Botafogo vs Palmeiras predictions, H2H, statistics and tips

At home, the team coached by Davide Ancelotti will try to get a victory thanks to home advantage. The match is the Brazil Serie A 20th round, where  Botafogo will face Palmeiras at Estádio Nilton Santos stadium on 17 August at 19:30.

The home team, Botafogo is currently in 5º position in the tournament with 29 points, while Palmeiras is currently in 3º position with 33.  Continue reading our analysis for stats, H2H history and best predictions for this Botafogo vs Palmeiras.

Botafogo

Botafogo comes from playing against Fortaleza EC and finished the match with a result of 0-5, with win for Botafogo. Buoyed by this latest result, they will be looking to get another win against Verdão coached by Abel Ferreira. In that last match between Botafogo and Fortaleza EC, Fogão team achieved a 57% possession of the ball, with 12 shots on goal of which 5 were goals. The goals were scored by Matheus Martins, Arthur Cabral, Marçal (x2) and David Ricardo.

In the last 8 matches, the team coached by Davide Ancelotti has achieved 5 wins, 2 draws y 1 defeat, and is on a streak of 2 consecutive wins and scoring at least one goal in the last 2 matches. Botafogo average number of goals per game is 1.5 goals, while they concede an average of 0.4 goals per game. With this trend, they have now kept 2 consecutive clean sheets. In those 8 matches, they have scored a total of 12 goals while conceding 3 goals.

Latest statistics in Botafogo matches:

• Under 2.5 goals: 7/8
• Both teams to score: 1/8
• First to score: 6/8
• Draw at half-time: 4/8

Palmeiras

The team coached by Abel Ferreira heads into this match on the back of a recent 2-1 win over Ceará SC. Thanks to the boost of this victory, the Verdão team will be looking for another good result in their visit to Botafogo.

In that match between Palmeiras and Ceará SC, the Verdão team achieved 62% ball possession, getting 5 shots on goal, 2 of which were goals. The goals were scored by Vitor Roque and José López.

Analysing the last 8 matches, Abel Ferreira's team has won 4, drawn 2 and lost 2. Palmeiras average 1.4 goals per game, while they concede an average of 1.3 goals per game. With this trend, they have 4 official matches without clean sheets. In those 8 matches, they have scored a total of 11 goals while conceding 10 goals.

Latest statistics in Palmeiras matches:

• Over 2.5 goals: 4/8
• Under 2.5 goals: 4/8
• Both teams to score: 5/8
• Matches conceding goals: 4
• First to concede goals: 5/8
• Draw at half-time: 5/8

Botafogo vs Palmeiras: H2H STATS

The match-ups between the two teams can help you when placing your bets. We have taken them into account for this Botafogo vs Palmeiras prediction. The last match between these teams was in the Brazil Serie A competition, in an event that took place at the Allianz Parque stadium on 30-03-2025 with the result of 0-0, with a draw.

The last 5 meetings between Botafogo and Palmeiras have resulted in 3 wins for Botafogo, , and 2 draws. In those matches, Botafogo managed to score 8 goals, while Palmeiras scored 4 goals against Botafogo.

• In 3/5 matches both teams scored
• En 3/5 games it was an Over 2.5 goals