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SE Palmeiras vs Botafogo FR, 2018

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2018
SE Palmeiras
2 – 0
Full Time
Botafogo FR
Thu 23 Aug 2018 · 00:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

SE Palmeiras vs Botafogo FR — Serie A .

Match Details

  • Referee Anderson Daronco
  • Referee Rafael da Silva Alves
  • Referee Michael Stanislau
  • Referee Andre da Silva Bitencourt
  • Referee Andre Bittencourt
7 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 9.9 goals/game 🟥 1 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

11
6
5
SE Palmeiras 22 games · Avg 2.3 goals Botafogo FR
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-23 SE Palmeiras 2–0 Botafogo FR 2018-04-16 Botafogo FR 1–1 SE Palmeiras 2018-04-16 Botafogo FR 1–1 SE Palmeiras 2017-11-26 SE Palmeiras 2–0 Botafogo FR 2017-08-03 Botafogo FR 1–2 SE Palmeiras

Recent Form

SE Palmeiras
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Aug Botafogo FR H 2–0 W
19 Aug EC Vitoria A 3–0 W
12 Aug CR Vasco da Gama H 1–0 W
05 Aug America FC A 0–0 D
29 Jul Parana Clube H 3–0 W
25 Jul Fluminense FC A 0–1 L
Botafogo FR
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Aug SE Palmeiras A 0–2 L
19 Aug CA Mineiro H 0–3 L
12 Aug Parana Clube A 1–1 D
04 Aug Santos FC H 0–0 D
29 Jul SC Internacional A 0–3 L
26 Jul Chapecoense AF H 1–0 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' The ball is rolling at . SE Palmeiras are looking to make home advantage count against Botafogo FR.
  • 5' Botafogo FR fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 10' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 20' SE Palmeiras has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 3 meetings.
  • 25' Botafogo FR started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
  • 30' Botafogo FR is showing some good football. However, Botafogo FR are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 35' SE Palmeiras have won 590 goals from 394 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 40' Over 40 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 45' Botafogo FR seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 50' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both SE Palmeiras and Botafogo FR are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 55' SE Palmeiras are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 60' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Luiz Felipe Scolari will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 65' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 70' Marcinho has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 349 appearances.
  • 75' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 80' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 80 minutes.
  • 85' The travelling Botafogo FR supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 90' Brazil international Mayke has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • The final score is 2-0.

Lineups

SE Palmeiras Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luiz Felipe Scolari

Botafogo FR Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ze Ricardo

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2018-08-23 SE Palmeiras 2–0 Botafogo FR 2018-04-16 Botafogo FR 1–1 SE Palmeiras 2018-04-16 Botafogo FR 1–1 SE Palmeiras 2017-11-26 SE Palmeiras 2–0 Botafogo FR 2017-08-03 Botafogo FR 1–2 SE Palmeiras

SE Palmeiras Form

2018-08-23 SE Palmeiras 2–0 Botafogo FR W 2018-08-19 EC Vitoria 0–3 SE Palmeiras W 2018-08-12 SE Palmeiras 1–0 CR Vasco da Gama W 2018-08-05 America FC 0–0 SE Palmeiras D 2018-07-29 SE Palmeiras 3–0 Parana Clube W 2018-07-25 Fluminense FC 1–0 SE Palmeiras L

Botafogo FR Form

2018-08-23 SE Palmeiras 2–0 Botafogo FR L 2018-08-19 Botafogo FR 0–3 CA Mineiro L 2018-08-12 Parana Clube 1–1 Botafogo FR D 2018-08-04 Botafogo FR 0–0 Santos FC D 2018-07-29 SC Internacional 3–0 Botafogo FR L 2018-07-26 Botafogo FR 1–0 Chapecoense AF W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.1 SE Palmeiras xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.57 Botafogo FR xG
I would bet for: SE Palmeiras to win 70% + Under — clean sheet likely 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SE Palmeiras70% Draw20% Botafogo FR10%
Actual: SE Palmeiras win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes38% 0% No62%
Avg goals/match: 2.67
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

SE Palmeiras or Draw
90%
Draw or Botafogo FR
30%
SE Palmeiras or Botafogo FR
80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
SE Palmeiras50% Draw42% Botafogo FR8%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
14.2%
3 – 0
10.3%
1 – 1
8.8%
0 – 0
8.7%
2 – 1
8.4%
3 – 1
6%
4 – 0
5.4%
0 – 1
3.2%
4 – 1
3.2%
2 – 2
2.4%
5 – 0
2.3%

Asian Handicap — SE Palmeiras

Handicap SE Palmeiras covers Push Botafogo FR covers
-2.5 25% — 75%
-2 25% 22% 53%
-1.5 47% — 53%
-1 47% 25% 28%
-0.5 72% — 28%
+0.5 92% — 8%
+1 92% 6% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

SE Palmeiras keeps clean sheet
57% ✓
Botafogo FR keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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