SE Palmeiras vs Botafogo FR, Serie A 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2026

SE Palmeiras

2 – 1

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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 23 games · 48 pts (2026/26)
Botafogo FR 21 games · 30 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	23	48
2	CR Flamengo	21	42
3	CA Paranaense	23	41
4	Fluminense FC	23	38
5	EC Bahia	22	33
6	Cruzeiro EC	22	33
7	RB Bragantino	22	32
8	SC Corinthians Paulista	22	32
9	Coritiba FBC	23	31
10	Botafogo FR	21	30
11	CA Mineiro	21	29
12	Sao Paulo FC	22	27
13	EC Vitoria	22	26
14	Gremio FBPA	21	25
15	SC Internacional	22	23
16	Mirassol FC	21	23
17	Santos FC	21	22
18	CR Vasco da Gama	21	22
19	Clube do Remo	22	22
20	Chapecoense AF	21	10

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	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
#1	Position	#10
48	Points	30
23	Played	21
14 / 6 / 3	W / D / L	8 / 6 / 7
40	Scored	35
19	Conceded	33
+21	GD	+2
2.09	PPG	1.43
61%	Win %	38%

Key Stats

52% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)

43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

39% Clean Sheets
SE Palmeiras this season

19% Clean Sheets
Botafogo FR this season

SE Palmeiras are 1st (48 pts). Botafogo FR are 10th (30 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

SE Palmeiras

0-15

3/2

16-30

4/1

31-45

4/1

46-60

1/3

61-75

5/1

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Botafogo FR

0-15

5/2

16-30

1/2

31-45

4/2

46-60

2/3

61-75

4/3

76+

5/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

SE Palmeiras

Jose Manuel Lopez	6 G	3 A
Ramon Sosa	4 G	2 A
Allan	4 G	2 A
Mauricio	4 G	1 A
Jhon Arias	4 G	1 A

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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. SE Palmeiras is hosting Botafogo FR for another epic battle.
Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Murilo	2
Gustavo Gomez	2
Lucas Lima	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

2.17 SE Palmeiras xG

Expected Goals

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

0.98 Botafogo FR xG

I would bet for: SE Palmeiras to win 63% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

SE Palmeiras63% Draw21% Botafogo FR16%

Actual: SE Palmeiras win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 3.15

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

SE Palmeiras or Draw

84%

Draw or Botafogo FR

37%

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

10%

1 – 1

9.9%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

8.8%

3 – 0

3 – 1

6.9%

0 – 0

5.8%

2 – 2

4.7%

1 – 2

4.3%

4 – 0

3.8%

4 – 1

3.8%

0 – 1

3.5%

Asian Handicap — SE Palmeiras

Handicap	SE Palmeiras covers	Push	Botafogo FR covers
-2.5	21%	—	79%
-2	21%	19%	59%
-1.5	41%	—	59%
-1	41%	23%	37%
-0.5	63%	—	37%
+0.5	85%	—	15%
+1	85%	10%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

SE Palmeiras keeps clean sheet

38% ✓

Botafogo FR keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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