SE Palmeiras vs Botafogo FR, Serie A 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2026

SE Palmeiras

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Botafogo FR

Wed 18 Mar 2026 · 22:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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SE Palmeiras vs Botafogo FR — Serie A .

SE Palmeiras 28 games · 57 pts (2026/26)
Botafogo FR 28 games · 35 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Rafael Klein (Brazil)

10 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 6.5 goals/game 🟥 3 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	CR Flamengo	28	60
2	SE Palmeiras	28	57
3	CA Paranaense	28	49
4	Fluminense FC	28	48
5	EC Bahia	28	46
6	Cruzeiro EC	28	45
7	CA Mineiro	27	40
8	Santos FC	27	38
9	Coritiba FBC	28	38
10	RB Bragantino	27	36
11	Sao Paulo FC	27	36
12	Botafogo FR	28	35
13	EC Vitoria	28	33
14	SC Corinthians Paulista	28	32
15	Mirassol FC	28	32
16	CR Vasco da Gama	27	31
17	Gremio FBPA	28	29
18	SC Internacional	28	28
19	Clube do Remo	28	23
20	Chapecoense AF	27	18

Head-to-Head

SE Palmeiras 22 games · Avg 2.3 goals Botafogo FR

Last 5 meetings

2026-03-18 SE Palmeiras 2–1 Botafogo FR 2025-08-17 Botafogo FR 0–1 SE Palmeiras 2025-06-28 SE Palmeiras 1–0 Botafogo FR 2025-03-30 SE Palmeiras 0–0 Botafogo FR 2024-11-27 SE Palmeiras 1–3 Botafogo FR

Recent Form

SE Palmeiras

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Mar	Botafogo FR	H	2–1	W
15 Mar	Mirassol FC	H	1–0	W
12 Mar	CR Vasco da Gama	A	1–2	L
26 Feb	Fluminense FC	H	2–1	W
13 Feb	SC Internacional	A	3–1	W
05 Feb	EC Vitoria	H	5–1	W

Botafogo FR

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Mar	SE Palmeiras	A	1–2	L
14 Mar	CR Flamengo	H	0–3	L
12 Feb	Fluminense FC	A	0–1	L
05 Feb	Gremio FBPA	A	3–5	L
30 Jan	Cruzeiro EC	H	4–0	W
07 Dec	Fortaleza EC	H	4–2	W

Season Stats

SE Palmeiras		Botafogo FR
#2	Position	#12
57	Points	35
28	Played	28
16 / 9 / 3	W / D / L	9 / 8 / 11
47	Scored	41
21	Conceded	45
+26	GD	-4
2.04	PPG	1.25
57%	Win %	32%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)

41% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

43% Clean Sheets
SE Palmeiras this season

18% Clean Sheets
Botafogo FR this season

SE Palmeiras are 2nd (57 pts). Botafogo FR are 12th (35 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

SE Palmeiras

0-15

3/2

16-30

4/1

31-45

5/1

46-60

5/4

61-75

6/1

76+

4/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Botafogo FR

0-15

5/5

16-30

2/4

31-45

4/4

46-60

4/3

61-75

4/3

76+

8/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

SE Palmeiras

Jose Manuel Lopez	8 G	4 A
Mauricio	7 G	1 A
Vitor Roque	5 G
Allan	4 G	3 A
Gustavo Gomez	4 G	2 A

Botafogo FR

Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira	9 G	2 A
Arthur Cabral	7 G	1 A
Edenilson	4 G	2 A
Matheus Martins	4 G

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from SE Palmeiras to claim maximum points.

Lineups

SE Palmeiras Lineups

Botafogo FR Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Gustavo Scarpa	4
Endrick	3
Roni	3
Tiquinho Soares	3
Lucas Lima	2
Lucas Lima	2
Murilo	2
Gustavo Gomez	2

Head to Head

SE Palmeiras Form

2026-03-18 SE Palmeiras 2–1 Botafogo FR W 2026-03-15 SE Palmeiras 1–0 Mirassol FC W 2026-03-12 CR Vasco da Gama 2–1 SE Palmeiras L 2026-02-26 SE Palmeiras 2–1 Fluminense FC W 2026-02-13 SC Internacional 1–3 SE Palmeiras W 2026-02-05 SE Palmeiras 5–1 EC Vitoria W

Botafogo FR Form

2026-03-18 SE Palmeiras 2–1 Botafogo FR L 2026-03-14 Botafogo FR 0–3 CR Flamengo L 2026-02-12 Fluminense FC 1–0 Botafogo FR L 2026-02-05 Gremio FBPA 5–3 Botafogo FR L 2026-01-30 Botafogo FR 4–0 Cruzeiro EC W 2025-12-07 Botafogo FR 4–2 Fortaleza EC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.11 SE Palmeiras xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.86 Botafogo FR xG

I would bet for: SE Palmeiras to win 64% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

SE Palmeiras64% Draw21% Botafogo FR15%

Actual: SE Palmeiras win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.97

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

SE Palmeiras or Draw

86%

Draw or Botafogo FR

36%

SE Palmeiras or Botafogo FR

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

SE Palmeiras46% Draw41% Botafogo FR13%

Actual: SE Palmeiras win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

11.2%

1 – 0

10.2%

1 – 1

10.1%

2 – 1

Actual

3 – 0

7.7%

0 – 0

6.7%

3 – 1

6.7%

2 – 2

4.1%

4 – 0

4.1%

1 – 2

3.9%

0 – 1

3.7%

4 – 1

3.6%

Asian Handicap — SE Palmeiras

Handicap	SE Palmeiras covers	Push	Botafogo FR covers
-2.5	22%	—	78%
-2	22%	20%	59%
-1.5	41%	—	59%
-1	41%	23%	35%
-0.5	65%	—	35%
+0.5	87%	—	13%
+1	87%	9%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

SE Palmeiras keeps clean sheet

43% ✓

Botafogo FR keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.