Botafogo vs Palmeiras: Analysis and Prediction of the Brasileirão match

Gameweek 17 of the Brasileiro pits Botafogo against Palmeiras at the Estadio Nilton Santos, with both teams at the top of the standings.

Botafogo is currently in 1st place in the standings, while Palmeiras is in 2nd place.

Botafogo:
- In the last match on July 12, 2024, they defeated Vitória with a score of 0-1. 
- In the last 5 matches, they have won 4 times and drawn 1 time. They have scored an average of 1.8 goals per game and conceded 0.6 goals. 
- In this Serie A season, they have won 10 times, lost 3 times, and drawn 3 times. They have scored an average of 1.69 goals per game and conceded 0.88 goals. 
- They have scored at least 1 goal in the last 19 home matches. 
- Less than 3.5 goals have been scored in the last 18 matches. 
- They have not lost in 14 of their last 15 matches.
- More than 1.5 goals have been scored in 7 of the last 8 Serie A matches.

Palmeiras:
- In the last match on July 11, 2024, they defeated Atlético GO with a score of 3-1. 
- In the last 5 matches, they have won 3 times, lost 1 time, and drawn 1 time. They have scored an average of 1.8 goals per game and conceded 1.2 goals. 
- In this Serie A season, they have won 10 times, lost 3 times, and drawn 3 times. They have scored an average of 1.56 goals per game and conceded 0.75 goals. 
- More than 1.5 goals have been scored in the last 12 Serie A matches. 
- They have scored at least 2 goals in the last 4 Serie A matches. 
- More than 2.5 goals have been scored in the last 4 away matches in Serie A.
- They have not lost in 12 of the last 13 matches played. 

Head to head:
In the last head-to-head on November 2, 2023, Palmeiras defeated Botafogo away with a score of 3-4.
In the last 5 head-to-heads, Botafogo has won 1 time, Palmeiras has won 3 times, and they have drawn 1 time. Botafogo has scored an average of 1.2 goals per game, while Palmeiras has scored an average of 2.4 goals per game. 

PROBABLE LINE-UPS
BOTAFOGO
Victor; Suarez, Halter, Bastos, Marcal; Henrique, Gregore, Freitas, Savarino; Santos, Soares
PALMEIRAS
Weverton; Mayke, Reis, Gomez, Piquerez; Moreno, Rios; Estevao, Veiga, Rony; Lopez



BetMines predicts a final result with less than 2.5 goals scored.