Their Copa do Brasil game on Thursday sees Botafogo-SP fighting it out with Palmeiras.
Scroll down to see all of the predictions, poll and statistics for Botafogo-SP v Palmeiras - plus the latest match odds.
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Form Guide
Botafogo-SP
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Botafogo-SP will be hoping for a better result following the 4-0 Serie B losing effort in their last game against Goias.
Marcão (24', 40'), Ángelo Rodríguez (70') and Galhardo (90') scored for Goias.
Fewer than three goals per game were seen in 5 of the last 6 meetings where Botafogo-SP have been participants. With regard to the goal distribution during this period, opposing sides scored an aggregate of 6 while Botafogo-SP got themselves 3. Let’s find out if that trend will end up being continued on in this game.
Palmeiras
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Palmeiras come into this encounter following on from a 2-1 Copa Libertadores win to beat Independiente del Valle in their most recent fixture.
For Palmeiras, goals were scored by Richard Ríos (36') and Gustavo Gómez (45').
A sequence of dependable performances from the Palmeiras defensive unit has seen their ‘goals against’ tally standing at 4 from their previous 6 outings combined. In that period of time, their forwards have scored 11.
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Team News: Botafogo-SP
The Botafogo-SP boss Marcelo Chamusca has no fitness concerns at all before this match owing to a fully injury-free group available to select from.
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Team News: Palmeiras
Owing to an otherwise healthy group, there’s only a single fitness worry for the Palmeiras manager Abel Ferreira to contend with. Bruno Rodrigues (Knee injury) won’t be playing here.
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Prediction
We’re of the opinion that Botafogo-SP have the ability to put one past this Palmeiras team, but one goal may not quite be enough to give them the result that they want.
Therefore, we’re predicting a narrow 1-2 winning margin for Palmeiras when all is said and done. Should be an interesting one.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Victor Martins,
07:04 21/05/2024
⚽️ Team Focus:
Botafogo-SP
Formed: 1918
Stadium: Estádio Santa Cruz (29,292)
Captain: Fillipe Soutto
Chairman: Adalberto Baptista
Manager: Marcelo Chamusca
Competitions: Serie B position 17, Copa do Brasil (Third Round)