Botafogo RJ vs Palmeiras Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 18th July 2024

Palmeiras could to level on points with current Serie A leaders Botafogo RJ this coming Thursday, but it requires a win at Independencia. On the other hand, the home side could open a bigger gap on their closest rival, and we should be in for a cracking match in round 17.

Botafogo RJ are placed oneth with 33 points after 16 matches. Palmeiras occupy a position as twoth in the league on 33 points.

Both Botafogo RJ and Palmeiras go into the match on the back of decent results recently. Both will be eager to continue their good run, but with the advantage of playing on home soil, Botafogo RJ could prove too tough a task for Palmeiras.

Botafogo RJ go into their next Serie A match, scoring a humble average of 1.5 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 15 times, while conceding seven. That amounts to an average of 0.7 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring four times.

Palmeiras scored 22 goals, conceded nine and held on for a clean sheet in four of their last ten matches.

Botafogo RJ were defeated by 3-4 in their last encounter with Palmeiras, but did win the reverse match 1-0, though.

Botafogo RJ vs Palmeiras Prediction

Botafogo RJ Form

Botafogo RJ swept all aside in their last three matches and started off by winning 1-2 against Cuiaba. They went on to defeat Atletico MG 3-0 and made it three on the spin against Vitoria in a 0-1 victory. Botafogo RJ won four of their previous six Serie A games at the Independencia. They both drew and lost once, as they conceded five and scored 13 goals.

Botafogo RJ were spoken to as contenders for the title in the Serie A this season, and are so far living up to expectations.

Palmeiras Form

In their last three matches, Palmeiras drew 2-2 with Gremio, beat Bahia by 2-0 and beat Atletico GO by 3-1. Palmeiras managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Serie A away matches, in which they scored ten while also conceding six times. They also experienced two draws and one defeat.

Palmeiras were spoken to as contenders for the title in the Serie A this season, and are so far living up to expectations.

Botafogo RJ and Palmeiras seem a fairly equal pairing right now, with not a lot to separate the two sides. As such, going for a draw in the betting market seem worth a punt.

Botafogo RJ earned three points from their last three matches against teams inside the top 6. They claimed one wins, following five goals scored while also conceding five. Palmeiras claimed one wins and five points in the past three games against teams placed inside the top six. They scored two goals while conceding zero times. Botafogo RJ have a record of ten wins, three draws and three defeats in the Serie A this season. Palmeiras are looking at ten wins, three draws and three defeats in the Serie A.

Botafogo RJ vs Palmeiras Squads

Botafogo RJ Squad

Jorge will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Palmeiras from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Serie A this season):

John Victor (0/13), Raul (0/0), Roberto Fernandez (0/3), Alexander Barboza (0/8), Bastos (3/15), Cuiabano (0/0), Damian Suarez (0/13), Danilo (3/13), Devid Leite Santos (0/0), Fernando Marcal (0/4), Hugo (0/7), Jefferson Maciel (0/0), Kawan (0/0), Lucas Halter (1/13), Mateo Ponte (2/7), Pablo (0/1), Philipe Sampaio (0/0), Rafael (0/0), Carlos Eduardo (2/10), Diego Hernandez (0/10), Gregore (0/14), Jacob Montes (0/0), Kaue (1/3), Luis Geovanny Segovia (0/0), Marlon Freitas (0/14), Oscar Romero (0/13), Patrick Carreiro (0/0), Thiago Almada (0/0), Carlos Alberto (0/0), Gustavo Sauer (0/0), Igor Jesus (0/0), Jefferson Savarino (4/9), Jeffinho (1/6), Junior Santos (3/15), Luiz Henrique (2/15), Matheus Nascimento (0/1), Matias Segovia (0/0), Sapata (0/0), Tche Tche (0/13), Tiquinho Soares (2/10), Yarlen (0/4).

Palmeiras Squad

Here is the full team squad of Palmeiras. The 45 year-old Abel Ferreira will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Kaique (0/0), Marcelo Lomba (0/0), Mateus Oliveira (0/0), Weverton (0/16), Gustavo Garcia (0/2), Gustavo Gomez (1/8), Lazaro (2/9), Marcos Rocha (0/12), Mayke (1/14), Michel (0/0), Murilo Cerqueira (0/11), Vanderlan (0/9), Agustin Giay (0/0), Anibal Moreno (1/13), Caio Paulista (0/6), Dudu (0/4), Fabinho (1/10), Gabriel Menino (0/14), Jhonatan (0/3), Joaquin Piquerez (2/15), Jose Lopez (4/14), Kaiky Naves (0/8), Mauricio (0/0), Pedro Bicalho (0/0), Pedro Lima (0/0), Raphael Veiga (2/14), Richard Rios (1/7), Romulo (0/4), Tabata (0/0), Ze Rafael (0/9), Bruno Rodrigues (0/0), Endrick (0/6), Estevao (5/16), Felipe Anderson (0/0), Luighi (0/0), Rony (3/15).

Botafogo RJ vs Palmeiras Team News

At the time of writing, Botafogo RJ have three players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Palmeiras on Thursday. Botafogo RJ have to alter their line-up, as both Bastos, Tiquinho Soares and Jefferson Savarino get a day in the shade.

Apparently, Palmeiras have just two players on the injured and absent list, as they prepare for their match this coming Thursday. Richard Rios is ineligible for selection in the Palmeiras squad, as he is suspended.

Dudu is too injured to face Palmeiras.

Botafogo RJ vs Palmeiras Lineups

Botafogo RJ vs Palmeiras H2H

Botafogo RJ lost to 3-4 Palmeiras in their last encounter. This served as payback for the 1-0 win, which Botafogo RJ dished out the match before that. All in all, Palmeiras have a fine reading on Botafogo RJ in previous seasons with a 6-2-2 advantage going into this match. The bookies have Palmeiras to win this match at best price odds of 7/4.

Botafogo RJ vs Palmeiras Results

Both teams to score paid out five times in the previous ten matches between home side Botafogo RJ and Palmeiras. Best priced odds on BTTS with the bookies are at 10/11.

Botafogo RJ vs Palmeiras Betting Tips

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Carlos Eduardo, who is performing well for Botafogo RJ. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Serie A outings. He'll be out to add more goals against Palmeiras.The visitors will be looking to Jose Lopez to find the net once again, after managing three Serie A goals for Palmeiras in recent matches.

In their last 10 matches at Independencia across all tournaments Botafogo RJ won eight times, drew one and lost one times. Palmeiras claimed six wins, three draw and one defeats in their last 10 games away. Goals are usually flowing for Botafogo RJ on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in six of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened three times for Palmeiras in their last 10 league games away from home.

Under 2.5 goals happened four times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals. Botafogo RJ managed an average of 0.9 goals, with Palmeiras averaging 1.8 goals in these. Both teams not to score was a winning bet five times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Botafogo RJ, who scored an average of 1.5 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Palmeiras, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 2.2 times goals per game.