Their next big FIFA Club World Cup game on Saturday sees Palmeiras lock horns with Botafogo.
Full predictions, stats & game poll for the Palmeiras v Botafogo match are shown here - along with the latest match odds.
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Form Guide
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Palmeiras
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Palmeiras head into this fixture following a 2-2 FIFA Club World Cup draw against Inter Miami.
For Palmeiras, goals were scored by Paulinho (80') and Maurício (87'). Tadeo Allende (16') and Luis Suárez (65') scored for Inter Miami.
Abel Ferreira's Palmeiras have scored 11 times over their prior 6 outings. Conversely, the number of goals that have been scored against them in those same fixtures stands at 6.
Botafogo
WWWWWL
Since being beaten in their last game against Atlético Madrid in FIFA Club World Cup action, Botafogo will be hoping to turn things around here.
Antoine Griezmann (87') scored for Atlético Madrid.
A series of dependable performances by the Botafogo defenders has resulted in their ‘goals against’ tally amounting to 4 from their past 6 clashes in total. Over that same period, their forwards have scored 8. Historical results aside, we must now wait to see whether the trend shall be maintained here in this match.
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Head to head
Looking over their past head-to-head clashes going back to 02/11/2023 shows that Palmeiras have won 1 of these & Botafogo 3, with the tally of drawn games standing at 2.
In all, 19 goals were produced between them throughout the course of those matches, with 8 of them from Verdão and 11 coming from Fogão. That is an average goals per game value of 3.17.
The previous league game between these sides was Serie A match day 1 on 30/03/2025 when the final score was Palmeiras 0-0 Botafogo.
On that day, Palmeiras had 58% possession and 13 attempts on goal with 3 on target.
Botafogo had 13 shots on goal with 5 on target.
The match was refereed by Ramon Abatti.
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Team News: Palmeiras
Aníbal Moreno (Hamstring injury) and Bruno Rodrigues (Knee injury) won’t be available for Palmeiras boss Abel Ferreira.
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Team News: Botafogo
Botafogo boss Renato Paiva has to choose from a squad that has some fitness concerns. Hugo (Calf injury), Matheus Martins (Hamstring injury) and Jeffinho (Knee injury) will not be playing here.
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Prediction
We’re inclined to think that Botafogo will really need to work well to hit the back of the net against this Palmeiras outfit who we think will likely score at least once to put them ahead.
We therefore fancy a 1-0 advantage for Palmeiras at full-time.
Let’s see.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for this match?
Looking at the bookies’ prices in the 90 minute result market, putting your money on Palmeiras is best priced at 2.35, betting on the game finishing all-square is 2.9 & betting on the winner to be Botafogo can get you 3.6. They are the top prices being offered as of now.
Renata Leite,
07:00 27/06/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
Palmeiras
Formed: 1914
Stadium: Allianz Parque (43,713)
Captain: Gustavo Gómez
Chairman: Leila Pereira
Manager: Abel Ferreira
Competitions: Serie A position 4, Copa do Brasil (Round of 16), Copa Libertadores (Round of 16), FIFA Club World Cup (Round of 16)
⭐ Key Player: José Manuel López
Regularly used in the Striker position, José Manuel López was born in San Lorenzo, Argentina. After having played his first senior match for Lanús in the 2021 season, the talented Forward has struck 2 league goals in the Série A 2025 season to date from a total of 10 appearances.