Palmeiras vs Botafogo RJ Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 25th June 2023

Palmeiras will be taking on visiting team Botafogo RJ at Allianz Parque in a Serie A tie this coming Sunday.

Botafogo RJ enjoy the view from the top of the table with 24 points after ten league matches this season. Meanwhile, Palmeiras find themselves positioned as number two in the Serie A with 22 points following 11 rounds.

Though only separated by a few points, Botafogo RJ will have their work cut out for them this coming Sunday. Palmeiras are favoured to maintain the lead, they hold on Botafogo RJ in the Serie A table.

Palmeiras scored two goals on average in their past ten matches, hitting the target 20 times. They conceded eight goals, an average of 0.8 and pulled off three clean sheets.

When it comes to goal-scoring Botafogo RJ are not the most prolific side. They scored a sustainable 18 times in their previous ten matches, making it 1.8 goals per game. They conceded seven goals for an average of 0.7 a game, achieving a clean sheet in five of these matches.

Palmeiras hope to extend their grip on Botafogo RJ, whom they outclassed in their last two meetings, winning 4-0 and 3-1, respectively.

Palmeiras vs Botafogo RJ Prediction

Palmeiras Form

Palmeiras are looking to bounce back from a recent setback and get back to winning ways. In their last three matches, they first took out Barcelona SC by 4-2, before beating Sao Paulo by 0-2. The winning streak came to an end against Bahia, who ran out 1-0 winners. Palmeiras showed little mercy in their past six matches at the Allianz Parque, of which they won five and drew once. Going undefeated, they hit the target 14 times, while letting in six themselves.

Going into the season as a title candidate in the Serie A, Palmeiras are currently on track to fulfil the expectations.

Botafogo RJ Form

Their past three matches saw Botafogo RJ beating Athletico Paranaense 1-0, losing 1-0 against Athletico Paranaense, and beating Fortaleza by 2-0. Botafogo RJ managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Serie A away matches, in which they scored eight while also conceding nine times. They also experienced zero draws and three defeats.

Hardly any people had Botafogo RJ down as candidates for medals this season, but in current form nothing seems beyond them.

Palmeiras and Botafogo RJ are mostly leaning towards matches shy on goals, as it seems that not conceding is more important than attempting to score. This indicates a close encounter is on the menu this coming Sunday.

Palmeiras earned four points from their last two matches against teams inside the top six. They claimed one win, following five goals scored while also conceding two. Botafogo RJ took 15 points from their last six games against teams from the top half of the Serie A table. They won five, scored ten goals and conceded four. Palmeiras lost just once so far this season in the Serie A and after 11 games played they recorded six wins and four draws Botafogo RJ have a record of eight wins, zero draws and two defeats in the Serie A.

Palmeiras vs Botafogo RJ Squads

Palmeiras Squad

The 44-year-old coach of the home team, Abel Ferreira, will select the lineup against Botafogo RJ from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Serie A this season:

Marcelo Lomba (0/1), Vinicius (0/0), Weverton (0/10), Gustavo Garcia (0/3), Gustavo Gomez (0/10), Ian Custodio (0/0), Luan Garcia (1/8), Marcos Rocha (0/2), Mayke (1/9), Murilo Cerqueira (1/3), Vanderlan (0/4), Artur Guimaraes (4/11), Dudu (2/11), Eduard Atuesta (0/0), Fabinho (0/7), Gabriel Menino (1/11), Jailson (0/0), Jhonatan (0/0), Joaquin Piquerez (0/7), Jose Lopez (1/5), Kaiky Naves (0/2), Luis Guilherme (0/5), Pedro Lima (0/0), Rafael Navarro (1/3), Raphael Veiga (4/7), Richard Rios (0/11), Tabata (0/4), Ze Rafael (0/10), Breno Lopes (0/7), Endrick (3/9), Giovani (0/0), Rony (2/8).

Botafogo RJ Squad

Here is the full team squad of Botafogo RJ. The 61 year-old Luis Castro will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Douglas Borges (0/0), Igo Gabriel (0/0), Lucas Perri (0/10), Roberto Fernandez (0/0), Adryelson (0/10), Breno (0/0), Breno (0/0), Daniel Borges (0/1), Danilo (1/3), Douglas (0/0), Fernando Marcal (0/5), Hugo (0/3), Jefinho (0/0), JP Galvao (0/0), Leonel Di Placido (0/10), Lucas Mezenga (0/0), Mauro Joel Carli (0/0), Philipe Sampaio (0/4), Rafael (0/6), Victor Leandro Cuesta (1/9), Carlos Eduardo (2/9), Gabriel (0/3), Jacob Montes (0/0), Joao Victor (0/0), Kayque (0/1), Lucas Campos (0/0), Lucas Fernandes (0/8), Lucas Piazon (0/1), Luis Geovanny Segovia (0/3), Marlon Freitas (0/9), Patrick Carreiro (0/0), Rai (0/0), Wendel Lessa (0/0), Carlos Alberto (0/1), Gustavo Sauer (0/2), Janderson (0/0), Junior Santos (2/10), Luis Henrique (1/10), Matheus Nascimento (1/2), Matias Segovia (0/0), Tche Tche (1/10), Tiquinho Soares (8/9).

Palmeiras vs Botafogo RJ Team News

Palmeiras vs Botafogo RJ Lineups

Palmeiras vs Botafogo RJ H2H

Palmeiras hope to extend their grip on Botafogo RJ, whom they outclassed in their last two meetings, winning 4-0 and 3-1, respectively. Palmeiras enjoy a good 7-2-1 advantage against Botafogo RJ, and the bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 4/7.

Palmeiras vs Botafogo RJ Results

In the past ten matches between home side Palmeiras and Botafogo RJ both teams found the back of the net five times. Best priced odds on both teams to score with the bookies are at 19/20.

Palmeiras vs Botafogo RJ Betting Tips

Artur Guimaraes managed to hit the target twice recently for Palmeiras, while Tiquinho Soares, added five strikes in Serie A for Botafogo RJ in his last six outings.

Palmeiras sailed through their 10 most recent outings at home with nine wins, while they drew one. Botafogo RJ won five of their previous 10 outings away from home across all tournaments, whilst they drew two and lost three. Goals are flowing freely for Palmeiras on home soil currently, as both teams scored in eight of their last 10 matches here. Both teams were also on target seven times in Botafogo RJ''s last 10 league games away from home.

Both teams to not score paid out five times in the past ten encounters between Botafogo RJ and Palmeiras, whereas under 2.5 goals happened four times. Palmeiras scored an average of 1.8 goals a game, with Botafogo RJ averaging 0.6 goals in this run. Over 2.5 goals was a winning bet in four of Palmeiras’s past ten matches across all tournaments. They scored 1.7 goals on average along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in four of the last ten matches that Botafogo RJ played across all tournaments. They scored 1.5 times on average in the process.