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 34 games · 73 pts (2026/26)
Botafogo FR 34 games · 42 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Rafael Klein (Brazil)

11 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 8.2 goals/game 🟥 3 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	CR Flamengo	34	76
2	SE Palmeiras	34	73
3	Cruzeiro EC	34	60
4	Fluminense FC	34	57
5	CA Paranaense	34	54
6	EC Bahia	34	53
7	CA Mineiro	35	51
8	RB Bragantino	34	47
9	Santos FC	34	47
10	Sao Paulo FC	34	44
11	Botafogo FR	34	42
12	Coritiba FBC	34	42
13	CR Vasco da Gama	33	41
14	Mirassol FC	35	41
15	SC Internacional	34	38
16	EC Vitoria	34	38
17	SC Corinthians Paulista	34	37
18	Gremio FBPA	34	37
19	Clube do Remo	34	29
20	Chapecoense AF	33	21

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	#11
73	Points	42
34	Played	34
21 / 10 / 3	W / D / L	11 / 9 / 14
62	Scored	46
23	Conceded	53
+39	GD	-7
2.15	PPG	1.24
62%	Win %	32%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)

41% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

47% Clean Sheets
SE Palmeiras this season

21% Clean Sheets
Botafogo FR this season

SE Palmeiras are 2nd (73 pts). Botafogo FR are 11th (42 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

SE Palmeiras

0-15

8/2

16-30

6/1

31-45

7/2

46-60

7/4

61-75

6/1

76+

6/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Botafogo FR

0-15

6/6

16-30

3/5

31-45

5/6

46-60

5/5

61-75

4/4

76+

9/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

SE Palmeiras

Jose Manuel Lopez	10 G	7 A
Mauricio	10 G	1 A
Jhon Arias	6 G	3 A
Vitor Roque	5 G	1 A
Allan	4 G	3 A

Botafogo FR

Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira	10 G	2 A
Arthur Cabral	7 G	1 A
Edenilson	6 G	2 A
Matheus Martins	4 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for SE Palmeiras to score. At the same time, Botafogo FR does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Botafogo FR.

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

3 / 4

2.18 SE Palmeiras xG

Expected Goals

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

0.8 Botafogo FR xG

I would bet for: SE Palmeiras to win 66% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

SE Palmeiras66% Draw21% Botafogo FR13%

Actual: SE Palmeiras win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 2.98

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	18%	82%

Double Chance

SE Palmeiras or Draw

87%

Draw or Botafogo FR

34%

SE Palmeiras or Botafogo FR

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

SE Palmeiras48% Draw41% Botafogo FR11%

Actual: SE Palmeiras win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

11.9%

1 – 0

10.6%

1 – 1

9.6%

2 – 1

Actual

3 – 0

8.4%

3 – 1

6.8%

0 – 0

6.7%

4 – 0

4.6%

4 – 1

3.8%

2 – 2

3.7%

1 – 2

3.4%

0 – 1

3.4%

Asian Handicap — SE Palmeiras

Handicap	SE Palmeiras covers	Push	Botafogo FR covers
-2.5	24%	—	76%
-2	24%	21%	56%
-1.5	44%	—	56%
-1	44%	23%	32%
-0.5	68%	—	32%
+0.5	88%	—	12%
+1	88%	8%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

SE Palmeiras keeps clean sheet

45% ✓

Botafogo FR keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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