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 18 games · 41 pts (2026/26)
Botafogo FR 17 games · 22 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	SE Palmeiras	18	41
2	CR Flamengo	17	34
3	Fluminense FC	18	31
4	CA Paranaense	18	30
5	RB Bragantino	18	29
6	EC Bahia	17	26
7	Coritiba FBC	18	26
8	Sao Paulo FC	18	25
9	CA Mineiro	18	24
10	SC Corinthians Paulista	18	24
11	Cruzeiro EC	18	24
12	Botafogo FR	17	22
13	EC Vitoria	17	22
14	SC Internacional	18	21
15	Santos FC	18	21
16	Grêmio FBPA	18	21
17	CR Vasco da Gama	18	20
18	Clube do Remo	18	18
19	Mirassol FC	17	16
20	Chapecoense AF	17	9

Head-to-Head

SE Palmeiras 21 games · Avg 2.4 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	Grêmio 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
#1	Position	#12
41	Points	22
18	Played	17
12 / 5 / 1	W / D / L	6 / 4 / 7
30	Scored	31
13	Conceded	31
+17	GD	+0
2.28	PPG	1.29
67%	Win %	35%

Key Stats

52% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)

43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

39% Clean Sheets
SE Palmeiras this season

12% Clean Sheets
Botafogo FR this season

SE Palmeiras are 1st (41 pts). Botafogo FR are 12th (22 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

SE Palmeiras

0-15

1/2

16-30

3/1

31-45

3/–

46-60

1/2

61-75

2/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Botafogo FR

0-15

5/2

16-30

1/2

31-45

2/2

46-60

2/1

61-75

4/3

76+

5/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

SE Palmeiras

Jose Manuel Lopez	6 G	3 A
Allan	4 G	2 A
Gustavo Gomez	3 G
Jhon Arias	3 G
Vitor Roque	3 G

Botafogo FR

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

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between SE Palmeiras and Botafogo FR.
Another three points for SE Palmeiras.

Lineups

SE Palmeiras Lineups

Botafogo FR Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

2.26 SE Palmeiras xG

Expected Goals

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

0.94 Botafogo FR xG

I would bet for: SE Palmeiras to win 65% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

SE Palmeiras65% Draw20% Botafogo FR15%

Actual: SE Palmeiras win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 3.2

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

SE Palmeiras or Draw

85%

Draw or Botafogo FR

35%

SE Palmeiras or Botafogo FR

80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

SE Palmeiras48% Draw40% Botafogo FR12%

Actual: SE Palmeiras win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

10.3%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

9.4%

1 – 0

8.7%

3 – 0

7.6%

3 – 1

7.1%

0 – 0

5.5%

2 – 2

4.4%

4 – 0

4.3%

4 – 1

4.1%

1 – 2

3.9%

3 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — SE Palmeiras

Handicap	SE Palmeiras covers	Push	Botafogo FR covers
-2.5	24%	—	76%
-2	24%	20%	57%
-1.5	43%	—	57%
-1	43%	22%	34%
-0.5	66%	—	34%
+0.5	86%	—	14%
+1	86%	9%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

SE Palmeiras keeps clean sheet

39% ✓

Botafogo FR keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

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