula 5 goals |   G. Gómez Portillo 3 goals |  R. da Silva Barbosa 3 goals |
Palmeiras missing players
Botafogo missing players
| Palmeiras | Botafogo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | 8 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 78% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 60% | 78% |
| 33% | 40% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 20% | 44% |
| 11% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 33% |
| 11% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 40% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 60% | 78% |
| 67% | 60% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 11% |
| 22% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 20% | 11% |
| 7.2 | 8.4 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| 4.6 | 4 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.8 | 3.9 |
| 1.6 | 1.8 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16.9 | 17.4 | 19 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 14 | 14 |
| 5 | 5.2 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 5 | 4.9 |
| 29% | 31% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 11% | 24% | 27% |
| 12.7 | 11.4 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.5 | 14.8 | 13.3 |
| 3.4 | 3 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 5 | 5 |
- Botafogo have the most points from losing position (6) in Serie A
- Botafogo haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Palmeiras have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Palmeiras have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Palmeiras have the fewest conceded goals (5) in Serie A
- Palmeiras have the most clean sheets (6) in Serie A
- Palmeiras have the most matches under the total-line (4) in Serie A
- Palmeiras have the the best goal difference (+8) in Serie A
- Palmeiras have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Palmeiras is in the best form (4-2-0) in Serie A
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Corinthians | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 18 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 16 |
| 3 | Atletico Mineiro | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 |
| 4 | Coritiba | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 14 |
| 5 | America Mineiro | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 14 |
| 6 | Sao Paulo | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 14 |
| 7 | Internacional | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
| 8 | Atletico PR | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -3 | 13 |
| 9 | Santos | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 |
| 10 | Botafogo | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 11 | Flamengo | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| 12 | Goiás | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 12 |
| 13 | Fluminense | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 11 |
| 14 | Avai | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -3 | 11 |
| 15 | Bragantino | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 16 | Ceara | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | -2 | 10 |
| 17 | Juventude | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -5 | 10 |
| 18 | Cuiaba | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 8 |
| 19 | Atletico GO | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 7 |
| 20 | Fortaleza | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -6 | 5 |
